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.

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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.

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Full Abstract Document 2026



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.