Women’s Health Technologies Workshop
Thursday, January 21, 2021
2:30 pm US Central Time – 4:00 pm US Central Time
Registration required for the Zoom link. Please register here:
https://wustl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qcu-tqzkvHtMWaM12ok1W-3izUFiOqXha
Don’t miss this important workshop on women’s health by world renowned experts! The goal of this workshop is to promote collaborations between engineers and physician-scientists to tackle important problems on women’s health.
Presenters:
Matthew A. Powell, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and division chief of gynecologic oncology, Washington University in St. Louis
Nimmi Ramanujam, the Robert W. Carr Professor of Engineering, Professor of Cancer Pharmacology and Global Health at Duke University and director of the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies (GWHT).
The workshop will be hosted by Quing Zhu, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
AGENDA
Thursday, January 21, 2:30 pm US Central Time – 4:00 pm US Central Time
Registration required for the Zoom link. Please register for this event by going here.
2:30pm-2:35pm – Introduction
2:35pm -3:05pm – Presentation: “Advances in gynecologic cancer: current advances and future needs” by Matthew A. Powell, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and division chief of gynecologic oncology, Washington University in St. Louis
3:05pm – 3:15pm – Question and Answer
3:15pm – 3:45pm – Presentation, “Empowering women globally through health and educational innovation” by Nimmi Ramanujam, the Robert W. Carr Professor of Engineering, professor of cancer pharmacology, research professor of global health and director of the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies (GWHT) at Duke University
3:45pm – 3:55pm – Question and answer
3:55pm – 4:00pm – Closing remarks
Workshop committee members:
Quing Zhu, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Yong Wang, Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and ESE
Chao Zhou, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Tracy Spitznagle, Professor, Physical Therapy and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Whitney Ross, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology