Welcome to the Center for Women's Reproductive Health (CWRH) Seminar Series, featuring a diverse lineup of UAB and guest speakers sharing the latest insights and innovations in women's health research. Our engaging seminars offer cutting-edge findings, clinical best practices, and thought-provoking perspectives for healthcare professionals, researchers, students, and anyone passionate about women's health.
Explore our seminar topics, which range from advancements in reproductive medicine to the impact of social determinants on women's well-being. Stay informed about upcoming seminars by regularly checking this page and the UAB Campus Calendar. Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn from experts and engage in meaningful discussions – register now for our upcoming seminars! If you miss a presentation, you can access our convenient video recordings to watch the seminars at your own pace.
Join our mission to promote women's health through research, education, and collaboration, and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference in women's lives. Together, we can work towards a future where every woman has access to the highest quality of healthcare. UAB Campus Calendar.
2024
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Video Links |
|---|---|---|
| More of 2024 | Check back for information on the upcoming Center for Women's Reproductive Health Seminar Series. | |
| August 2024 | Dr. Alan Tita, MD, PhD Center Director |
CWRH Open House Who we are, our ongoing activities, and how you can engage with CWRH. Watch Video |
| July 2024 | Dr. William W. Andrews Professor Emeritus, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
From Meager Beginnings to a Powerhouse: Expansion of Women’s Health at UAB Watch Video |
| April 26, 2024 | Dr. Casey Daniels Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of South Alabama |
HPV Vaccination in the U.S.: Past and Present Challenges and Strategies Going Forward Watch Video |
| March 8, 2024 | Dr. Emily S. Miller Associate Professor and Division Director of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University |
Listening to the Living: Innovative Approaches to Perinatal Mental Health Watch Video |
| February 23, 2024 | Dr. Helai Hesham Assistant Professor of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center |
The Pelvic Floor and the 4th Trimester: An Electromechanical Intravaginal Pelvic Floor Dilator during Labor Watch Video |
| January 26, 2024 | Edward E. Partridge, MD Professor Emeritus, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Non-clinical Care Guidance as Solution to Health Inequity Watch Video |
2023
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Video Links |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2023 | Rasheda J. Vereen, MD, MBS, FAAP Major, Medical Corps, United States Army |
Beyond Universal Prenatal Care: Addressing the Root Causes of Perinatal Health Care Disparities Watch Video |
| August 25, 2023 | Dr. Marcelle Cedars Professor & Director Center for Reproductive Health Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences University of California, San Francisco |
Reproductive Aging: Window on General Aging Watch Video |
| July 28, 2023 | Megan Clarke, PhD, MHS Earl Stadtman Invesigator Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute |
New Directions in Prevention and Early Detection of Endometrial Cancers with a Focus on Reducing Cancer Disparities Watch Video |
| May 26, 2023 | Tanya Sysoeva, PhD Assistant Professor of Microbiology Department of Biological Sciences University of Alabama Huntsville |
Urinary Microbiome Resistance: Potential defense against UTI? Watch Video |
| April 28, 2023 | Gina M. Northington, MD, PhD Professor & Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Emory University School of Medicine |
Back to basics: Translating the basic science of pelvic organ prolapse to inform treatment Watch Video |
| March 24, 2023 | Samantha Martin, PhD Ashley Battarbee, MD, MSCR Waldemar Carlo, MD Alan Tita, MD, PhD Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA |
CWRH Study Spotlights Watch Video |
| February 24, 2023 | Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA | Start with Health Equity: Eliminating Disproportionality in Maternal Health and in Blood Pressure Control Watch Video |
| January 27, 2023 | Teresa Boitano, MD David Kimberlin, MD Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH Holly Richter, MD, PhD Akila Subramaniam, MD, MPH Alan Tita, MD, PhD |
CWRH on the Cutting Edge: A Window to the Future Watch Video |
2022
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Video Links |
|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2022 | Jonathan Gleason, M.D. Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer Prisma Health | Greenville, SC |
COVID-19: The Safety Moment of Modern Healthcare Watch Video |
| September 23, 2022 | Michal A Elovitz, M.D. Hilarie L. Morgan and Mitchell L. Morgan Distinguished Professor in Women's Health Center for Research in Reproduction and Women's Health Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Microbiology University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine |
From the Bedside to the Bench: The Role of the Cervicovaginal Microbiome in Preterm Birth Watch Video |
| August 26, 2022 | Dee E. Fenner, M.D. Bates Professor of Diseases of Women and Children Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan |
