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Research Program


The Research Program of the Women’s Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education (WHCOE), has several goals:  To (1) increase the visibility of women’s health research, (2) expand research in women’s health within the institution, (3) expand venues for keeping researchers, clinicians, and health professionals abreast of cutting edge research, and (4) promote cross-campus and interdisciplinary collaboration in women’s health research.

Seminar Series, Workshops & Women's Health Research Day
Graylyn Conference on Women's Cognitive Health
Scientific Review of Grants
Research Awards
Current Funding Announcements and Opportunities
Resource Library
Incontinence Impact Questionnaire & Urogenital Distress Inventory (IIQ/UDI)
Clinical Trials

Seminar Series, Workshops & Women's Health Research Day


Research Seminar Series 
The Seminar Series serves to facilitate interaction and collaboration between investigators in women’s health by providing a forum for sharing the findings of recent research in a broad range of disciplines.  Each seminar will be held from noon – 1:00 in the Sticht Center’s Hubbard Learning Center (main auditorium).  Lunch is provided.

 

October 2: Promoting Positive Development During Adolescence, Christy Buchanan, PhD, Psychology, WFU
November 6: Effects of Varying Dietary Protein Intake During Caloric Restriction in Older Adults, Barbara Nicklas, PhD, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics
                  Lunch Donated by Riverbirch Lodge
December 4: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Unique Risk Factors and Therapies, Julia Lawrence, DO, Internal Medicine, Hematology & Oncology
                  Co-sponsored with the WFU Translational Science Institute
January 15: Stress Urinary Incontinence and Prolapse: It's All in the Genes, Gopal Badlani, MD, Surgical Sciences, Urology
                  Lunch Donated by Winston-Salem Jazzercise 
February 5: Role of the Novel Estrogen Receptor GPR30 in a Model of Angiotensin II-Dependent Hypertension, Sarah Lindsey, PhD, Research Fellow, Surgical Sciences, Hypertension & Vascular Disease Research Center
March 5: Psychosocial Stress and Uterine Fibroids, Anissa Vines, PhD, MS, Epidemiology, UNC Chapel Hill
April 20, 8-4 pm: 5th Annual Women's Health Research Day: “Cardiovascular Health and
Disease in Women” Registration Required.
May 14: Sex Differences in How Early Life Expectancies Influence the Lifespan Health Trajectory, Allyson Bennett, PhD, Physiology & Pharmacology
                  Co-sponsored with the WFU Translational Science Institute
No need to register for seminars (except Women's Health Research Day). 
Contact whcoe@wfubmc.edu with questions.  

Research Strategies Workshops:

Workshops are intended for faculty at no cost, but registration is required.  Email whcoe@wfubmc.edu to register.  All workshops will take place in the Comprehensive Cancer Center Conference Rooms 2 A&B.

Stay tuned for the 2009-2010 schedule.

Graylyn Conference on Women's Cognitive Health

Our Graylyn Conference on Women's Cognitive Health discusses critical issues in women's cognitive health and is held every two years at the serene Graylyn International Conference Center, here in Winston Salem. For more information about past, current and future conferences, please visit our Graylyn Conference pages.
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Scientific Review of Grants

The Research Program's faculty committee provides scientific review of grant proposals upon request.  The committee also provides assistance in responding to grant reviewers.  If you would like your materials reviewed or if you have questions about the process, please contact the committee coordinator Shannon Golden at sgolden@wfubmc.edu or 716-9714 or the program director, April Ronca at aronca@wfubmc.edu or 716-3779. 
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Research Awards

Faculty Research Awards in Women’s Health

The WHCoE Faculty Research Awards in Women’s Health are designed to reward and encourage the continued pursuit of excellence in women’s health research at Wake Forest University Health Sciences (WFUHS).

 

Award Criteria

Two awards will be given to eligible faculty applicants.

1.  New Investigator award will be presented to a faculty member who is early in his or her career and is conducting women’s health research in basic or clinical science at WFUHS for at least the past 3 years.  “New Investigator” is defined as a faculty member at the assistant professor level, regardless of time in rank.

2.  Mid-Career Investigator award will be presented to a faculty member who is independently conducting women’s health research in basic or clinical science at WFUHS for at least the past 3 years.  “Mid-career Investigator” is defined as faculty at the associate professor level, regardless of time in rank.  
Awards will be given out again in September 2010.


Medical Student Research Award – Each year the Women's Health Center of Excellence for Research, Leadership, Education (WHCoE) presents an award to a Wake Forest University School of Medicine student doing research related to women's health. The poster competition is held in the fall. Contact Shannon Golden for details.

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