HMS’s Center of Excellence (CoE) in Women’s Health recently announced the recipients of the 2000 HMS Fund for Women’s Health Awards. The fund provides grants of up to $45,000 to faculty to initiate new, collaborative and inter-institutional projects in basic, clinical or health services research or education programs in any areas of women’s health. The following BWH staff contributed to award-winning proposals:
JudyAnn Bigby, MD and Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH
JudyAnn Bigby, MD and Paula A. Johnson, MD, MPH, for “The Impact of One-Stop Comprehensive Care on the Quality of Care for Minority Women.”
Grace Chang, MD and Sue E. Levkoff, ScD
Grace Chang, MD and Sue E. Levkoff, ScD, for “Assertiveness in the Provider-Patient Interaction: A Study of Middle-Aged Minority Women.”
Marie D. Gerhard
Marie D. Gerhard, for “Effect of Dietary Soy on Lipid Levels, Brachial Artery Function, Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover, Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women.”
Marie D. Gerhard, MD, Ellen W. Seely, MD and Caren G. Solomon, MD
Marie D. Gerhard, MD, Ellen W. Seely, MD and Caren G. Solomon, MD, for “The Role of Estrogen and Progesterone in Vascular Reactivity in Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.”
Barbara Gottlieb, MD, MPH
Barbara Gottlieb, MD, MPH, for “Impact of Social and Economic Hardship on the Health of Pregnant Women.”
Alun G. Jones, PhD
Alun G. Jones, PhD, for “Contrast-Enhanced Energy-Subtraction Digital Mammography: Proof of Principle.”