2025 Women X Women – Hosted by Jackson Laboratory

Join us in person or virtually for our 2025 Women X Women event, a celebration of groundbreaking biomedical research powered by women.

Research experts at JAX will address two important health topics: how and why our immune system changes as we age, and the role of genetic testing in providing insights that could reshape our approach to the treatment and prevention of human diseases.

Schedule at a Glance:

2:30 PM | Welcome and introductions

• Sarah Wojiski, Ph.D., Director and External Programs

2:35 PM | JAX research update

• Mary Dickinson, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Scientific Officer

2:45 PM | Session I: The evolution of our immune systems as we age

• Duygu Ucar, Ph.D., Professor

3:05 PM | Q&A

3:15 PM | Break

3:25 PM | Session II: The power of genetic testing in understanding human disease

• Meghan Finn, Vice President and Chief Communications Officer (Moderator)
• Karina Brierley, M.S., CGC, Certified Genetic Counselor, Smilow Cancer Genetics
  and Prevention Program
• Emily Edelman, M.S., CGC, Director, Clinical Education
• Leah Graham, Ph.D., Program Director, Mane Cancer Genomics Initiative

3:55 PM | Q&A

4:15 PM | Program concludes. Networking reception begins.