{"id":7,"date":"2016-11-29T16:49:52","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T21:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:38:07","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 40px;\">Past Events<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2026<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><b>Friday, March 13, 2026<br \/>\n<\/b><span>Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Third Annual Research Symposium and Networking Event <\/span><br \/>\n<span>Place: Academic Rotunda, UConn Health<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Featured Speaker: Kimberly Yonkers, M.D., Katz Family Endowed Chair, Professor and Chair of Psychiatry &amp; Behavioral Sciences, UMass Memorial Health, and UMass Chan Medical School<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Topic of Discussion: Pregnant Women and Substance Abuse<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/03\/GWIMS-Symposium-Speaker-Poster-2026-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, January 14, 2026<br \/>\n<\/b>Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)<br \/>\nLunch &amp; Learn Seminar<br \/>\nPlace: Onyiuke Dining Room, UConn Health<br \/>\nFeatured Speaker: Lisa Barry, PhD, MPH, Professor of Psychiatry, UConn Center on Aging<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Depression and Disability in Older Persons: Building a Research Program<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/09\/GWIMS-JAN-2026-Lunch-FLYER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2025<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><b>Tuesday, December 9, 2025<br \/>\n<\/b>Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)<br \/>\nLunch &amp; Learn Seminar<br \/>\nPlace: Onyiuke Dining Room, UConn Health<br \/>\nFeatured Speaker: Akua Pokuah Sarfo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Clinical Dermatology, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/09\/GWIMS-DEC-2025-Lunch-FLYER-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Tuesday, October 7, 2025<br \/>\n<\/b>Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)<br \/>\nLunch &amp; Learn Seminar<br \/>\nPlace: Onyiuke Dining Room, UConn Health<br \/>\nFeatured Speaker: Surita Rao, MBBS, MD, FASAM, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director, UConn Health Psychiatry Residency Program<br \/>\nCo-Presenter: David Carey, MD, Psychiatry Resident PGY4, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Substance Use Disorders in Functional Adults<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2021\/06\/GWIMS-Lunch-OCT-25-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday, March 7, 2025<br \/>\n<\/b>Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)<br \/>\nSecond Annual Research Poster Symposium<br \/>\nPlace: Academic Rotunda &amp; Lobby, UConn Health<br \/>\nKeynote Speaker: Monica Laronda, Ph.D., Director of Basic and Translational Research, Fertility\u202fand\u202fHormone Preservation\u202fand\u202fRestoration Program, Ann &amp; Robert H. Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of Chicago; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Supporting an Open Future: Basic and Translational Research in Engineering Ovarian Function<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/09\/GWIMS-Symposium-Speaker-flyer_2025.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2024<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><b>October 23, 2024<br \/>\n<\/b>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nPlace: In-person, Onyiuke Dining Room, UConn Health<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Emily Hogeland, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine; Assistant Clerkship Director of Inpatient Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine; Associate Program Director of UConn Pediatric Residency; Attending Physician, Division of Hospital Medicine, Connecticut Children\u2019s.<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Healthcare Delivery for Native Populations in Alaska and the \u201cLower 48\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/10\/GWIMS-LL-Poster-2024_Hogeland.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>September\u00a024, 2024<br \/>\n<\/b>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nPlace: In-person, Onyiuke Dining Room, UConn Health<br \/>\nGuest Speakers: Katherine Coyner, MD, Director of Women\u2019s Center for Motion and Performance, Associate Professor, Orthopedic Surgery, UConn Health; Allison Schafer, DO, Medical Director of Women\u2019s Center for Motion and Performance, Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialist, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Elevating Female Musculoskeletal Health: Women\u2019s Center for Motion and Performance \u2013 Your Partner in Specialized Care<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/09\/GWIMS-LL-Poster_Coyner-Schafer-20243.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>March 8, 2024<br \/>\n<\/b>Research Poster Symposium and Networking Reception<br \/>\nPlace: In-person, Academic Rotunda, UConn Health<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/02\/GWIMS-2024-Research-Symposium_Poster.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 2, 2024<br \/>\n<\/strong>Updates on OADR-ORWH - Session 1: Community Roundtable.<br \/>\nPlace: Virtual, National Institutes of Health<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2023<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>March 22, 2023<\/strong><br \/>\nSeminar<br \/>\nPlace: In-Person and Virtual, Low Learning Center<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Luanne Thorndyke, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan Medical School<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Frontiers in Gender Equity: Endowed Positions and Why They Matter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2023\/03\/GWIMS-Poster_Thorndyke-2023.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"5\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2022<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>May 26, 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nVirtual Health Equity Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Sherene Mason, M.D., MBA, FAAP, Division Head of Nephrology, Connecticut Children\u2019s; Director of Dialysis and Apheresis Services, Robert R. Rosenheim Endowed Chair of Nephrology; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn School of Medicine<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Race-based eGFR: Is It All in the Numbers?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/05\/GWIMS-Poster_Sherene-Mason.pdf\">Flyer<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/uchc.webex.com\/uchc\/j.php?MTID=me0e1b65d1ac308a2fc6220df1472323c\">Watch the Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 29, 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nAlumni Virtual Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speakers: Kristen Glasgow, M.D., and Johnny Joseph, D.M.D.<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: How to Earn While Serving the Underserved<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/03\/Alumni-Seminar-Series-Flyer_3-29-22.