Susan Baxter, Ph.D. and Stanley Maloy, PhD. appointed to Foundation’s Executive Leadership Team Along with Chair Person, Carol Tuggey, and CFO, William Wurch, the Howell Foundation is on track to…
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Howell Foundation Announces Three Appointments to Board of Directors
Former Howell Scholars bring perspective to challenges and solutions in the women’s health research journey. PR expert bridges research and community to ensure timely delivery of cutting-edge information benefitting women’s…
Reliable, science-based information: Howell Board Member Mandy Butler describes her experience in vaccine clinical trial.
There are multiple sources of information regarding the status of vaccine clinical trials for COVID-19. The latest polls are showing that, even though the current clinical trials constitute the largest…
Celebrating the Life of Women’s Health Champion and Emeritus Board Member, Peggy Oechsle.
2019 was another sad year for the Foundation. Peggy Oechsle, women’s health champion and Emeritus Board Member passed peacefully in December. An avid supporter the Howell Foundation, Peggy Oechsle served…
Moving women's health forward with experience, leadership and continuity.
The Howell Foundation’s guiding principle is to work with volunteers and professionals who, in addition to exceptional qualifications, have that passion to advocate for women’s health to move organizations forward…
Exercise your brain, it’s a muscle! How Ruth Curran brings brain health awareness to the Howell Foundation.
Actually, no, it is not (good try mom!). Even though the complexities of how the brain functions have not been fully discovered, exercising it should be part of our daily…
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research to Support Komen’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference this Month
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Conference Scientists to present emerging research in Metastatic Breast Cancer Howell Foundation to be a part of the panel of judges for research proposals at…
The Hello’s of the Howell Foundation: Meet Carol Tuggey
The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research warmly welcomes Carol Tuggey as its new Board Vice-Chair. She brings many years of experience in the area of non-profit board…
Happy Holidays and a Wonderful 2019!
Happy Holidays! What a year 2018 has been, and 2019 is just around the corner! The Board of Directors at the Howell Foundation is working on lining up great speakers,…
"Unable are the loved to die, for love IS immortality" ~ Emily Dickinson
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of a remarkable woman who was greatly loved and inspired us all. She truly believed that the way to fight…
Celebrating the life of a remarkable woman, Dr. Skaidrite "Skai" Krisans
It is always a pleasure and an honor to work with wonderful women. Dr. Skaidrite Skai Krisans, or just “Skai”– as we called her– always had a great sense of…
Sharing the WISDOM: An Oncologist, a Geneticist and an Epidemiologist walk into a bar...
There isn’t actually a punch line here. Early detection and accurate treatment for breast cancer is certainly more a relief than a joking matter. We did, however, get together to…
Springing forward all year long: It's not about losing an hour of sleep, rather learning how to sleep to find your health!
In August 2107, our very own Dr. Andrea LaCroix presented the health benefits of learning how to sleep during the Howell Lecture Series Improving the Snooze: Sleeping Better as we Age. …
Welcoming our New Co-Chairs: Education on Women's Health Research is in Good Hands Indeed!
Kathleen Franklin (left) and Abigail de Agostino (right) are the Howell Foundation new Co-chairs. They are responsible for leading our team into ensuring that women are informed on the importance…
Inside the mind of an MD, and... our youngest Howell Board Member: can you see the brain cells firing?
Howell Board Member, Jessica Zhang is a newly minted MD. It is amazing how many things she is able to do for the Howell Foundation, all while pursuing her residency…
2017 here we come!
We’re on our way to 2017! 2016 was a busy year for the Doris A. Howell Foundation; all focused on promoting the need for women’s health research and the consequences…