Johns Hopkins Center for Women's Health, Sex, and Gender Research Spring Symposium

May 4, 2023
9am - 2pm EDT
Becton Dickinson Hall (lunch follows in the Welch Medical Library West Reading Room), School of Public Health School of Public Health
East Baltimore Campus
Registration is required
This event is free

Who can attend?

  • General public
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Contact

Jamie Perry

Description

The Johns Hopkins Center for Women's Health, Sex, and Gender Research hosts their annual symposium with a focus this year on "Women's Health in Acute and Long COVID-19."

Speakers will include:

  • Keynote speaker Andrea Edlow, associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School, and director of obstetric research at Massachusetts General Hospital, who will present "Sex Differences in Response to COVID-19: A Maternal-Fetal Perspective"
  • Sabra Klein, professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Rosemary Morgan, associate scientist, Department of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Alba Miranda Azola, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Post-Acute COVID-19 Team and assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation
  • Chimére Smith, Long COVID advocate, author, and speaker

The symposium is from 9 a.m. to noon. Please join lunch and the announcement of the Donna Vogel Women's Health Champion Award recipient and the Sex and Gender Seed grant awardees, following the symposium, from noon to 2 p.m.

Who can attend?

  • General public
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Students

Registration

Registration is required

Please register in advance

Contact

Jamie Perry