First Lady, Academy Award-winning actress visit UIC to discuss women’s health research initiative
First lady Jill Biden smiles at fellow panelists during a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool) ORG XMIT: ILCHS808
Dr. Pauline Maki, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics & Gynecology at UIC introduces Tracy Weems, Executive Assistant to the Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine to First Lady Jill Biden as they prepare to demonstrate the latest technology that aid in researching women’s health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute at 912 S Wood St in Near West Side, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. First Lady Jill Biden participated in a round table and toured the University of Illinois Chicago facilities to highlight the importance of research in women’s health. Photo by Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Dr. Pauline Maki, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics; Gynecology at UIC (left) explains the readings that researchers can look at to help women and their health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute at 912 S Wood St in Near West Side, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. First Lady Jill Biden participated in a round table and toured the University of Illinois Chicago facilities to highlight the importance of research in women’s health. Photo by Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Dr. Pauline Maki, Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Obstetrics; Gynecology at UIC (left) explains the readings that researchers can look at to help women and their health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute at 912 S Wood St in Near West Side, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. First Lady Jill Biden participated in a round table and toured the University of Illinois Chicago facilities to highlight the importance of research in women’s health. Photo by Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Jacob Van Doorn, Graduate Research Assistant at UIC (right) leads a presentation on research on menopause as actress Halle Berry and First Lady Jill Biden listen at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute at 912 S Wood St in Near West Side, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. First Lady Jill Biden participated in a round table and toured the University of Illinois Chicago facilities to highlight the importance of research in women’s health. Photo by Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
First lady Jill Biden walks in to a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool) ORG XMIT: ILCHS809
Actress Halle Berry, center, Dr. Pauline Maki, rear, and first lady Jill Biden, rear right, watch as Alexandra Paget Blanc, Graduate Student at UIC runs a mock test with Tracy Weems, left, executive assistant to the Dean, University of Illinois College of Medicine, at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. Biden participated in a roundtable and toured the facilities to highlight the importance of research in women's health. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool) ORG XMIT: ILCHS806
First lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
First lady Jill Biden, left, and actress Halle Berry walk in to a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool) ORG XMIT: ILCHS805
First lady Jill Biden is greeted by panelists during a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. Biden participated in a roundtable and toured the facilities to highlight the importance of research in women's health. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool) ORG XMIT: ILCHS812
Actress Halle Berry watches a demonstration of the latest technology and methods to research women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, Pool) ORG XMIT: ILCHS802
Actress Halle Berry talks to Dr. Pauline M. Maki after a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
First lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
First lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Dr. Pauline M. Maki takes a photo with graduate students before the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Dr. Pauline M. Maki talks to graduate students before the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Professor and Head, Department of Surgery Dr. Enrico Benedetti talks to UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Karen Colley before the First lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. Robert A. Barish (from the left), Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs College of Medicine Dr. Heather M. Prendergast , UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Karen Colley, and Professor and Head, Department of Surgery Dr. Enrico Benedetti pose for a photo before the First lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Dr. Pauline M. Maki and actress Halle Berry talk about women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
People gather around the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry after a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs listen to the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry speak in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
First lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood talks alongside the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Dr. Maki talks alongside the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Photo of the setting assignment for the First Lady Jill Biden before a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Dr. Maki talks alongside the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry participate in a roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
Dr. Maki, graduate student Alexandra Paget-Blanc, and graduate student Rachel Schroeder take a photo before the First Lady Jill Biden and actress Halle Berry roundtable on women's health at the University of Illinois Chicago Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute. Photo by Martin Hernandez
As part of the recently launched White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, First Lady Jill Biden and Academy Award-winning actress and women’s health advocate Halle Berry visited the University of Illinois Chicago Jan. 11.
Their visit, which aimed to highlight the importance of advancing research on women’s health, featured the work of Pauline Maki, professor of psychiatry, psychology and obstetrics and gynecology. Maki, who is renowned for her contributions to the field of menopause and cognition, and UIC PhD students Alexandra Paget Blanc and Rachel Schroeder took part in a roundtable discussion with the First Lady, Berry, U.S. Reps. Lauren Underwood and Robin Kelly and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Maki and her research team also led a tour, where they demonstrated how they research menopause and cognition and explained the importance of their findings.