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Pre-registration is required for ALL IWHL events

All events are FREE/Open to the Public (except WOMAN ONE and ELAM programs)
To register, call 215-255-7373 or e-mail iwhl@drexelmed.edu    

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Osteoarthritis Update: Genetic Analyses Identify Gender Differences in Disease Initiation and Progression

Presented by: Charlene J. Williams, Ph.D., of Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College Department of Medicine Center for Translational Medicine
Location: New College Bldg. Bio-Chemistry Conf. Rm. 11th floor
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon


September 12–18, 2008

ELAM Session I

ACE Conference Center

Lafayette Hill, PA

September 23, 2008
Celebration of Scholars - Woman One Kickoff & Scholars Reception

5:30 – 7:00   Ralph’s Café

Comcast Building,
43rd floor

September 25, 2008  
Aging Revolution – Changing the Paradigm of Aging Services

Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue
Lynn Yeakel – Panelist
Reception September 24 – National Liberty Museum

October 2, 2008
The Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women

Pittsburgh, PA

October 15, 2008
Discovery Day at the Queen Lane Campus

Keynote speaker
Bruce McEwen, Ph.D., will present “Sex, Stress and the Brain: From Serendipity to Clinical Relevance.” 
Awards banquet following the event

The Hilton City Line Avenue
Contact: Angelo Milone
amilone@drexelmed.edu or 215-991-8403

October 15–17, 2008
International Women’s Forum (IWF) meets in Pittsburgh


October 17, 2008
National Mammography Day


October 22, 2008
Conversation about Women’s Health and Aging

Location and Panelists TBA

October 30–November 4, 2008
ELAM Session II and selected events and sessions at the AAMC annual meeting

San Antonio, TX

November 10, 2008
Conversation about Women’ Health (Stress, Sleep, Sex…Solutions)

Location and Panelists TBA

February 3, 2009   
Sex and Gender Research Forum

Noon. – 5:00 p.m.   
Queen Lane Campus – Program, Poster Presentations and Reception

February 16, 2009 (President’s Day)   
Conversation about Women’s Health

Project HOME – at the Honickman Learning Center

April 17–23, 2009   
ELAM Session III (includes the Forum on Emerging Issues)

ACE Conference Center in Lafayette Hill, PA

April 20, 2009
Marion Spencer Fay Award

Queen Lane – in conjunction with ELAM session

April 27, 2009
WOMAN ONE Award Ceremony

5:30p.m. Program
(followed by an elegant reception)
The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 W. Rittenhouse Square

Philadelphia, PA
Proceeds from this 7th Annual Woman One Fundraiser will benefit medical school scholarships for underrepresented women in medicine.


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