Pittsburgh Business Times: $1M inaugural Magee Prize goes to team investigating cause of prebirth heart defects

October 10, 2018 by Magee-Womens Research Institute

The first-ever $1 million Magee Prize for innovations in women’s and reproductive health was awarded Tuesday night to a team led by a Magee-Womens Institute professor that will investigate the origins of prebirth congenital heart disease.

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Magee-Womens Research Institute (MWRI) is the largest research institute in the U.S. devoted exclusively to health conditions affecting women and infants. The Institute is leading discoveries and advancing knowledge in the field of reproductive biology and medicine, translating this knowledge into improved health, wellness and disease prevention for women, engaging our community in women’s health, and training the present and future generations of women’s health researchers.