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Walking for Brain Health: The Role of Biological Sex and Reproductive Experience on Exercise Efficacy

April 25, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Walking for Brain Health: The Role of Biological Sex and Reproductive Experience on Exercise Efficacy Presenter: Dr. Cindy Barha, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia Dr. Cindy Barha, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department...

Making Menopause Metabolic Across Multiple Memory Systems

April 4, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Making Menopause Metabolic Across Multiple Memory Systems Presenter: Dr. Donna Korol, Associate Professor, Biology Department, Syracuse University Donna L. Korol joined the Department of Biology as an Associate Professor in August 2012. Her interests in aging extend to the community...

How Stress Impacts the Maternal Brain

March 21, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: How Stress Impacts the Maternal Brain Presenter: Dr. Pilyoung Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Denver Pilyoung Kim is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department. She is also Director of the Family and Child Neuroscience (FCN) Laboratory and...

Science Communication Career Workshop

March 18, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Are you interested in science communication as a career but aren’t sure how to make it happen? Join the Women’s Health Research Cluster and the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health on March 18th, from 12-1pm to learn more! This event will feature a panel of three science communicators, all...

Prenatal Stress and the Developing Brain: From Maternal Microbes to Offspring Microglia

March 7, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Prenatal Stress and the Developing Brain: From Maternal Microbes to Offspring Microglia Presenter: Dr. Tamar Gur, Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine Dr. Gur received both her MD and PhD at the University of...

Trainee Research Presentation

March 3, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

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 womens health are working on...

Decolonizing Research: Collecting Two-Spirit Data in Culturally Affirming Way

February 22, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Decolonizing Research: Collecting Two-Spirit Data in Culturally Affirming Way Presenter: Harlan Pruden, Indigenous Knowledge Translation Lead, Chee Mamuk, Indigenous Public Health ​Program, BC Center for Disease Control, Clinical Prevention Services Harlan Pruden (nēhiyo/First...

Disruptions in Neuroplasticity: When Sex and Parental Experience Collide

February 7, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Disruptions in Neuroplasticity: When Sex and Parental Experience Collide Presenter: Dr. Erica R. Glasper, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland Erica R. Glasper is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. She earned a B.A. in...

Insights into Placental Development: Does Genetic Sex Matter?

January 24, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Insights into Placental Development: Does Genetic Sex Matter? Presenter: Dr. Alexander Beristain, Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, UBC and an Investigator at BC Children's Hospital Dr. Alexander Beristain is an Associate Professor in the...

Neuroelectric Markers of the Interaction Between Caffeine and Menstrual Cycle Phase

January 10, 2022
Zoom
Vancouver, BC
Canada

Seminar Title: Neuroelectric Markers of the Interaction Between Caffeine and Menstrual Cycle Phase Presenter: Dr. Derek Fisher, Associate Vice President of Research, Mount Saint Vincent University and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology Dr. Derek Fisher is the Associate Vice...