The inaugural ‘Mike’ Wilson Lecture hosted by UAB Sociology is on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (including a light reception) at the UAB National Alumni Society House opens a new website with dedicated lot and on-street parking. Please register to aid event planning (not required to attend lecture) and/or get informed about future events.

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Title: Precision Medicine’s Blind Spot: Women's Health Research Agenda to Transform Medicine for All

Speaker: Chloe E. Bird opens a new website, PhD, FAAAS, FAAHB; Director, Center for Health Equity Research opens a new website, Tufts Medicine; Sara Murray Jordan Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine

Description: Sex differences extending to the cellular level impact everything from disease pathways to treatment efficacy. Dr. Bird will talk about a vision for rigorous, actionable research on Women’s Health. Knowledge gaps in this area create an opportunity to accelerate and transform health science to improve diagnostic accuracy, optimize therapeutics, and refine prevention and treatment strategies to improve health and healthcare for everyone.