NIH Hosts BIRCWH Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) program, sponsored by the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), was held in October on NIH’s Bethesda campus.
Keynote speaker Dr. Abbey Berenson, professor, departments of obstetrics/gynecology and pediatrics, and director, University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women’s Health, delivered the Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial Lecture.
In her talk honoring Kirschstein—an influential scientist who worked at NIH for more than 50 years and who was the first female to lead an NIH institute and serve as acting NIH director—Berenson emphasized, “We stand on the shoulders of these giants, and we cannot forget that their heroic efforts have given you the tools and resources to make major advances in women’s health research and to become the leaders of tomorrow.”
Capstone speaker Dr. Nina Schor, NIH deputy director for intramural research, delivered the Legacy of Leadership lecture, titled, “Development is Forever: A Career in Science and Medicine.”