INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM – “The World Writes on the Body: How the Environment Impacts the Phenotype” – Florence, Italy – May 24-25, 2018 The 21st century began with the finalization of the description of the structure of the human genome, ushering in a profound change in our understanding what makes us what we are. We now

Doctor Legato joined over seventy experts in the February, 2018 symposium in Panama, “The Medicine of the Future and Those Left Behind”, the Second Annual Conference of the Global Holistic Summit on Men’s Health. In four separate lectures, she discussed the plasticity of sex, the biological mechanisms underlying the formation of the male and female

September 19, 2017 – Washington, D.C. – The conference, which included authorities from major academic institutions, was one of a series of meetings which concentrated on the importance of understanding how gender impacts normal human function and the experience of disease. Doctor Legato’s keynote lecture opened the meeting, and was devoted to an exploration of the evidence

The 8th Congress of the International Society for Gender Medicine – “Trends in Gender Medicine: Super-aging Society and Globalization” September 14-16, 2017 – Doctor Marianne Legato delivered one of three keynote addresses (“Presidential Address”) during the course of the congress. The Congress was a great success with approximately 250 participants from 18 different countries. The

10th Annual Johns Hopkins Women’s Health Research Symposium: “Sex and Gender Aspects of Diseases and Health Across the Lifespan” The Foundation supported the work of two young investigators who presented their data at this symposium. Cardiologist Dr. Rosanne Rouf developed a mouse model for the investigation of mitral valve prolapse, (a common finding in women). Developmental psychologist

Dr. Legato Taormina, Italy event 2/2 International Congress Of Cardiology From Scientific Evidence to Clinical Practice Taormina (Italy), November 24th-26th, 2016 Dr. Legato was the keynote speaker at the International Congress of Cardiology “From Scientific Evidence to Clinical practice”. You can view Dr. Legato’s presentation by clicking the link below. In addition, Dr. Legato was presented

9th Annual Johns Hopkins Women’s Health Research Symposium 9th Annual Johns Hopkins Women’s Health Research Symposium  Symposium on May 26, 2016, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine . This symposium was a competition for two grants totaling $50,000 from the Derfner grant for the most valuable research projects presented by junior faculty members participating in the

Women’s ENews’ 21 Leaders For The 21st Century Award Ceremony (May 2016) Marianne J. LegatoDr. Marianne Legato, Professor Emerita of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University is an internationally known academic physician, author, lecturer, and specialist in gender-specific medicine. She is founding member of the International Society for Gender Medicine and also the founder and director

Sex and General Medical Education Summit at the Mayo Clinic – publication of the conference proceedings in The Biology of Sex Differences. Click to Download Complete Commentary   Marianne J. LegatoDr. Marianne Legato, Professor Emerita of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University is an internationally known academic physician, author, lecturer, and specialist in gender-specific medicine. She