We are pleased to announce our new Women's Health Seminar Series! The series will be held on Mondays from 12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST) at the Rudy North Lecture Theatre (LL 101) at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH), UBC, starting on September 23, 2019, to April 2020. We have invited speakers from the Women's Health Research Cluster to share their research on the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social factors in women's health and their effects on women's health outcomes.
The Seminar Series is open to all interested faculty, clinicians, staff, and trainees and will be a great opportunity to interact and engage with diverse scholars and peers.
We look forward to seeing you on September 23, 2019, at 12pm!
(Fall 2019 Schedule)
Women's Health Seminar Series
Location: Rudy North Lecture Theatre (LL 101), Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (CBH), UBC (Unless otherwise indicated)
Time:12:00pm – 1:00pm (PST)
Date/Location |
Topic(s) |
Presenter(s) |
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Week 1 Monday, Sept 23, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Lost in Translation? The case for Women’s Health Research | Dr. Liisa Galea, Professor in the Department of Psychology, member of the Centre for Brain Health, Director of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience at UBC, and Scientific Advisor at Women’s Health Research Institute |
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Week 2 Monday, Sept 30, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Women’s Sexual Health | Dr. Lori Brotto, Executive Director of the Women’s Health Research Institute at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, with a Joint Appointment in the Department of Psychiatry, UBC |
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Week 3 Wednesday, Oct 16, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Neurobiology of Pregnancy and Motherhood |
Dr. Liisa Galea, Professor in the Department of Psychology, member of the Centre for Brain Health, Director of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience at UBC, and Scientific Advisor at Women’s Health Research Institute |
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Week 4 Monday, Oct 28, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Women and Stroke, and Women in Stroke: Optimizing representation for the best possible outcomes |
Dr. Thalia Field, Stroke Neurologist and Associate Professor, Division of Neurology at UBC, Postgraduate Program Director and Co-director of Research, Vancouver Stroke Program |
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Week 5 Monday, Nov 4, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
What can Flies Teach us about the Sex-specific Control of Fat Metabolism? |
Dr. Elizabeth Rideout, Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences at UBC, and Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar |
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Week 6 Monday, Nov 18, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Vitamin Adequacy in Early life for Maternal, Child, and Long-term Health |
Dr. Yvonne Lamers, Associate Professor, Food, Nutrition and Health, UBC and Canada Research Chair in Human Nutrition and Vitamin Metabolism |
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Week 7 Monday, Nov, 25 UBC Life Sciences Centre (LSC) 1312 |
Depression in Women: The path from stress to depression |
Dr. Joelle LeMoult, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at UBC, member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Women’s Health Research Institute, and a Registered Clinical Psychologist |
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Week 8 Monday, Dec 2, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Sex Differences in Acute Coronary Syndromes | Dr. Karin H Humphries, Associate Professor, Division of Cardiology AT UBC, Scientific Director, B.C. Centre for Improved Cardiovascular Health and UBC-Heart and Stroke Foundation Professor in Women’s Cardiovascular Health |
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Week 9 Monday, Dec 9, 2019 CBH 101 LT |
Peripheral and Central Nervous System Contributors to endometriosis-associated Pain |
Dr. Paul Yong, Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Research Director and a Gynecologist at the BC Women’s Centre for Pelvic Pain & Endometriosis |