Women’s Global Health Institute
DLR 444, Purdue University
207 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1971
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Andrea Estelle (Sunghee) Park Biomedical Engineering |
Craig Goergen Biomedical Engineering |
Patricia Wolf Nutrition Science |
The playlist of the entire symposium
Selected talks:
Opening Remarks -- Aaron Bowman, Dean of College of Health and Human Sciences and Professor of Health Sciences, Purdue University
Keynote: "Scientific Discoveries Leading to the First FDA-Approved Medications for Postpartum Depression" --Kristina Deligiannidis, Director, Women’s Behavioral Health, Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health and Professor, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health
"Navigating the Journey: Leadership, Well-being, and Giving Grace in the Workplace"-- Rebecca Doerge, Provost of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with Dorothy Teegarden, Professor of Nutrition Science and Director of Women's Global Health Institute, Purdue University
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This award is given for outstanding mentorship in the development of successful nutrition science investigators. Dr. Teegarden is one of three Purdue Nutrition Science faculty who were recognized with prestigious awards from ASN during the annual meeting. |
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Ulrike Dydak, professor of health sciences in the Purdue University School of Health Sciences, Associate Director of the Women's Global Health Institute, is the recipient of the 2024 Christine M. Ladisch Faculty Leadership Award.
Established in 2018, the award is presented annually to a female faculty member in the College of Health and Human Sciences who is interested in developing her leadershipskills. The award provides up to $5,000 to cover the cost of participation in courses, conferences, workshops, institutes or other leadership opportunities that promote the development of faculty leaders.
The health of women and girls is of particular concern as a result of gender-related biological differences, socioeconomic status, and disparities in research involving women participants. At Purdue University, we deliver solutions through research and training that address these challenges, both nationally and internationally, through our work at the Women’s Global Health Institute (WGHI). The institute combines strong technology, engineering, natural and social sciences, and is a hub for interdisciplinary research.
The institute aspires to deliver meaningful solutions to the challenges in women’s health by securing partnerships and support for research and training from government, private foundations, and corporate companies.
Our Women's Health Research Grant Program supports outstanding researchers in women's health. Here are the recent awardees.We'd love to hear from you and discuss how we can promote and support your work on women's health and sex differences. Please click here to send us the information (requires a description of ~2-3 lines of your current or future work) and we will follow up with you.