Combating Racism & Sexism in Academic Medicine Watch Video |
| May 27, 2022 | CWRH Open House | CWRH Open House View the Powerpoint Presentation |
| March 4, 2022 | Melissa A. Simon, M.D., MPH George H. Gardner Professor of Clinical Gynecology Vice Chair of Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Founder & Director, Center for Health Equity Transformation and the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative |
The Intersection of Implementation Science, Community Partnership, and Health Equity to Improve Women’s Health Watch Video |
| February 25, 2022 | Robert L. Goldenberg, M.D. Professor, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Columbia University School of Medicine Professor Emeritus, UAB Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Former Chair, UAB Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Former Director, Center for Women’s Reproductive Health |
Pregnancy Outcome in Low Income Countries Watch Video |
| January 28, 2022 | Jodie A. Dionne, M.D., MSPH CWRH Associate Director of Global Health Associate Professor of Medicine UAB Division of Infectious Diseases Rachael Lee, M.D., MSPH UAB Healthcare Epidemiologist Associate Professor UAB Division of Infectious Diseases |
COVID-19 in 2022: Managing New Waves and the Impact on Women’s Health Watch Video |
2021
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Video Links |
|---|---|---|
| January 22, 2021 | Erica E. Marsh, MD, MSCI University of Michigan Medical School |
Racism, Reproduction, and White Fragility: Where Do We Go From Here? Video Not Available |
| February 26, 2021 | Emily Su, MD, MSCI University of Colorado School of Medicine - CU Anschutz |
Severe, early-onset fetal growth restriction: A never-swinging pendulum Video Not Available |
| March 26, 2021 | Lisa Halvorson, MD Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH |
NICHD Funding Updates Internal Video External Video |
| April 30, 2021 | Etty (Tika) Benveniste, PhD University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Multiple Sclerosis: Animal Modeling and the Role of Innate Immune Cells in Neuroinflamation Internal Video External Video |
| May 14, 2021 | Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA University of Alabama at Birmingham |
PCOS-A Common Disorder In Women: Assessing Its Public Health Impact And Lessons Learned Internal Video External Video |
| June 4, 2021 | Rachel Nardos, MD, MCR, FPMRS University of Minnesota Medical School |
Reimagining Global Health Engagement in FPMRS Internal Video External Video |
| August 27, 2021 |
Olivia Van Gerwen, MD, MPH Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH |
Updates in Bacterial Vaginosis, Trichomoniasis, and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis 2021 View the Video |
| September 24, 2021 | Matthew Hoffman, MD, MPH, FACOG Marie E. Pinizzotto, M.D., Endowed Chair Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Director, Center for Women & Children’s Health Research Christiana Care, Newark, Delaware |
Reducing Healthcare Disparities with Remote Patient Monitoring and Virtual Care View the Video |
| October 29, 2021 | Jeffrey Michael Smith, MD, MPH Deputy Director of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
One Decade to 2030: A Strategic Approach to Maternal and Newborn Mortality Reduction to Reach the SDGs View the Video |
2020
| Date | Speaker | Topic/Video Links |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2020 | Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA C. Glenn Cobbs MD Endowed Professor in Infectious Diseases Director, UAB Division of Infectious Diseases Rachel Lee, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases UAB Medicine Healthcare Epidemiologist |
Update on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Part 1 Internal Video External Video |
| June 5, 2020 | Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, FACP, FIDSA C. Glenn Cobbs MD Endowed Professor in Infectious Diseases Director, UAB Division of Infectious Diseases Rachel Lee, MD Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases UAB Medicine Healthcare Epidemiologist |
Update on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Part 2 Internal Video External Video |
| July 24, 2020 | Casey D. Morrow, PhD Director UAB Microbiome Resource Professor, Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology |
Individualized mosaics of microbial strains transfer from the maternal to the infant gut: Implications for inheritance of metabolism and colonization resistance Internal Video External Video |
| August 7, 2020 | Paige M. Porrett, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, VCA Transplantation Director, Clinical & Translational Research Comprehensive Transplant Institute University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Uterus Transplantation at UAB: Moving the Mountain Together Internal Video External Video |
| September 11, 2020 | Rohan Hazra, MD Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NIH |
NICHD and Women’s Reproductive Health Internal Video External Video |
| November 11, 2020 | Tom Robinson, MD University of Colorado School of Medicine |
Strategies for Optimization of Surgical Outcomes in the Older Adult Internal Video External Video |
| December 4, 2020 | Tracy Manuck, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine |
Racial disparities in spontaneous preterm birth Internal Video External Video |