Danielle Luciano, M.D., director for the Minimally Invasive Gynecological Surgery at UConn Health (which is an endometriosis reference middle and recognized leader in women’s health), and Elise Courtois, Ph.D., an endometriosis researcher and director of Single Cell Biology at JAX have partnered to understanding endometriosis.  Luciano and Courtois have joined forces with Connecticut state Rep. Jillian Gilchrest and are a part of the Endometriosis Working Group established final yr to extend consciousness of endometriosis and broaden entry to care. This group’s priorities embody creating an endometriosis knowledge and biorepository program – the primary public, multi-institution biorepository of its type – and facilitating endometriosis training coaching for varsity nurses.

The endometriosis knowledge and biorepository program is the nation’s first public, multi-institution biorepository. The final aim is to enhance consciousness of and well being outcomes for this extremely invasive, underdiagnosed, and below researched situation in Connecticut whereas driving analysis breakthroughs for people impacted by endometriosis throughout the nation and past. Read the full plan here.