WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH DAY 2026
A Celebration and Promotion of Research Activities in Women’s Health
at Virginia Commonwealth University
April 28th, 2026 1:00-4:30pm at Larrick Student Center
The 20th Annual Women’s Health Research Day, presented by The Institute for Women's Health, will be held at the Larrick Student Center on the MCV Campus. The symposium this year is titled, Midlife Matters: Integrating Menopause Research, Innovation, and Impact.
Check-in for Women's Health Research Day opens at 1:00pm with the symposium starting at 1:30pm. The poster session and reception runs from 3:00-4:30pm.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, April 10th at 5:00pm
Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to present your research at the 20th Annual Women’s Health Research Day on April 28, 2026 from 1-4:30pm at the Larrick Student Center on the MCV Campus.
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 Early Career Investigator Award for best overall poster by an early career investigator and a $500 prize for the Building Bridges in Interdisciplinary Women's Health Research 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, Community and Public Health Research, and Innovation and Women's Health Research. Abstract Submissions are due Friday, April 10th.
Women’s Health Research Day is a celebration and promotion of research activities in Women's Health at VCU. The annual program presented by the Institute for Women’s Health, now in its 20th year, includes a plenary symposium, poster awards and reception highlighting women’s health research by VCU faculty and students.
All VCU faculty, residents, students, staff, and community members interested in women’s health research are encouraged to attend. Authors with original research are invited to submit poster abstracts in any research area that focuses on women’s health or sex/gender differences. Awards will be given for best posters in Basic Science, Clinical and Translational Research, Community and Public Health Research, and Innovation and Women's Health Research. The best overall poster by an Early Career Investigator will be selected to win the Elizabeth Fries Early Career Investigator Award. In addition, a Building Bridges in Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research award will be given to the poster that best demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration in women’s health research.
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