EndoRISE
EndoRISE
A community to advance Endometriosis Research, Innovation, Support & Education

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EndoRISE is a groundbreaking, state supported initiative to address Endometriosis, a highly invasive, under-diagnosed and under-researched disease.
Seeking to improve awareness and health outcomes in Connecticut, while driving research breakthroughs that will impact women across the nation and beyond, the EndoRISE program's multifaceted approach includes:
  • The creation of the CT Data and Biorepository, a diverse data and specimen biorepository to enable research, clinical and industry collaborations
  • The education of healthcare providers, students and frontline professionals about endometriosis diagnosis and best practices
  • Serving as a centralized resource, to disseminate information and raise public awareness about the disease
Whether a patient, researcher, provider, or simply interested in learning more, we welcome you to join us in the effort to impact the lives of the over 200 million people suffering from this disease.

Public

Learn more about Endometriosis, who it effects, and the importance of raising awareness of the disease for early detection and advancements in health outcomes for those suffering from it.
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Patients

Find information, resources and community. Learn more about how you can help advance EndoRISE efforts towards better diagnostics, treatments and cures.
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Researchers

Learn more about the CT Data and Biorepository and its efforts to foster basic research and clinical collaborations designed to help advance our understanding of Endometriosis towards better diagnostics, treatments and cures.
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Providers

Learn more about Endometriosis, best practices in patient care, and the role you can play the effort to advance diagnostics, treatments and cures.
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Recent News
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July 11, 2025
Summer Research Students
We had the opportunity to host two Summer Research students in our Courtois lab at JAX through our partnership with UConn Health and the Healthcare Career Opportunities Program (HCOP).

HCOP actively recruits medical and dental students who are first generation college, educationally under-resourced, and/or reside in a designated health professional shortage area, and we are so glad these students chose to join our lab to learn more about endometriosis and the latest technologies we are using to study endometriosis.

Both Meryl and Natasha will presenting posters highlighting the research projects they did over the summer next week at UConn Health.

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March 31, 2025
UConn Today Podcast with Chris DeFrancesco: Attacking Endometriosis With Awareness and Research

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Upcoming and recent events
  • Virtual Convention: All Nurses Across All Specialty Areas: Raising Awareness About Endometriosis
    Virtual Convention: All Nurses Across All Specialty Areas: Raising Awareness About Endometriosis
    · March 20, 2025
    EndoRISE is partnering with the Connecticut Nurses Association to offer a professional development session on endometriosis and the EndoRISE program to the nursing community across the state of Connecticut

    March 20th, 2025 • 5:30 - 6:30pm
    It may take 7 years to diagnose endometriosis! We will discuss recognizing the signs and symptoms of endometriosis, and explore educational materials for health professionals and to support patients.
    *School Nurses
    *ER/Urgent Care/Primary Care
    *APRNs

    Register by clicking "Learn More"
  • Screening of "Below the Belt" documentary
    Screening of "Below the Belt" documentary
    · April 10, 2025
    EndoRISE and the University of Connecticut PNB society bring you a special screening of "Below the Belt", a documentary on endometriosis and flaws in the healthcare system.
  • Endometriosis: A Look at Current Practices and Emerging Science
    Endometriosis: A Look at Current Practices and Emerging Science
    · June 23, 2025
    This symposium will explore the current standard of care and the emerging science around diagnosing, treating, and studying endometriosis. In the past two years, several publications have outlined significant steps forward in the diagnosis, treatment, staging, and characterization of endometriosis, including large single-cell sequencing data sets, the commercial availability of a new non-surgical diagnostic test, and a clinical trial for the first non-hormonal treatment for endometriosis. This symposium will bring together top academic researchers and industry leaders to discuss how these advances can further spur innovation and translate emerging technologies to the clinic.
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