Giudice Joins NIH Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health

Linda Giudice, MD, PhD, a nationally renowned physician-scientist focused on women's health, has been appointed to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health (ACRWH). Widely recognized for her scientific and clinical expertise, Giudice is the Robert B. Jaffe, M.D., Endowed Chair in Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UCSF. She joined the UCSF faculty in October 2005. Recently, Giudice was the recipient of the 2008 Woman in Science Award from the American Medical Women's Association. The other two members appointed to the ACRWH are Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, who is the senior associate dean, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and also the president-elect of the American Medical Association; and Debra Toney, PhD, RN, who is the president of the National Black Nurses Association and administrator, Rainbow Medical Centers, Las Vegas, Nevada. The NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 charges the ACRWH 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. Giudice is a biochemist, gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist whose research focuses on endometrial biology and placental-uterine interactions, as well as environmental impacts on reproductive health. She is recognized 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 to 2007. She currently sits on the Society for Women's Health Research board of directors and the Institute of Medicine Health Sciences Policy Board. In 2002, she was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health. The National Institutes of Health - the nation's medical research agency - is a component of the US Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. Related Links: Giudice Receives 2008 Woman in Science Award
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UCSF Today, June 13, 2005 National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health Advisory Committee on Research on Women's Health