A recent article in Slate magazine highlights the lack of scientific and medical research on females. In preparing for the piece, author Melinda Wenner Moyer talked with Teresa Woodruff about this issue and the necessary inclusion of both sexes in research in order to achieve truly personalized medicine.
The IDSA film team that will produce a film to educate other teenagers about HIV/AIDS.The 14 high school students selected into the Infectious Disease Summer Academy (IDSA) came to Northwestern University on Tuesday, July 20th for a 2-hour preparation workshop. This was the fourth of five preparation workshops that the high school students participate in. The purpose of the preparation workshops are to prepare the high school students with relevant background information so they can fully eng
The 2010 Oncofertility Consortium® Conference has officially opened abstract submission and registration for the September 27 meeting. The Chicago-based event will focus on "Big Ideas and Training the Next Generation." An NIH grant for the conference is allowing the Oncofertility Consortium® to waive the registration fee. More information about the conference, including instructions to register for the event, can be found on the Oncofertility Consortium® Conference webpage.
The magazine, Women's Health, published an article in their June edition about how "Researchers in the emerging field of oncofertility are making amazing medical advances to help female cancer survivors preserve their ability to have children. So Why aren't doctors talking about this with their patients before treating them?" The article includes interviews with Oncofertility Consortium® member Leonard Sender, MD, and director Teresa Woodruff, PhD.
Dr. Sherman J. Silber spoke at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Endocrinology yesterday. His lecture at the conference, in Rome, Italy, was titled "Fresh and Frozen Ovary Transplantation."
For the third consecutive year, 100% of the high school seniors who participated in the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP) have successfully graduated from high school and will be going on to college in the fall. Students selected to participate in WHSP attend Young Women’s Leadership Charter School (YWLCS). Click here to view entire blog.
100% of WHSP High School Seniors Will Be Entering College This Fall
You can view the pictures from the party [here]. Enjoy.
Candace and Alison recently presented their PhD work to colleagues, friends and family. Here is a collection of the day's events. View the gallery [here].
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