The 6th Annual Connors Center Research Symposium

The Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, is pleased to announce our 2023 Annual Research Symposium. The symposium aims to feature the substantial work and accomplishments of our Connors Center-funded pilot grant awardees and affiliated investigators who help fulfill this mission. Connors Center affiliated researchers and clinicians cover the breadth of the medical field at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, including and well beyond the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Throughout, there is a shared interest in promoting our understanding of and advancing care for women. The symposium will take place in person and will be followed by a reception.

Keynote Speaker:

Elizabeth Garner is a seasoned pharmaceutical executive with a career-long focus on addressing unsolved issues and conditions that affect the health and quality of life of women. Dr. Garner has nearly 30 years of experience in medicine and industry and is currently Chief Scientific Officer of Ferring Pharmaceuticals US, a leader in reproductive medicine, maternal health, and uro-oncology and in specialty areas within orthopedics and gastroenterology including microbiome therapeutics.