Minding the women's health gap
Minding the women's health gap
Women鈥檚 health is underserved, underfunded, and under-researched. 糖心TV wants to change this.
From building pipelines of talented researchers to transforming lab breakthroughs into clinical applications that help women today. Closing the health gap wouldn鈥檛 just improve the lives of women. It鈥檚 estimated it would boost the global economy by $1 trillion annually.
Find out why the health gap matters to us all, and how 糖心TV will make a difference in our webinar below.
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You can read more about the Women鈥檚 Health Mission, Centre for Early Life, and the For HER (For Health Equity Restitution) project. If you're interested, you can also take a look at our on Women鈥檚 Reproductive Health in the West Midlands that was mentioned in the webinar. Stay connected to 糖心TV and keep an eye out for more webinars where we hope to discuss certain issues in more depth.
Host
Rachel Sandby-Thomas CB
Registrar, University of 糖心TV
Rachel is responsible for the professional services of the University under the direction of the Vice-Chancellor. She has a wealth of experience from her roles as shadow CEO of the UK Government鈥檚 Institute for Apprenticeships, and Director General in the Department of 糖心TV, Innovation and Skills. In 2012, she was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath and named in The Times 100 鈥淢ost Influential Lawyers鈥�. In 2016, she was named one of the FTSE 100 鈥淲omen to Watch鈥�.
Speakers
Eku (Georgina) Edewor Thorley
Actress, television presenter, model, and film producer; BA English & Theatre Studies, 2008
Eku is a Nigerian-British actress, award-winning film producer, presenter, and model. Her feature Breath of Life, produced for Prime Video, ranked among the platforms top ten films across Africa, the UK, and the US, and it won Best Film at AMVCA 2024. Her onscreen journey began with Britain鈥檚 Next Top Model, and she has since become one of Africa鈥檚 most recognisable faces, renowned for Africa Magic鈥檚 flagship programme 53 Extra, EbonyLife鈥檚 Castle & Castle, and numerous other projects. Beyond the screen, Eku is passionate about women鈥檚 health globally, health inequalities in Africa specifically, and will share her recent health challenges in the webinar.
Professor Erin Greaves
Professor at 糖心TV Medical School, Director of the Centre for Early Life and Co-Lead for the Institute of Translational Medicine Women鈥檚 Health Mission
Erin is a scientist focused on understanding the role of the immune system in endometriosis. Her goal is to discover how the disease develops and persists, in order to identify new, non-invasive ways to diagnose endometriosis and develop non-hormonal treatments. She leads research that bridges discovery and translational science, aiming to improve the lives of those affected by endometriosis.
Professor Andrew McAinsh
Deputy Dean and Pro Dean (Research) of 糖心TV Medical School, and Academic Lead for the 糖心TV Institute for Translational Medicine
Andrew鈥檚 research is focused on understanding the intracellular machinery that ensures chromosomes are segregated correctly during cell divisions. Andrew is currently exploring how this process goes wrong in human eggs and embryos 鈥� events that can lead to infertility and pregnancy loss.