Center for Women's Health, Sex & Gender Research 18th Annual Symposium

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The Johns Hopkins Center for Women's Health, Sex & Gender Research is proud to present its 18th Annual Symposium, featuring Kathryn G. Schubert, president and CEO of the Society for Women's Health Research, as keynote speaker. The symposium will be followed by lunch and a poster session. This will be an in-person-only event.

The symposium will also feature the announcement of the recipients of the 2025 Seed Grant for Research on Sex and Gender Differences and the 2025 Donna Vogel Women's Health Champion Award.

Kathryn "Katie" Schubert has served as president and CEO of the Society for Women's Health Research since April 2020. She is a trusted leader and consensus builder among women's health stakeholders and previously served as chief advocacy officer at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Schubert began her career on Capitol Hill and subsequently advised organizations on policy strategy in the health care space. She is a board member of the National Health Council, Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance, and ASPN Foundation. She is a previous president of Women in Government Relations. In 2020, she was named Advocate of the Year by Professional Women in Advocacy for her work on inclusion of pregnant and lactating populations in research, and in 2024, she was named as one of the most influential people shaping policy in health care by Washingtonian magazine. Schubert holds a bachelor's degree from Mary Washington College and a master's degree from The George Washington University. When not advocating for women's health, she's spending time with her husband, three kids, and dog George.

For questions, please email Patrick Shea at pshea4@jhu.edu, Brittany Seibert at bseiber3@jh.edu, or Maclaine Parish at mparish3@jhmi.edu.