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 15, 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nVirtual Health Equity Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Sherry-Ann Brown, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FAHA, Director, Cardio-Oncology, Froedtert Hospital and Milwaukee VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Cardiology\/Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Heart Failure, Health Disparities and Humanism in Cardio-Oncology<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/03\/GWIMS-Poster_-Sherry-Ann-Brown_2022.pdf\">Flyer<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/uchc.webex.com\/uchc\/j.php?MTID=m675164f90bb327f0f752cade28c30020\">Watch the Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 15, 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nVirtual Health Equity Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Biree Andemariam, M.D., Professor, Department of Medicine, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Sickle Cell Disease - Healing Old Wounds With New Hope<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/03\/GWIMS-Poster_-Andemariam_2022.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2022<\/strong><br \/>\nVirtual Health Equity Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Shontreal Cooper, M.D., MPH, M.Sc., Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UConn School of Medicine, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: OB\/GYN, Maternal Mortality and Morbidity<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/01\/GWIMS-Seminar-flyer_Dr.-Shontreal-Cooper.pdf\">Flyer<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/uchc.webex.com\/uchc\/j.php?MTID=m1e093ad70f673bc113989e0721144352\">Watch the Seminar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"6\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2021<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>October 18, 2021<\/strong><br \/>\nVirtual Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Alex Merkulov, M.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Section Head of Women\u2019s Imaging, UConn School of Medicine, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: Personal Finance - Money Management 101<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/01\/GWIMS-Virtual-Seminar_Merkulov-2021.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"7\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2020<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>February 26, 2020<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Location: Onyiuke Dining Room<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Blanka Rogina, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Genetics and Genome Sciences and Director of Genetics and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: I\u2019m Not Dead Yet! Lessons from Indy Flies How to Live a Healthier and Longer Life<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/02\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_-Rogina_02262020.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-8\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"8\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2019<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>November 13, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Alix Deymier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, UConn School of Dental Medicine<br \/>\nTopic: Finding the Balance: A Story About Life and pH<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2020\/01\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_Deymier.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 6, 2019<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/05\/book_annual_symposium_2019.pdf\">GWIMS 7th Annual Symposium<\/a><br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Anne A. Knowlton, M.D., Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine and Pharmacology, University of California, Davis<br \/>\nTopic: HSP60, Inflammation and the Heart - How the Innate Immune System Can Adversely Contribute to Disease<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 6, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Carol Pilbeam, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and Orthopedics, Director of M.D.\/Ph.D. Combined Degree Program, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: Medicine as a Second Career (or Why Geology Was Good Preparation for Biomedical Research)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/05\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_Pilbeam.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 9, 2019<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Rebecca Andrews, M.S., M.D., FACP, Director of Ambulatory Education, Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency, Associate Professor of Medicine, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: Compassionate Conversations: Finding Success for All of Life\u2019s Challenges (from Chronic Pain to Teenager Check-Ins)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/05\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_Andrews.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-9\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"9\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2018<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>December 19, 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Lixia Yue, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: A TR(i)P to Understanding Cardiovascular Disease Mechanisms<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/05\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_Yue.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 28, 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Kimberly Dodge-Kafka, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Cell Biology, and Co-Director of the M.D.\/Ph.D. Program, Department of Medicine, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: Perseverance, Passion and Serendipity in my Life in Science<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/05\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_Dodge-Kafka-2018.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 26, 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>Guest Speaker: Beiyan Zhou, Ph.D.,\u00a0Associate Professor of Immunology, Department of Medicine, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: More Than Two Directions: MicroRNA, Macrophage and Obesity<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/05\/GWIMS-Lunch-Learn_Zhou.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 30, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/05\/book_annual_symposium_2018.pdf\">GWIMS 6th Annual Symposium<\/a><br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Judith D. Singer, Ph.D., Senior Vice Provost of Faculty Development and Diversity, and James Bryant Conant, Professor of Education, Harvard University<br \/>\nTopic: Lessons Learned in Fostering Faculty Development and Diversity<\/p>\n<p><strong>February\u00a014, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Nancy Petry, Ph.D.,\u00a0Professor of Medicine and Director of Behavioral Cardiovascular Prevention, Calhoun Cardiology Center, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic:\u00a0Behavioral Interventions to Improve Patient Adherence Behaviors<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/02\/flyer_lunchlearn_petry_2018.