 Keynote Speakers The HHS Office on Women's Health will host the free, virtual Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women's Health Symposium on July 18-19, 2023. Endocrine disruptors are harmful chemicals that can be found in the environment and in consumer products we are exposed to every day. These chemicals can interfere with hormones and lead to a range of health impacts. The Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Women's Health Symposium will include nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the fields of research, prevention,
and treatment who will explore actionable solutions for women's health. The symposium
is open for all to attend. For more information and to register, see the event website. July 18  Andrea Gore, PhD, is Professor and Vacek Chair in Pharmacology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research team is investigating fundamental mechanisms of how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) perturb the developing brain, sex differences in EDC actions, and transgenerational epigenetic effects. Dr. Gore's research has been funded continuously by the NIH, NSF, and foundations since 1992. She has published 4 books and over 190 scientific papers on her research. She was Editor-in-Chief of Endocrinology from 2013-2017 and was lead author of the Endocrine Society's two Scientific Statements on EDCs. Among her most notable research, teaching, and service awards are her election as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; the University of Texas Cooperative Society's Research Excellence Award; the Endocrine Society Laureate Award for Outstanding Public Service; and the Edith Clarke Woman of Excellence Award. Dr. Gore is very active in advocacy for, mentorship of, and education of trainees. 150+ undergraduate and graduate students of diverse interests and backgrounds have conducted independent research in her laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin. July 19  Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a biochemist and reproductive endocrinologist specializing in endometriosis, adenomyosis, ovulatory disorders and infertility. Her research focuses on multi-omics approaches to elucidate function and dysfunction of human endometrium in health and disease and environmental impacts on reproductive health. She has mentored >320 students, fellows and faculty, authored >325 peer-reviewed publications and is co-editor of 7 textbooks on women's health, endocrinology, environmental health, endometrium, and endometriosis. She has received numerous awards acknowledging her contributions to science, medicine, and mentoring. Dr. Giudice is Past-President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, World Endometriosis Society, and International Federation of Fertility Societies. She is immediate past Chair of the FIGO Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures and is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. Stay tuned and get excited for our speaker lineup.  | 
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