The UIC National Center of Excellence in Women's Health (CoE) and the UIC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology received the NIH Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) beginning in September of 2007. This K12 grant from the National Institutes of Health provides funding for junior faculty to pursue research interests in women's health.
UIC BIRCWH NEWS AND EVENTS
NEW! Upcoming BIRCWH Seminar on Sex and Gender!
BIRCWH is hosting an interdisciplinary research seminar on December 3rd from 10:00 am - 11:30 am. We are excited to have two knowledgeable speakers: Barbara J. Risman, PhD, the Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, and Sociology PhD candidate, Georgiann Davis.
For more information on the seminar, please visit our calendar, or download the flyer.
NEW! Welcome to new BIRCWH scholar, Dr. Thasarat S. Vajaranant!
Dr. Vajaranant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Her goals are to determine gender difference in eye diseases and to identify women at risk as well as gender specific risk factors for blindness. For more on Dr. Vajaranant, please visit the scholar page.
NEW! Congratulations to Dr. Tonda Hughes for her two recent achievements!
Dr. Hughes is the new interim head of the Department of Health Systems Science in the College of Nursing.
Dr. Hughes has also received a $3 million federal grant to continue research to identify risk factors for excessive drinking among lesbians! Her funding has received extensive news coverage, including articles from the Associated Press, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, and the Daily Herald.
NEW! Congratulations to BIRCWH Scholar Joanna Burdette!
After a competitive application process, Dr. Burdette received funding from the Cancer Center Pilot Grant Program for her project, "Transformation of Ovarian Epithelium in Three Dimensions." For more information, please visit the Cancer Center website.
UIC BIRCWH Scholar Awarded NIH K23 Grant
Bryna Harwood, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, has been awarded K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research funding from the National Institutes of Health for her research titled "Contraceptive Decision-Making: Women's Preferences for IUD-related Health States."
Current BIRCWH Scholars
Joanna Burdette, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy
Colleen Corte, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Administrative Nursing, College of Nursing
Patricia Hershberger, PhD, Assistant Professor in the
Department of Women, Children, and Family Health Science, College of Nursing
Hyunyoung Jeong, PharmD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy
Thasarat S. Vajaranant, MD,
Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, College of Medicine