Speaker Profile
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UCSF
Biography
Linda C. Giudice is a biochemist and reproductive endocrinologist specializing clinically in uterine and ovulatory disorders and female infertility. Her research focuses on uterine endometrial function and regeneration and diagnostic and molecular profiling of uterine disorders, and the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on reproductive health. Dr. Giudice has mentored more than 250 students, fellows and faculty, authored more than 350 peer-reviewed publications, and is co-editor of 7 textbooks on womens health, reproductive environmental health, endocrinology, endometrium and endometriosis. She is Past-President of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the Society for Reproductive Investigation, the World Endometriosis Society, and the International Federation of Fertility Societies, and Chaired the FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) Committee on Climate Change and Toxic Environmental Exposures. Dr. Giudice is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine and the U.S. National Academy of Inventors.
Talk
Endometriosis and its Role in Fertility
Session Abstract – PMWC 2025 Silicon Valley
Track Co-Chairs:
Yoel Sadovsky, UPMC
C. Noel Bairey Merz, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Program Theme: Women's Health Innovation.
- PMWC 2025 Award Ceremony
Pioneer Honoree: Nanette K. Wenger, Emory University
Luminary Honoree: Diana Bianchi, NIH
- Keynote: Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Sequencing and Incidental Detection of Maternal Cancer
- Diane Bianchi, NIH
- Keynote: Understanding the Journey : Women and Coronary Heart Disease
- Nanette K. Wenger, Emory University
- Innovations in Alzheimer's and Women's Health
Chair: TBA
- Aparna Vasanthakumar, Abbvie
- Duygu Tosun-Turgut, UCSF
- Innovations in Women's Cardiovascular Health: From Research to Practice
Chair: Noel Bairey Merz, Cedars-Sinai
- Janet Wright, CDC
- Christine Albert, Cedars-Sinai
- Garima Sharma, Inova Health System
- Roxana Mehran, Mount Sinai - From Fertility to Pregnancy
Chair: Yoel Sadovsky, Magee Women's Research Inst.
- Linda Giudice, UCSF (Endometriosis and its Role in Fertility)
- Paolo Rinaudo, UCSF (Harnessing Data to Enhance Fertility Research and Treatments)
- Vittorio Sebastiano, Stanford (Stem Cells in Fertility and Aging: Bridging the Gap)
- Ruth Bunker Lathi, Stanford (Understanding Miscarriage: Differentiating Maternal and Fetal Causes to Improve Outcomes)
- Aleksandar Rajkovic, UCSF (Unraveling the Genetics Behind Uterine Fibroids: Implications for Women's Health)
- PMWC Showcase
- Jeremy Grushcow, Juniper Genomics
- Harnessing Pre-Pregnancy Data to Predict Pregnancy Health
Chair: Yoel Sadovsky, Magee Women's Research Inst.
- Louise Laurent, UCSD (Advancements in RNA-based Biomarker Discovery for gestational diseases)
- Mike Snyder, Stanford (The Role of Biological Clocks in Pregnancy: Insights from Multi-Omics Analysis)
- Alison Paquette, Seattle Children's Research Institute (Multi-Omics Analysis of the Placenta: Unlocking New Insights into Pregnancy Health)