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 17, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Cheryl Oncken, M.D., M.P.H.,\u00a0Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics and\u00a0Gynecology, Director of Clinical Research Center and Chair, Department of Medicine,\u00a0UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic:\u00a0Building an Academic Career: Insights from a Clinical Researcher<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/02\/flyer_lunchlearn__oncken_2018.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-10\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"10\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2017<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>November\u00a015, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Coyner-Katherine\">Katherine Coyner, M.D.<\/a>,\u00a0Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,\u00a0UConn Musculoskeletal Institute, Orthopedic Surgeon,\u00a0UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic: The Perry Initiative: Inspiring Young Women to Be Leaders in Orthopedics and Engineering<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2017\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_coyner_2017.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 1, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2017\/04\/book_annual_symposium_2017.pdf\">GWIMS 5th Annual Symposium<\/a><br \/>\nKeynote Speaker:\u00a0Jill Morris, Ph.D., Program Director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Bethesda, MD<br \/>\nTopic: Women in Biomedical Careers<\/p>\n<p><strong>April\u00a05, 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/dept-pediatrics\/pediatric-research\/christine-m-finck-md\/\">Christine Finck, M.D.<\/a>,\u00a0Executive Vice President and Surgeon-in-Chief of the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and Division Head of Pediatric Surgery and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery, UConn School of Medicine<br \/>\nTopic: Esophageal Tissue Engineering<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 1, 2017<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Merkulov-Aleksey\">Alex Merkulov, M.D.<\/a>, Associate Professor of Radiology, Section Head of Women\u2019s Imaging, UConn School of Medicine<br \/>\nTopic: Personal Finance: Money Management Made Simple<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2017\/07\/flyer_lunchlearn_merkulov_2017.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 25, 2017<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Arteaga-Sarita\">Sarita Arteaga, D.M.D., M.A.G.D.<\/a>, Associate Dean for Students, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Craniofacial Sciences, UConn School of Dental Medicine<br \/>\nTopic: Hispanic Cultural Awareness for the Healthcare Professional<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2017\/01\/flyer_lunchlearn_arteaga_2017.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-11\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"11\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2016<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>December\u00a014, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Rodriguez-Oquendo-Annabelle\">Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, M.D.<\/a>, Professor of Cell Biology and the Linda and David Roth Chair of Cardiovascular Research, Center of Vascular Biology<br \/>\nTopic: Annabelle Rodriguez Is the Name of My Cleaning Lady<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/12\/flyer_lunchlearn_rodriguez_2016.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 2, 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/book_annual_symposium_2016.pdf\">GWIMS 4th Annual Symposium<\/a><br \/>\nKeynote Speaker: Linda Sandell, Ph.D., Editor in Chief, Journal of Orthopaedic Research; Mildred B. Simon Professor and Co-Director of Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering; Director of Musculoskeletal Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 6, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Grant-Kels-Jane\">Jane Grant-Kels, M.D.<\/a>, Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology, Director of the Cutaneous Oncology Center and Melanoma Programs, Professor of Dermatology, Pediatrics and Pathology<br \/>\nTopic: Using Technology to Diagnose Skin Cancer Earlier and Without a Biopsy: The Future Is Now!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_grantkels_2016.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 2, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Kuhn-Liisa\">Liisa Kuhn, Ph.D.<\/a>, Associate Professor, Department of Reconstructive Sciences, Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Biomaterials for Controlled Release of Biologically Active Molecules<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_kuhn_2016.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 13, 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Ginsburg-Golda\">Golda Ginsburg, Ph.D.<\/a>, Professor of Psychiatry, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Pediatric Anxiety Disorders<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_ginsburg_2016.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-12\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"12\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2015<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>November 11, 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Adams-Nancy\">Nancy Day Adams, M.D., FACP<\/a>, Professor of Medicine, Chief of Division of Nephrology, Training Program Director, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Looking Back to Move Forward<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_adams_2015.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 15, 2015<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Laurine M. Bow, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Director, Transplant Immunology Laboratory, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine.<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Transplant Immunology and Organ Transplantation, Teamwork at Its Best<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_bow_2015.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 4, 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/book_annual_symposium_2015.pdf\">GWIMS 3rd Annual Symposium<\/a><br \/>\nKeynote Speaker: Julianne Glowacki, Ph.D., Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 22, 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Erin Young, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology, UConn Health<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Genetic Risk Factors for the Susceptibility to Inflammatory Pain<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_young_2015.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 25, 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Sherene Mason, M.D., MBA, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UConn Health and Physician, Division of Nephrology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: (Dis)solving the Unknown in Pediatric Kidney Stone Disease<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_mason_2015.