Marlena Fejzo, PhD, the USC geneticist behind the groundbreaking discovery of the role the hormone known as GDF15 plays in pregnancy sickness, delivered a speech at the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Fejzo spoke of the journey that led to her discovery, her ongoing efforts to provide compassionate care for women experiencing severe morning sickness and her current work in developing preventive measures and treatments that could revolutionize the management of severe morning sickness.

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