Wendy Henderson
Wendy Henderson | |
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| Alma mater | University of Pittsburgh |
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| Fields | Nursing |
| Institutions | National Institute of Nursing Research University of Connecticut |
Wendy A. Henderson is an American
Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
.
Education
Henderson earned a M.S.N. from
translational science institute fellow. The same year, she joined the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) as a postdoctoral researcher and staff scientist conducting research on the immuno-genetic mechanisms involved in symptom distress related to digestive and liver diseases.[1]
Career
Henderson was appointed as an assistant clinical investigator in 2009 and then joined the NINR
NIH Clinical Center.[1]
In September 2019, Henderson was appointed as the director of the Center of Nursing Scholarship and Innovation at the University of Connecticut.[2]
Research
As a
brain–gut microbiota axis and chronic effects of stress on intestinal health across the lifespan. She developed the Gastrointestinal Pain Pointer (GIPP) technology to provide clinicians with a more integrated tool for GI symptom assessment—one that includes location, intensity, quality, and physiologic parameters. Through a brain–gut natural history study, Henderson also assesses brain–gut interactions in normal weight and overweight patients with chronic abdominal pain of unknown origin.[1]
In 2018, Henderson co-invented a new patent-pending methodology to test
stool rapidly at the point-of-need for infectious pathogens. The test recently won the 2018 American Gastroenterological Association Tech Summit's Shark Tank competition. Henderson developed the tool with Chang Hee Kim of GoDx under a clinical cooperative research and development agreement.[3]
Awards and honors
Henderson has received an NINR Director's Award for Innovation and Leadership.Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.[2]
Personal life
Henderson is listed by the National Institutes of Health as being of Cherokee descent.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Wendy | Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion". www.edi.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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- ^ a b c Greiner, Keely (2019-12-13). "Wendy Henderson, PhD, MSN, CRNP, FAAN | Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP)". Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b "NINR Nurse Scientist's Co-Invention Honored with 'Shark Tank' Award". NIH Record. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2021-08-22. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Institutes of Health.