WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH DAY 2025
April 9th, 2025 1:00-4:30pm at Larrick Student Center
Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to join us for the 19th Annual VCU Women’s Health Research Day on April 9, 2025 from 1-4:30pm at the Larrick Student Center on the MCV Campus. This year's symposium is titled Nutrition and Women’s Health.
This years symposium will feature the following presentations:
Sex-Difference in the Association Between Diet and Dyslipidemia Among Black Americans
Ana Diallo, PhD, MPH, RN | Assistant Professor | Family and Community Health Nursing | School of Nursing | BIRCWH Scholar
Mediterranean Diet and Health Outcomes in Men and Women
Chrisa Arcan, PhD, MPH, MBA, RD | Associate Professor | Epidemiology| School of Public Health
Obesity and Disordered Eating in Adolescents: Opportunities for an Integrated Approach
Melanie Bean, PhD | Associate Professor | Pediatrics| School of Medicine
Risk, Reward, and Decision-Making in Bulimia Nervosa: Mechanistic Insights and Implications
Kelsey Hagan, PhD, LP | Assistant Professor | Psychiatry | School of Medicine | BIRCWH Scholar
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSED
Researchers at all levels are invited to submit poster abstracts in any research area that focuses on women’s health or sex/gender differences. A $500 prize will be given to the Elizabeth Fries Young Investigator Award for best overall poster by a junior investigator and a $500 prize for the Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Award to the poster that best demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration in women’s health research. In addition, awards will be given for best posters in Basic Science, Clinical and Translational Research, and Community and Public Health Research.
Registration opens at 1:00pm with the symposium starting at 1:30pm. The poster session and reception runs from 3:00-4:30pm.
For questions, please contact: Benoit Meyrieux at benoit.meyrieux@vcuhealth.org or Lillia Thumma at thummadl@vcu.edu
