Women’s Cardiovascular & Brain Health Symposium

Save the Date: February 9, 2023

The purpose of the symposium is to 

1) promote research addressing women’s cardiovascular and brain health, 

2) provide the opportunity for students and postdoctoral fellows to present their work, 

3) foster regional and local research collaborations, and 

4) raise awareness about the importance of women’s health research.


Find more details on the Women's Cardiovascular and Brain Health Symposium website. 

Speakers

Dr. Nina Stachenfeld

Fellow, John B. Pierce Laboratory

Senior Research Scientist

Yale School of Medicine

"The impact of sex hormones in studies of vascular control"

 

Dr. Kyrah Brown

Assistant Professor and Director of MCH Equity Research Lab

University of Texas at Arlington

"Examining the Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Health in Black Reproductive-Age Women"

 

Dr. Junie (Paula) Warrington

Associate Professor of Department of Neurology

Associate Director, Program in Neuroscience (PIN)

University of Mississippi Medical Center

"Neurovascular and Cognitive Dysfunction in Postpartum Dams"

Keynote

Dr. Styliani (Stella) Goulopoulou

Associate Professor of Physiology

Founder or WCBH Symposium

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

"Preeclampsia and 2400 years of solitude: from Hippocrates to pattern recognition receptors and cell-free mitochondrial DNA"

Key Dates

  • November 21, 2022: Call for Abstracts opens
  • January 13, 2023: Call for Abstracts closes
  • January 18, 2023: Authors notified of decision
  • February 9, 2023: Women's Cardiovascular & Brain Health Symposium in Fort Worth, Texas

Venue Map

UNTHSC Medical Education & Training

1000 Montgomery St, Fort Worth, TX 76107

1000 Montgomery St, Fort Worth, TX 76107