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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,...

Women's Health Seminar Series—A Socio-Ecological Approach to the Study of Hormones and Behaviour: Impacts for Women’s Health

April 6, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

A Socio-Ecological Approach to the Study of Hormones and Behaviour: Impacts for Women’s Health Presenter: Dr. Annie Duchesne, Ph.D. University of Northern British Columbia, Department of Psychology. Duchesne conducts research exploring how stress differently influences our body and behaviours...

Women's Health Seminar Series—From Bump to Baby: Women's Sexual Health During the Transition to Parenthood

March 22, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: From Bump to Baby: Women's Sexual Health During the Transition to Parenthood Presenter: Dr. Samantha Dawson, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of British Columbia Dr. Samantha Dawson is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of British...

Trainee Research Presentation

March 11, 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...

Women's Health Seminar Series—Hormones, Brain and Social Cognition

March 8, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Hormones, Brain and Social Cognition Presenter: Dr. Elena Choleris, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, University of Guelph Dr. Choleris is particularly interested in various regulatory and modulatory aspects of social behavior. Among many, her team is investigating...

Women's Brain Health Conference—Symposium 4: Sex Hormones and Metabolic Regulation

March 8, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

9:00-10:30 am PST 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...

A Fireside Chat with Margaret Price

March 2, 2021
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

The Public Humanities Hub , partnering with the Women’s Health Research Cluster, is pleased to offer this opportunity to sit down with Dr. Margaret Price to discuss issues she addresses in her work on mental health and academic life. In conversation with Dr. Judy Segal , Dr. Price will take a...

Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Session: Dr. Robert-Paul Juster

March 2, 2021
Online
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Women's Brain Health Initiative Trainee-Mentor Session: Stress and Resilience Neuroscience - Navigating Transdisciplinary Research Approaches That Nuance Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Mentor: Dr. Robert-Paul Juster, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Addiction,...