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Society for Women’s Health Research Awards First Annual Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 9, 2006) — Marisa Bartolomei, Ph.D., of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has been awarded the first annual Society for Women’s Health Research Medtronic Prize for Scientific Contributions to Women’s Health for her work in the field of sex differences research and women’s health. Bartolomei received $75,000 and an award statue at the Society for Women's Health Research’s annual gala dinner on May 8.
The prize was established to recognize a woman scientist or engineer for her contributions to women’s health and encourage women to work on issues uniquely related to women’s health. To be considered, each nominee must be in the middle of her career, devoted a significant part of her work to this area, and served as a role model and mentor for both colleagues and students.
A professor of cell and developmental biology, Bartolomei has found that individual chromosomes have chemical memory of whether they came from the mother or father. Further, she established that this memory can be erased—with negative consequences—early in the embryonic stage by environmental factors. These findings lay the groundwork for future research, which can target disease and developmental problems related to erased chromosomal memories.
In addition to research, Bartolomei is dedicated to graduate and medical education, having trained numerous pre- and postdoctoral students, clinicians, and other health care professionals. She was trained in biochemistry, as well as cell and molecular biology, at the University of Maryland, the Johns Hopkins University, and Princeton University. Bartolomei also balances a full professional life with an equally full family life. She is married and has two young daughters.
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For more information on the Society for Women’s Health Research, the prize or Dr. Bartolomei, contact Karen Young, media relations coordinator, at 202-496-5001 or karen@womenshealthresearch.org.
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