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9th Annual Vivian W. Pinn Symposium: Advancing Data-Driven Innovation for the Health of Women

Location: Virtual
Date: May 15, 2025
Time: 12:00PM ET - 4:00PM ET

Cost: Free
This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event

Hosted by: NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health

Event Overview:

Description:

An NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health annual signature event, the Vivian W. Pinn Symposium honors the first full-time director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), Vivian Pinn, M.D., and is held every year during National Women’s Health Week.

This year’s symposium, “Advancing Data-Driven Innovation for the Health of Women focuses on how data science skills, resources, and training can build capacity for interdisciplinary data analyses.

Objective:

  • Data Dissemination: Highlight quantitative and qualitative Federal data resources that can be used to understand women’s health in context.
  • Data Literacy: Familiarize attendees with key concepts in data science and social determinants of health.
  • Real-world Science: Highlight applications of data science-based applications to community-centered projects.
  • Data Privacy: Review key issues and opportunities related to data privacy and accessibility. 

Agenda

  • Opening Remarks

    12:00 pm ET

    Speaker: 

    Janine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO Director, ORWH

  • Flash Talks: NIH Data Resources and Repositories

    12:15 pm ET

    Speakers: 

    NIH program staff

  • Capstone Speaker: Advancing Data Innovations for Health Improvements: Possibilities and Pitfalls

    01:00 pm ET

    Speaker: 

    Raquel Hill, Ph.D.
    Chair of Computer and Information Sciences and Professor, 
    Spelman College 

    Introduced by Lauren Fordyce, Ph.D.
    Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, NIH

  • Q&A Session

    01:35 pm ET

    Moderator: 

    Dina Paltoo, Ph.D., M.P.H. 
    National Library of Medicine, NIH

  • Overview of Panel Session and Speaker Introductions

    01:55 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Jenna Norton, Ph.D., M.P.H.
    National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH

  • From Story to Data, From Data to Healing: Data Sovereignty for Native Women

    02:00 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Melissa Buffalo, M.S.
    CEO, American Indian 
    Cancer Foundation

  • Fostering Data-Driven Decisions for Patients and Caregivers

    02:15 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Rochelle Prosser, RN, CLNC
    Founder, Orchid Healthcare Solutions

  • Advancing Precision Women’s Health: Empowering Impacted Populations to Transform Women’s Health through AI and Data Innovation

    02:30 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Alex Carlisle, Ph.D.
    Founder, Chairman, and CEO 
    National Accelerator for Discovery in Precision Health

  • Computational Biology for Women's Health

    02:45 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Liat Shenhav, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology; Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics 
    and Gynecology
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine 

  • Data Privacy and Data Transparency: Ethical, Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Issues

    03:00 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Pilar Ossorio, Ph.D., J.D. 
    Professor of Law and Bioethics
    University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Panel Discussion

    03:15 pm ET

    Moderator

    Vivian Ota Wang, Ph.D.
    Deputy Director, ORWH

  • Closing Remarks

    03:45 pm ET

    Speaker:

    Vivian W. Pinn, M.D.
    Former Director, ORWH
    Senior Scientist Emerita 
    NIH Fogarty International Center

    Introduced by Janine Clayton, M.D.