WCMTM Science Day | Research on Women's Health
Women’s health and scientific discovery take center stage at the upcoming WCMTM Science Day – an open event welcoming anyone with an interest in the topic. Throughout the day, you’ll hear engaging talks that place research and women’s health research in a broader historical perspective, and meet researchers who will present their ongoing projects dedicated to improving women’s health – several of them funded through major European research grants.
Confirmed Speakers
Exploring Medical History: Women in Medicine from a Research Perspective
Jonatan Wistrand
Head of the section for Medical History
Lund University
From Uncertainty to Evidence: Medicine Use in Pregnancy
Roxanne Hastie
Associate Professor & Co-Head of the Perinatal Epidemiology Group
University of Melbourne
The Connection Between Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Health Through the Life Course
William Grobman
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Brown University
The Women's Health Clinic - A Strong Research Culture
Bo Jacobsson
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and head of the Women's Health Clinic at Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Current Research Projects within WCMTM Focusing on Women's Health | Presentations from our Reserach Leaders
Björn Redfors | Cardiology
Helena Filipsson Nyström | Endocrinology
George Birchenough | Mucosal Defence
Karolina Sjöberg Jabbar | Gut mucus barrier
Lina Bergman | Preeclampsia
Michael Schöll & Laura Stankeviciute | Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease
Several researchers at the centre are leading projects that focus on different aspects of women’s health, spanning everything from pregnancy to dementia. In 2024, the European Research Council (ERC) awarded major grants to two of them: Lina Bergman and George Birchenough.
It’s encouraging that both ERC-funded projects address women’s health. We hope this will motivate more researchers to bring this perspective into their work — an area that has historically been underfunded and underresearched. That’s exactly why we want to highlight this theme and help draw attention to the need for more research on women's health.
Camilla Skånberg
Research coordinator
Updates about the program
More detailed information about the program will follow during spring 2026. If you have questions, you are welcome to contact the organizers, and feel free to register to the event!