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 Employing Innovation to Drive Equity in Women’s Health Research: ORWH Welcomes Dr. Vivian Ota Wang as Deputy Director
ORWH Announces New Deputy Director
I am pleased to introduce Vivian Ota Wang, M.Phil., Ph.D., CGC as the new deputy director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). Dr. Ota Wang comes to ORWH from the Office of Data Sharing Strategy in the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives for the Office of the Director at NIH. She has a background in genomics, psychology, ethics, and data science, and her expertise will help to further drive innovative ideas and solutions to advance and improve the health of all women.
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NIH and Gates Foundation Release Report to Improve Women’s Health Within the Next 15 Years
The 2023 Women’s Health Innovation Opportunity Map outlines bold and actionable steps to address critical priorities for advancing women’s health innovation, including 50 opportunities that are critical for catalyzing innovation to improve the health of women identified by the Innovation Equity Forum (IEF). The Opportunity Map is designed for researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, government bodies, biopharmaceutical companies, civil society, and others around the world who are championing health equity for their communities and beyond. The report, now available in the NIH Resource Library, was prepared by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and NIH, which co-hosted the IEF.
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 NIH Announces Grant Recipients of Galvanizing Health Equity Through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources (GENDER) R25
In partnership with the National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office, ORWH is pleased to announce the five recipients of the new Galvanizing Health Equity Through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources (GENDER) Research Education Program (R25). Recipients include Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, University of California San Francisco, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and University of Alabama at Birmingham.
GENDER R25 will support educational activities that complement and enhance the training of today’s workforce to meet the diverse biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs across the nation.
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Journal of Women’s Health Special Issue Analyzes Mechanisms of Career Enhancement at Specialized Centers of Research Excellence on Sex Differences
A special issue of the Journal of Women's Health (JWH) examines the necessity for robust training and support to strengthen the science and research of sex and gender as it relates to cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, immune, mental health conditions, and addiction. In 2018, ORWH published the Specialized Centers of Research Excellence on Sex Differences request and has since funded 11 centers to conduct “synergistic research” to support and train the future generation of scientists.
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Dr. Vivian Ota Wang Joins ORWH as the Deputy Director
Vivian Ota Wang, Ph.D., FACMG, CGC currently serves as the deputy director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). She provides scientific leadership and oversight within ORWH. As a genetic counselor, genomicist, and psychologist, her domestic and global experiences in research, education, science policy, and ethics span the psychological, genomic, nanoscale, and data sciences.
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 Request for Information (RFI): National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Strategic Vision Refresh (NOT-HL-23-118)
Response due: December 15, 2023
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry, Re-integration into, and Re-training in Health-Related Research Careers (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (NOT-OD-23-170)
Earliest application submission date: October 9, 2023
Submission dates vary by awarding ICO.
Career Enhancement Award to Advance the Study of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the Context of Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Research (K18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-OD-24-001)
Application due date: December 01, 2023
R25 for Short Courses on Techniques for Measuring Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Different Populations (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (RFA-OD-24-002)
Application due date: December 01, 2023
Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) (PAR-24-059)
Application due date: February 05, 2024
Additional Funding Opportunities
 The Long-Term Effects of Pregnancy on Aging Workshop
November 1, 2023
Specialized Centers of Research Excellence on Sex Differences (SCORE) 2023 Annual Meeting Keynote Address
November 3, 2023
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) 2023 Annual Meeting
December 5, 2023
Diverse Voices: Graphic Medicine
January 25, 2024
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