The Rhode Island Women’s Health Summit

The Rhode Island Women’s Health Summit has invited Doctor Legato to give a keynote address at a conference co sponsored by Brown University at the Alpert Medical School in Providence March 13-14,2020. Location: Alpert Medical School in Providence Date: March 13-14,2020. Marianne J. LegatoDr. Marianne Legato, Professor Emerita of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University is an

The Kimberly Templeton, MD Sex and Gender In Medicine Lecture

Doctor Legato will deliver the first lecture a just established annual lectureship, “The Kimberly Templeton, MD Sex and Gender In Medicine Lecture” at Washington University, MO in the Fall of this year. The lecture series is sponsored by the Women, Gender and Sexual Studies, Education and History, led by Doctor Mary Ann Dzuback. Location: Washington University,

Epigenetics and the Integration of Biological Sex and Gender

Dr. Legato will give the keynote lecture for the symposium.”Epigenetics and the Integration of Biological Sex and Gender”. Location: Austria, Vienna 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

The Pontifical Academy of Sciences Workshop on The Revolution of Personalized Medicine

Rome, Italy – April 9-10, 2019 Nineteen experts from around the world delivered their views on the moral and ethical implications of the Revolution of Personalized Medicine. Doctor Legato discussed the concept of gender and its relevance to personalized medicine. To read more about the conference, click here. “Click here to view the playlist containing all of the
How the Environment Impacts the Phenotype

International Symposium – The World Writes on the Body: How the Environment Impacts the Phenotype

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
Legato in Panama

2018 Symposium in Panama

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
The Foundation For Gender-Specific Medicine

NIH – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / Office of Research on Women’s Health Workshop: “Female Sex and Gender in Lung/Sleep Health and Disease

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
IGM Congress 2017

The 8th Congress of the International Society for Gender Medicine

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

Women’s Health Research Group Annual Symposium 2017

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
Taormina, Italy Nov. 2016

Taormina, Italy Nov. 2016

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