Opening Doors: A Conversation with Dr. Patricia K. Donahoe

For decades, Dr. Patricia Donahoe has been a pioneering pediatric surgeon, scientist, and mentor. As Director of the Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories at MGH and the Marshall K. Bartlett Professor of Surgery at HMS, she has led groundbreaking research on Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS), transforming how clinicians understand the development of reproductive structures and their function. Assays for MIS/AMH are now used in every fertility clinic around the world. Her research has also contributed to the understanding of the molecular and genetic causes of birth defects, particularly Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), which adversely affects lung development, and she has trained over 100 fellows who now hold significant academic positions around the world.

Please join us for a conversation – moderated by Dr. Allan Moises Goldstein – to hear about Dr. Donahoe's remarkable journey, her impact on surgery and developmental biology, and her reflections and advice for those forging their own paths in medicine and science.

Agenda

• 2:00-3:00 p.m. - conversation with Q&A
• 3:00-3:30 p.m. - receptiom