Event Details
Event Title UNC Women's Health Research Symposium
Location Molecular Biomedical Research Building
Sponsor Pathology and Lab Medicine
Date/Time 09/17/2026 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM
Cutoff Date 08/14/2026 Must register before this date
For more information, contact the event administrator: Kylie Hutchison kyliee@unc.edu
Event Presenters
Name Title  
Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH Executive Dean of the UNC School of Medicine Dr. Meltzer-Brody is also an internationally recognized physician-scientist in perinatal depression. Her research has investigated the epidemiologic and biological predictors of perinatal depression and innovative treatment approaches. She also served as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, where she also directed the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders.
Crystal Schiller, PhD Director of Center for Women's Mood Disorders Dr. Crystal Schiller's research investigates how changes in ovarian steroid hormones contribute to depression and anxiety across the reproductive lifespan—from puberty through the menopause transition. Her work integrates neuroscience, endocrinology, and clinical psychology to identify the biological and behavioral mechanisms that underlie women’s mood symptoms.
 
The first of its kind at UNC, the inaugural Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Research Symposium is dedicated to fostering interdisciplinary connections, collaboration, and knowledge sharing amongst trainees and faculty passionate about women’s health research.  
 
Hosted by the Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium (WHMC) and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, this symposium is also supported by the Center for Women’s Health Research and the School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.  
 
This year’s theme is Collaborate, Innovate, & Unite: The Future of Women’s Health Research at UNC. This symposium will create a platform for early-career researchers and medical professionals from various disciplines to showcase their work, engage in meaningful discussions, and establish professional networks that will advance the field. 
 
The Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Research Symposium welcomes abstract submissions from graduate level researchers, medical students, post docs, medical fellows, and any other early career professionals. Abstract submission are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied!