Women's Health Authors Book Club with Dr. Deena Emera

​Welcome to a limited series of AthenaDAO’s Author Book Club, where we get to meet the authors!

​In our inaugural session, we'll be joined by Dr. Deena Emera, the author of: "A Brief History of the Female Body: An Evolutionary Look at How and Why the Female Form Came to Be".

​​To celebrate this, we'll be giving away 10 books before the book club to people in our community! In order to be eligible, you will have to sign up to this event and be in our Discord.

​​About the Book

​​From breasts and orgasms to periods, pregnancies, and menopause―A Brief History of the Female Body is a fascinating science book explaining the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.

​​Let's face it: The female body is an enigma. For teenagers first experiencing their periods, the monthly arrival of mood swings and cramps can be agonizing and inconvenient. With pregnancy―perhaps the most miraculous of bodily events―comes countless potential complications, including high blood pressure, diabetes, premature birth, and postpartum depression. And menopause is equally mystifying. Why do females lose their fertility over time and experience the notorious side effects―like hot flashes, weight gain, and hair loss―while males maintain their fertility forever?

​Deena Emera, PhD, is an evolutionary geneticist, author, and teacher. She earned a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, a master’s degree from NYU, and a PhD from Yale. She currently serves as a scientist and writer-in-residence at the Buck Institute’s Center for Reproductive Longevity and Equality. In her new book A Brief History of the Female Body, Deena draws on her expertise as a biologist and experience as a mother of four to explore the mysteries of the female body through an evolutionary lens.  

​​​About AthenaDAO

​​​​​​AthenaDAO is a decentralized science (DeSci) collective working on transformative women’s health research funding, education, and access.  

​​​​Their aim is to bring researchers, women’s communities, and funders together in a collaborative way to support this undervalued but promising area of research. 

​​​​They were chosen as one of the first BioDAOs in bio.xyz, have published two Reproductive Health Reports and have already funded researchers around the world.

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