The Center for Women’s Health Engineering is excited to invite you to participate in the Center for Women’s Health Engineering Mini-Research Symposium 2025, scheduled for Jan. 10 in Whitaker Hall 100, Danforth Campus, Washington University in St. Louis.
This one-day symposium provides an opportunity for students and faculty to explore WashU’s latest research in women’s health engineering. Talks will be given by faculty of the McKelvey School of Engineering and School of Medicine, and a poster networking reception will bring together researchers to spark new connections and collaborations towards addressing unmet needs in women’s health.
Date
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
Time
Research presentations | 2 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Poster session and reception | 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location
Whitaker Hall 100, Danforth Campus, Washington University in St. Louis
Event RSVP
Please RSVP with your attendance for the event by Jan. 6, 2025.
Call for posters due Jan. 3, 2025
Postdoctoral researchers and students are invited to share their research through poster presentations at the Center for Women’s Health Engineering Mini-Research Symposium. Posters and previously published work presented at other conferences within the last year are also eligible.
Important dates
| Jan. 3, 2025 | Submission deadline |
| Jan. 6, 2025 | Author notification |
| Jan. 10, 2025 | Presentation at Center for Women’s Health Engineering Mini-Research Symposium |
Schedule
| 2:00 PM | Welcome Address Quing Zhu Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| 2:05 PM | The Route 66 Endometrial Cancer SPORE Program David G. Mutch, MD Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and SPORE in Endometrial Cancer Core Lead |
| 2:20 PM | Unleashed T Cell Activation: A Driver of Chronic Placental Inflammation and Preterm Birth Nardhy Gomez-Lopez Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 2:35 PM | Development and Testing of Wearable Optical Sensors that Provide Early Indication of Postpartum Hemorrhage Christine O’Brien Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering |
| 2:50 PM | Mechanical Regulation of Folliculogenesis: From Basic Science to Translational Applications Farners Amargant i Riera Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| 3:05 PM | Biomechanical and Microstructural Characterization of Postpartum Uterine Involution in the Mouse Matthew Bersi Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science |
| 3:20 PM | Biomechanics of the Urinary Bladder Sara Roccabianca Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science |
| 3:35 PM | Decoding Pain Through a Blood Test, ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health Awardee, 2024 Adam Kepecs Robert J. Terry Professor of Neuroscience, Professor of Psychiatry, and BJC Investigator |
| 3:50 PM | Closing Remarks and Announcements Alexandra Rutz Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Katherine Schreiber Lecture of Biomedical Engineering |
| 4:00 PM | Poster Session, Networking and Reception |
| 5:30 PM | Conclusion |
Questions?
Please contact Center for Women’s Health Engineering with questions about the event.