This special lecture honors Dr. Sower’s extraordinary scientific contributions to the field of women’s health and to inspire young scholars to transcend the boundaries between varying fields of research to advance women’s health. Dr. Sower’s unique insights into the breadth and depth of underlying physiological processes common to multiple diseases as well as her efforts to understand the linkages between ovarian and chronological aging has contributed substantially to the advancement of science. As a result of her contributions, women’s health grew from a peripheral field of study to a major discipline and we honor her legacy by inviting a groundbreaking researcher to present a lecture in her name.
Center for Midlife Science and Department of EpidemiologyDiscriminatory Stressors & Cardiovascular Risk in Midlife Women: Implications for African-American Women's Health
2021 MaryFran Sowers Memorial Lecture with Tene Lewis
January 14, 2021
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Online in Zoom
Sponsored by: Center for Midlife Science and Department of Epidemiology
Contact Information: Meredith McGehee (mcgehee@umich.edu)
This special lecture honors Dr. Sower’s extraordinary scientific contributions to the field of women’s health and to inspire young scholars to transcend the boundaries between varying fields of research to advance women’s health. Dr. Sower’s unique insights into the breadth and depth of underlying physiological processes common to multiple diseases as well as her efforts to understand the linkages between ovarian and chronological aging has contributed substantially to the advancement of science. As a result of her contributions, women’s health grew from a peripheral field of study to a major discipline and we honor her legacy by inviting a groundbreaking researcher to present a lecture in her name.
