Stay informed with the October ORWH Pulse

In October, we observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is a critical women’s health topic. In the United States, breast cancer remains prevalent and is the most common cancer among women. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) offers excellent informational resources for breast cancer prevention and screening with mammography. Common breast cancer prevention efforts include maintaining a healthy weight, avoiding alcohol, and getting enough physical exercise. Specific to alcohol, even moderate alcohol consumption (one drink per day for women) has been shown to increase overall risk of breast cancer.
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Specialized Centers for Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE) 2022 Annual Meeting Keynote Address

November 1, 2022, 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. EDT

The SCORE program is the only NIH cooperative agreement program supporting disease-agnostic research on sex differences. Each center serves as a national resource for translational research to identify the role of biological sex differences in the health of women.

At this year’s SCORE Annual Meeting, Cara Tannenbaum, M.D., M.Sc., Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Gender and Health, will present the keynote address: “Next Generation Sex and Gender Science.”

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Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) 2022 Annual Meeting

November 2, 2022, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT

BIRCWH is an institutional mentored career-development program designed to connect junior faculty, known as BIRCWH Scholars, to senior faculty mentors with shared interest in women’s health and sex differences research.

The BIRCWH Annual Meeting is a gathering of senior and junior faculty that provides an opportunity to network and share scientific advances. The meeting will include the 2022 Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture and the 2022 BIRCWH Legacy of Leadership Lecture. A virtual poster gallery highlighting BIRCWH Scholar abstracts will be accessible to meeting registrants through the virtual meeting platform.

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