Getting Women With Brain Disorders Re-Integrated In Society And Back To Work Post-Pandemic
By Anna Dé, Head of Policy at WBP and Dr. Annemarie Schumacher-Dimech, Co-founder and President of WBP The MEP Interest Group on Brain, Mind and Pain (BMP) held a virtual event on 10 November 2020 on the future of BMP advocacy. It was an absolute honour for Women’s Brain Project (WBP) to attend and speak […]
Landmark Regulatory Roundtable on advancing women’s health and precision medicine
By Anna Dé, Executive Committee member of WBP On 17 September 2020, the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) held a landmark regulatory roundtable on advancing sex and gender precision medicine. egulatory roundtable brought together key regulators and other stakeholders to learn from the experience of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has a […]
AAIC Neuroscience Next: Creating Opportunities For Early Career Neuroscientists
By Lindsay Welikovitch, AAIC Organizing Committee The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting the first-ever Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® Neuroscience Next (AAIC® NN) from November 9-10, 2020. The event is virtual and free of charge for all attendees. Dr. Maria Teresa Ferretti, Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) will be speaking about […]
Brain and Mental Health For All: A Manifesto
We want precision medicine for brain and mental diseases. We are the Women’s Brain Project. We are here to transform healthcare. We are the Women’s Brain Project. Brain and mental health for all is not a utopia but a necessity – and in our belief, a realistic goal. But to achieve it, the current approach […]
Mental Health As A Human Right: “Insieme Per La Salute Mentale”
Most people who struggle with their mental health have, at some point, been blamed for their condition. They have been called names. They have been told it is only a phase or that they have just “to try harder”. Moreover, they are discriminated against because of their condition. This is the power that stigma holds. […]
International Forum On Women’s Brain And Mental Disease 2020: A Recap
y Shahnaz Radjy, Executive Committee member, Women’s Brain Project This year, nothing is business as usual. The same can be said for the flagship event hosted by the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) with the International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health 2020 going virtual for the first time. With an innovative format, as of […]
[PRESS RELEASE] The Women’s Brain Project and the Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health Launch the “Be Brain Powerful” Switzerland Campaign at the International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health
Zurich, Switzerland (September 23, 2020) – The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) and the Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health (GAWBH) launched the Swiss edition of the global Be Brain Powerful® campaign (“BBP”), which promotes the benefits of risk reduction and brain health to women in the fight to prevent, treat, and eventually cure Alzheimer’s as […]
[PRESS RELEASE] International Forum On Women’s Brain And Mental Health, A Technology And Patient-Centric Approach To Transform Precision Medicine As A Stepping Stone To An Institute Of Sex And Gender Precision Medicine In Switzerland
Zurich, September 21, 2020 – The International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health 2020, the signature event of the Women’s Brain Project, was a big success on the path of sex and gender-oriented precision medicine and another step toward the realization of the first Institute of Sex and Gender Precision Medicine in Switzerland. More […]
Acceptance Speech For The World Sustainability Award 2020
By Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, Co-founder and CEO of the Women’s Brain Project As a co-awardee of the World Sustainability Award 2020, Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha delivered an acceptance speech on September 15. The notes the speech was based on are shared below. For the related press release, click here. “When I was a […]
[Press Release] Dr. Santuccione Chadha Is The Co-Recipient Of The World Sustainability Award 2020 For Pioneering Work With The Women’s Brain Project On Sex- And Gender-Sensitive Precision Medicine
(WBP), and Head of Stakeholder Engagement at Biogen, has been awarded the World Sustainability Award 2020 for outstanding contributions to sex and gender-oriented precision medicine. The achievement recognizes her pioneering work in exploring how sex and gender differences impact mental and brain diseases and can lead to a more inclusive and sustainable healthcare system. Dr. […]
