Women's Health Alliance UCSF

It is our pleasure to introduce our new WHA P1 Committee for the 2020-2021 year: Angela & Mahlegha! We are so excited to have you. Congratulations!

Hi all, as you may or may not know, October is the national breast cancer awareness month. Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer in women and also the most common cause of cancer-related death in this population. Even though it makes up one of the largest research areas for the federal National Cancer Institute and receives millions of dollars annually, help is still in-needed to raise funds for the prevention, treatment, cure, and support services for patients and... caregivers. In celebration of the 35th national breast cancer awareness month, the Women's Health Alliance (WHA) would like to set up a donation event with all of the money going to The Pink Agenda - a non-profit organization committed to raising money for the conduction of groundbreaking breast cancer research and care, as well as awareness of the disease among young professionals. The event will be going from , , . All monetary donation can be venmo to @-- and any amount would be appreciated. I also include the website of the org in case you guys want to learn more about their awesome mission and goal. If you have any questions, please contact Anh Trinh or Women's Health Alliance UCSF. Thanks all for your kindness and happy October! https://www.thepinkagenda.org/ See more

We invite you to the 2020 Women in Health Care and Science Symposium, which will take place next Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Mission Bay. Register here: https://ucsfwomen2020.sched.com/ We are especially excited to welcome Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, resident alum, who served as the first female director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and led the agency through more than 40 emergency responses to public health crises, including the post-9/11 anthrax biote...rror attacks and the SARS virus outbreak in 2002. Dr. Gerberding is currently EVP and chief patient officer at Merck, focused on patient engagement, strategic communications, global public policy, population health, and corporate responsibility. She will be interviewed by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD ’94, MD ’99, MAS ’04, professor and chair of the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The program also includes plenary and breakout sessions on reproductive health and aging, supporting women in academia, climate change, digital health and artificial intelligence, and a special appearance by bestselling author Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, MD ’87, whose research is focused on adolescence and evolutionary biology. The $20 discounted student registration fee (code: student20) includes breakfast, lunch, and complimentary on-site child care. Everyone is welcome, I hope you can join us!

Come join us tomorrow (2/14) from 12-1 PM in S-176 for Valentine's chocolates and another talk from our education series! Dr. Jennifer Cocohoba will be speaking about Management of HIV/AIDs in Women. This event is co-cur pre-approved for cultural understanding!

Come out to TEDxBerkeley this Saturday, February 8th at 10 AM! https://tedxberkeley.org We have one free ticket available!! Message us if you're interested. You can also use the code SPEAKER35 to get 35% off tickets.