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December 19, 2022

WHRC Members Make List of Top Performing Researchers

A huge congratulations to the Top Performing Researchers at the Women's Health Research Cluster! Elsevier has published a list representing the top-scientists in an September 2022 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators." The ranking is based on...

December 6, 2022

Winners! People's Choice Poster Award

On November 23rd, 2022, we hosted a Trainee Symposium at our fifth Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference session, where trainees virtually presented their research on Endogenous and Exogenous Hormones in Women+'s Health. Please join us in congratulating the following 3...

November 25, 2022

Winners! Conference Registration Award

We are excited to announce the winners of our Conference Registration Award ! The Conference Registration Award offered prizes for trainees who are attending a Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference session. The Conference Registration Award was made possible by Elsevier...

November 24, 2022

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is the kickoff for 16 Days of Activism aiming to eliminate Gender-Based Violence against women and girls. This global initiative runs alongside the United Nation’s “UNITE by 2030 to End Violence against Women” Campaign. The theme for...

October 24, 2022

Deadline extended! Call for abstracts

Calling all trainees! The deadline to submit an abstract for our Trainee Poster Session has been extended! We are now accepting applications to submit an abstract for our Trainee Poster Session, which will take place on Nov 23rd during our Trainee Symposium . This Symposium is a part of our virtual...

October 16, 2022

Call for Applications: Conference Registration Award

We are now accepting applications for our Conference Registration Award! The Conference Registration Award offers prizes up to a total of $1,000 for trainees who are attending the "Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health" conference. Winners will receive free registration to the...

September 22, 2022

Call for Abstracts

Calling all trainees! We are now accepting applications to submit an abstract for our Trainee Poster Session, which will take place on Nov 23rd during our Trainee Symposium . This Sympoisum is a part of our virtual Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference series and we're...

September 18, 2022

Gender Equality Week 2022

September 18-24th, 2022 marks gender equality week in Canada. This week we celebrate the significant and substantive contributions that Canadian women and gender-diverse communities have made and continue to make to the growth, development, character and identity of Canada. The WHRC is comprised of...

September 15, 2022

Register for Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health Conference

We've got a new conference for you to sink your brain into. The Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health conference breaks up a full conference program into bite-sized sessions that are held bi-weekly from October, 2022 to March, 2023. This virtual conference series will dig into...

September 10, 2022

Early Bird Registration for the "Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health" Conference Ends this Week!

Early bird registration for our upcoming virtual conference series, " Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health ", ends this Thursday, September 15th! Join us from October until March 2023 for a series of bi-weekly events including two keynote talks, four symposia, trainee mentor...

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