Dr. Mary Huff is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO. Her work focuses on characterizing the molecular mechanisms supporting the stability of long-term memories. Dr. Huff is also passionate about improving the mental health of the academic research community through reducing the stigma surrounding mental health and building supportive communities at Stowers and the general scientific community and is a co-founder of KCRiBS (KC Researchers in Bio Science), a network of early career scientists in the Kansas City area. Dr. Huff will also be joining a WISER Conversations panel on April 8th. More details to come soon! Learn more about her work here.

Dr. Hinyard is the Executive Director of the Advanced HEAlth Data (AHEAD) Institute and the Chair of the Department of Health and Clinical Outcomes Research at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on health disparities and health equity, health related quality of life, and psychosocial needs of cancer patients. She has also conducted research on the relationship between gender and asthma exacerbations, quality of life assessment, diabetes, and narrative cancer communication. You can find out more about Dr. Hinyard’s work at our Lunch with a Researcher event on March 3rd. Find out more here.