Taking Women’s Health to Heart: An Afternoon with Barbra Streisand

J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture | Tuesday, May 15, 2018 | 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET

Barbra Streisand

Entertainer

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Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actress, and filmmaker. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). In 2011, she was given Board of Governors Humanitarian Award for her efforts on behalf of women’s heart health and her many other philanthropic activities.

Summary

NIH has the honor of hosting world-renowned recording artist, actress, director and philanthropist Ms. Barbra Streisand for the Annual J. Edward Rall Cultural Lecture. Her presentation, “Taking Women’s Health to Heart: An Afternoon with Barbra Streisand,” will consist of opening remarks by Ms. Streisand and then move to a conversation between Ms. Streisand and NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins. Topics will include Ms. Streisand’s advocacy for including women in medical research and her role as the co-founder of the Women’s Heart Alliance. The annual cultural lecture (part of the Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series) honors the memory of J. Edward Rall, founder of the Clinical Endocrinology Branch (now within NIDDK) and the first Deputy Director for Intramural Research. He recommended in 1984 that NIH add a cultural lecture to its Director’s Lecture series.