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 4, 2015<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Chamberlain-Stormy\">Stormy Chamberlain, Ph.D.<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Developmental Biology, and Associate Director of Graduate Program in Genetics and Developmental Biology<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: You Can Do It: Starting an Academic Career and Family<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_chamberlain_2015.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-13\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"13\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2014<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>December 10, 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Shapiro-Linda\">Linda Shapiro, Ph.D.<\/a>, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Center for Vascular Biology<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Love or Obsession? My Life with CD13<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_shapiro_2014.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 19, 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: <a href=\"http:\/\/uconndocs.uchc.edu\/Home\/Physician?profileId=Taxel-Pamela\">Pamela Taxel, M.D.<\/a>, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Cancer and Bone Health<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_taxel_2014.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 5, 2014<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/book_annual_symposium_2014.pdf\">GWIMS 2nd Annual Symposium<\/a><br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Joan A. McGowan, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH)<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Managing Science in Challenging Times<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 27, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Georgine Burke, Ph.D., Associate Professor, UConn School of Medicine and Director of Research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Developing and Sustaining a Non-Traditional Research Program in an Academic Hospital<br \/>\n<em>A scientific research presentation followed by a discussion on balancing a successful academic work-life career.<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_burke_2014.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-14\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"14\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2013<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>December 11, 2013<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Louise McCullough, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Director of Stroke Research<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Translational Studies in Stroke<em><br \/>\nA scientific research presentation followed by a discussion on balancing a successful academic work-life career.<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_mccullough_2013.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 8, 2013<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_women_surgery_lectureship_2013.pdf\">The Women in Surgery Lectureship<\/a><br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Melinda Kibbe, M.D., Director of Vascular Surgery Research, Chair, Section of Vascular Surgery, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center; Vice Chair of Research, Department of Surgery, Deputy Director, Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine, Northwestern University<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/brochure_kibbe.pdf\">The Ups and Downs of Translational Research: One Surgeon's Journey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>March 19, 2013<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Faryal S. Mirza, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Sclerostin, Bone and Osteoporosis<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_mirza_2013.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>January 30, 2013<\/strong><br \/>\nLunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Suzanne Rose, M.D., M.S.Ed., Senior Associate Dean for Education, Professor of Medicine, Department of Academic Affairs and Education<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Networking \u2013 Navigating the Necessities<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_rose_2013.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-0-15\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><div class='uc-accordion'>2012<\/div><\/h3><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>December 5, 2012<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Molly Brewer, D.V.M., M.D., M.S., Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology<br \/>\nTopic of Discussion: Ovarian Cancer<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_brewer_2012.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 19, 2012<br \/>\n<\/strong>Lunch and Learn Seminar<br \/>\nGuest Speaker: Lynn Puddington, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Immunology and Medicine<br \/>\nTopic:\u00a0Optimizing Immune and Neurological Outcomes of Maternal-Transmitted Cytomegalovirus Infection<br \/>\n<em>A scientific research presentation followed by a discussion on balancing a successful academic work-life career.<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_lunchlearn_puddington_2012.pdf\">Flyer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>April 30, 2012<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/11\/flyer_inaugural_ceremony_2012.pdf\">Inaugural Ceremony<\/a><br \/>\nKeynote Speaker: Susan Herbst, President of the University of Connecticut<br \/>\nFounding Faculty Honorees: Martha Lepow, M.D., Mary Jane Osborn, Ph.D., Naomi Rothfield, M.D., and Audrey Worrell, M.D.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7-0-1-0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" alt=\"Drs. Bruce Liang, Kristyn Zajac, and Marja Hurley standing in front of a poster presentation\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/11\/AAMC-Poster_500x330.jpg 500w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/11\/AAMC-Poster_500x330-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2019\/11\/AAMC-Poster_500x330.jpg\" \/><div class=\"widget_sp_image-description\" ><p>Kristyn Zajac, Ph.D., GWIMS Steering Committee member (center), presents at the 2019 AAMC Conference.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7-0-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7-0-1-1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">GWIMS 6th Annual Symposium Photos<\/h3><div id=\"metaslider-id-291\" style=\"max-width: 2100px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-80-0 ml-slider-pro-2-36-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-291 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"2018 Annual GWIMS Symposium\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_291\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_291\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-292 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/gwims\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2018\/05\/GWIMS-2018-Seminar_Taxel-Thatcher-Singer-small-2082x1388.jpg\" height=\"1400\" width=\"2100\" alt=\"Judith D. 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