| Three new members have been appointed
to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory
Committee on Research on Women's Health (ACRWH).
One of the three new members is WES
vice president, Linda C Giudice MD PhD, who is the Robert
B Jaffe MD Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department
of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences
at the University of California, San Francisco.
The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993
charges the Advisory Committee with advising the Director
of the Office of Research on Women's Health on appropriate
research activities to be undertaken by the national
research institutes with respect to women's health research
and recommendations regarding the inclusion of women
in clinical trials and opportunities for women in biomedical
careers. The committee is composed of up to 18 members
who are appointed by the NIH Director.
Professor Giudice is a biochemist,
gynaecologist, and reproductive endocrinologist whose
research focuses on endometrial biology and placental-uterine
interactions, as well as environmental impacts on reproductive
health.
She is recognised for her extensive
knowledge on the topics of endometriosis, implantation
and ovulatory disorders, infertility, and assisted reproduction.
She recently chaired the NIH Reproductive Medicine Network
and was on the Board of Directors of the American Society
for Reproductive Medicine from 2002–2007. She
currently sits on the Society for Women's Health Research
Board of Directors, the Institute of Medicine Health
Sciences Policy Board, and the World Endometriosis Research
Foundation's Board of Trustees.
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