Keeping the Women we Love Healthy

Thinzar Helmi Lwin This year, our 20th anniversary celebration year, also includes celebrating the success of our scholars.   If our work empowers one individual to work towards women's health research, then we are just a step closer to ensuring women's well being and family health.    "The Howell research scholarship fueled my interest in science and cancer biology.  It led me to great mentors who guided me into the medical field during my time at UCSD.  I have since finished medical school in New York and am now a surgical resident training at Mt Sinai Beth Israel in NY. I am very appreciative of the Howell Foundation for giving me the opportunity to get started in biomedical research which helped me to get where I am today!"   T he Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research is committed to keeping the women we love healthy, advancing women’s health through research and educating women to be catalysts for improving family health in t...

It was 20 years ago when Soroptimist International of La Jolla helped establish the Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research to honor a remarkable woman who’s work denoted love, passion for women’s health and compassion. Today, after 20 years, the inspiration brought about by Dr. Howell has allowed the Foundation to award over 200 scholarships to aspiring researchers and doctors, to hold over 80 educational events and to fund 3 grants addressing the health of underserved women in our community. Please Join us in celebrating the next 20 years of Women’s Health Research at our Featured Luncheon:  “One World, One Health” With Stanley Maloy, Ph.D.  Professor Dean, College of Sciences Associate Director, Center for Microbial Sciences        San Diego State University                                           ...

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give   ~Kahlil Gibran In recognition of the many donors that make it possible for students to accomplish their dreams, UCSD celebrated the community's donations  at their annual Hearts and Scholars dinner in February at the Estancia, La Jolla.  The Doris A. Howell Foundation was recognized as a Cum Laude in their 2014 Honor Roll of Scholarship Donors. It was certainly a pleasure celebrating the gift of education with 2014 UCSD scholars Angela Zuo, Erica Birkholz, Stephanie Myers and Orysya Stus; all making progress and well on their way to advocating for women's health through their fields of study. We are proud of all our Howell Scholars.  If you would like to make a donation towards empowering students to fulfill their passion for research, please contact the Doris A. Howell Foundation today: www.howellfoundation.org.                          ...

Dr. Lukacz presenting the most recent information on pelvic health at the last Howell Luncheon  Creating awareness on pelvic floor health starts with education.  The Howell Foundation hosted Dr. Emily Lukacz last week who gave a very informative summary on what comprises pelvic floor disorders, understanding the basic anatomy  of incontinence and its symptoms,  and the latest on treating these disorders.  If we were to summarize her most important message it would be the fact that one does not have to live with pelvic floor disorders , especially when one out of three women suffer from it – a message worthwhile sharing since pelvic floor disorders  are under reported and therefore under served.   “It’s not only women who suffer from these conditions.  Family suffers as well.  Reality is there are lots of fairly simple things you can do that don’t require surgery”, she stated.  “Being here and spreading the word on p...