CICATS CEO Dr. Cato Laurencin gave the opening remarks at The Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership’s 2018 Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, MD Sex & Gender Research Forum at Drexel University. The interactive forum, held on International Women’s Day, highlighted Drexel’s interdisciplinary research focused on sex and gender in a local, national and global context.
Dr. Laurencin’s inspiring remarks payed tribute to his mother, Helen I. Moorehead-Laurencin, who this event is named after. Moorehead-Laurencin broke down barriers for women in medicine and was known for her passionate commitment to helping people. “She exemplified the best of what altruism and a thrill for knowledge and science can accomplish. She didn’t simply practice medicine, she lived it,” said Dr. Laurencin.
For more information about the conference visit the Drexel University website.