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Mitacs Information Session

June 23, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Women's Health Research Cluster in partnership with Action on Sepsis is offering the opportunity for health research trainees to learn how they can get a paid reesearch position with Mitacs funding . Following a presentation about Mitacs funding programs, students can dig into details about the...

Trainee Research Presentation

June 23, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Time: 12:00-1:00 pm PST Join us online for our next Trainee Research Presentation! This session will feature short, blitz-style presentations by trainees about their undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral research projects. It's a great opportunity to learn about what students interested in women...

Virtual Cocktail Hour

June 10, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Grab a drink and join us for a networking discussion to talk about all things brain health. This event will conclude our Women's Brain Health Virtual Conference Series and is an opportunity for you to meet other professionals working in the field and get to know one another in a casual setting. To...

Women's Brain Health Conference—Hot Topics Symposium

May 17, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

9:00-10:45 am PDT This symposium is part of our Women's Brain Health Virtual Conference Series , which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical, scientific and commercial communities to address them. In this session, we will hear from four renowned speakers...

Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Session: Dr. Marina Adshade

April 29, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Session: Raise Your Voice! How to Share Your Ideas with the World Mentor: Dr. Marina Adshade , School of Economics, University of British Columbia The Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Sessions intend to provide students with the...

Women's Brain Health Conference—Symposium 5: Reproductive Cycle Effects on Brain and Cardiac Health

April 23, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

9:00-10:30 am PDT This symposium is part of our Women's Brain Health Virtual Conference Series , which brings attention to the brain health issues women face and encourages the medical, scientific and commercial communities to address them. In this session, we will hear from three renowned speakers...

Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Session: Dr. Sarah Munro

April 22, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Session: Knowledge Translation - Keeping Sex and Gender in Mind Mentor: Dr. Sarah Munro , Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia The Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Sessions intend to provide students...

Women's Health Seminar Series—Microglia and Motherhood: Linking the Neuroimmune System to Plasticity of the Maternal Brain and Postpartum Depression

April 19, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Microglia and Motherhood: Linking the Neuroimmune System to Plasticity of the Maternal Brain and Postpartum Depression Presenter: Dr. Benedetta Leuner, Associate Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience, The Ohio State University Dr. Leuner's laboratory is primarily interested in the...

Women's Health Seminar Series—Love, Life and Family: Safer Conception Care for HIV Sero-different Couples who Desire Children in Uganda

April 12, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Love, Life, and Family: Safer conception care for HIV sero-different couples who desire children in Uganda Presenter: Dr. Angela Kaida, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, SFU Dr. Angela Kaida is a global health epidemiologist interested in the linkages between HIV and sexual and reproductive...

Sex Cells!

April 12, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

It is imperative to consider sex and gender when conducting inclusive research, building unbiased technology and facilitating equitable healthcare. Research that implements sex- and gender-based analysis plus (SGBA+) has found important differences in many areas that pertain to neuroscience,...