[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 77870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21717]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health 
(BIRCWH)

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's 
Health (BIRCWH) is an institutional mentored career-development program 
designed to connect junior faculty, known as BIRCWH Scholars, to senior 
faculty mentors with shared interest in women's health and sex 
differences research. The BIRCWH Annual Meeting is a gathering of 
senior and junior faculty that provides an opportunity to network and 
share scientific advances.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 1, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be in person; registration is at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-bircwh-annual-meeting-tickets-893884130497. 
The meeting is viewable at https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=55110.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning this 
meeting, visit https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events/2024-building-interdisciplinary-research-careers-in-womens-health-bircwh-annual-meeting, or contact Dr. Marquitta White, Senior Research Program 
Officer, Careers Section, in the Office of Research on Women's Health 
(ORWH), 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 400, Bethesda, MD 20817, 
telephone: 301-402-1770; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 
287d of the Public Health Service Act, as amended. Created by the ORWH 
in partnership with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices.
    This year, the BIRCWH abstracts have been grouped into nine 
categories with the following number of abstracts, from highest to 
lowest: Public Health (12), Reproductive Health (10), Sex and Gender 
Differences (9), Health Disparities (9), Cancer (9), Neuroscience (8), 
Clinical Research (7), Basic Research (6), and Bioengineering/
Bioinformatics (3). The number and quality of abstracts centered on 
Public Health and Basic Research has increased this year, indicating a 
growing focus on women's health and the influence of biological sex on 
health and disease in these important areas. Specifically, several 
abstracts in these categories focus on maternal morbidity, perinatal 
health, and how biological sex and gender transition impact health and 
disease. The meeting will include the 2024 Ruth L. Kirschstein Memorial 
Lecture by Abbey B. Berenson M.D., MMS, Ph.D., and the 2024 Legacy of 
Leadership Lecture by Nina F. Schor, M.D., Ph.D.
    Individuals interested in in-person attendance can register online 
at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-bircwh-annual-meeting-tickets-893884130497.
    More information about the speakers and agenda can be found at 
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/newsroom/events/2024-building-interdisciplinary-research-careers-in-womens-health-bircwh-annual-meeting.
    This event is free.

    Dated: September 16, 2024.
Lawrence A. Tabak,
Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-21717 Filed 9-23-24; 8:45 am]
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