About this Event
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🧠 Lecture: "How Medicine Left Out Women (and What It Costs Us Today)"
🎤 Speaker: Dr. Niki Woitowich
Did you know women weren’t required to be included in clinical research until 1993—the same year Jurassic Park hit theaters and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” topped the charts?
Join Dr. Niki Woitowich for a revealing look at how decades of research built largely without women has shaped the care we receive today. She’ll unpack what was missed, what it has cost us, and how these gaps still affect diagnosis, treatment, and health outcomes.
You’ll learn about the progress made over the past 30 years, the critical gaps that remain, and how women scientists are leading discoveries that improve health for everyone—not just women.
Nicole (Niki) Woitowich, PhD, is Executive Director of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute and a Research Associate Professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and a nationally recognized leader in women’s health and biomedical research.
Come challenge what you think you know about medicine and discover why inclusive science matters for all of us.
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Agenda
6:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key.
6:55 PM – Host introduction
7:00 PM – Lecture begins
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A
8:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round
8:30 PM – Wrap up.
Event venue & nearby stays
Logan Square, Logan Square, Chicago, United States
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