Home | Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative
๐ฃ Weโre recruiting 1-2 postdocs to the incredible WBHI team to lead projects mapping brain & behavโl changes across major endocrine transitionsโfrom adolesc to pregnancy to menopause. Expertise in MRI & human subjects necc. Please reach out to info@wbhi.ucsb.edu and learn more at wbhi.ucsb.edu ๐
19.08.2025 14:41 โ
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Why menstrual cycle irregularities belong in brain research - Nature Medicine
The menstrual cycle requires tight orchestration between the brain and body, and irregularities can be both the cause and the consequence of wide-ranging health issues. Embracing this complexity, inst...
We wrote a piece for @naturemedicine.bsky.social ๐ง
Menstrual cycle irregularities can be both cause and consequence of wide-ranging health issues.
Embracing this complexity could reveal novel brainโbody interactions and advance neuroscience.
Check out our commentary www.nature.com/articles/s41...
13.08.2025 09:27 โ
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Happy Friday, wherever your adventures take you today! PhD student Elle Murata spread the word โStudy Womenโ from White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico.
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#BowersWBHI #Neuroscience #WomenInScience #Neuroimaging #Neuroendocrinology #WomensBrainHealth #Menopause
25.07.2025 16:47 โ
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Group Wisdom Participants
We want to hear *your voice* on taboos in women's and gender diverse health! Your perspective will directly inform priorities in research and a women's health resource platform.
participant.groupwisdom.tech/invite/proje...
19.08.2025 06:22 โ
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OHBM
At #OHBM2025 in Brisbane, Australia?
Join our symposium on "Sex differences and sex specificity in multiscale human brain organization across the lifespan", organised by Bianca Serio, on Friday June 27th.
For more details, see: ww6.aievolution.com/hbm2501/Even...
23.06.2025 17:32 โ
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Excited to be presenting work on endometriosis & birth control @ohbmofficial.bsky.social !!! See you there ๐ง
22.06.2025 21:29 โ
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Pregnancy &motherhood transform the brain in ways we're only beginning to understand๐ง
Uncovering these changes w/ @susanacarmona.bsky.social @magdamartinezga.bsky.social @emilyjacobs.bsky.social @grotzinger.bsky.social Kaya Jordan & @cziscience.bsky.social's generous support!
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29.05.2025 15:21 โ
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Our lab is hiring a research technician! Please share this wonderful opportunity! ๐ง
13.05.2025 04:13 โ
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Advancing the science of womenโs health
THRILLED to see this SI now out addressing the power and potential of focusing our lens on women. H/t to Tali for making space for these ideas to flourish and for a dream team of investigators to contribute!!
Advancing the science of womenโs health | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
05.03.2025 21:34 โ
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I guess this bears repeating๐๐ผ
25.02.2025 15:03 โ
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Most of what we know about health and disease centers on the male body. This 2016 NIH policy was a huge win for those of us that want the scientific body of knowledge to serve, well, all bodies.
25.02.2025 14:59 โ
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Advancing Inclusive AI in Womenโs Brain Health ๐ง โจ
We are thrilled to announce a $1.5M award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the Womenโs Brain Health Initiative in advancing inclusive AI through multi-modal biomedical datasets.
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