The Women’s Health Seminar Series will feature multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship for attendees including students across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social factors in women’s health and their effects on women’s health outcomes. Each seminar will feature 45 minutes talks followed by an interactive question and answer period.
The series is open to everyone that is interested in learning more about women's health. We encourage all interested faculty, clinicians, community members and trainees to register for a talk or check out past seminars on our YouTube channel. All the seminars will be held virtually on Mondays from 12:00pm-1:00pm (EST) / 9:00 – 10:00 AM (PST) unless otherwise indicated.
DATE/TIME | SEMINAR TOPICS & SPEAKERS | VIEW SEMINAR ONLINE |
Monday, September 25th, 2023 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: Leveraging brain-based predictive modelling to study sex, gender, and behaviourPresenter: Dr. Elvisha Dhamala, Assistant Professor, Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Director, Brain-Based Predictive Modeling Laboratory |
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Monday, October 23rd, 2023 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: How the path to menopause shapes cardiovascular disease riskPresenter: Dr. Glen Pyle, Professor of Molecular Cardiology & Member of IMPART Network at Dalhousie Medicine |
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Monday, November 20th, 2023 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: Studying sex differences in the human brain: Missteps, motivations, methods, maps, mechanisms and meaningsPresenter: Dr. Armin Raznahan, psychiatrist, Chief of the Section on Developmental Neurogenomics (SDN), Senior Investigator, NIH-Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program | No video available |
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: The effects of oral contraceptives on stroke outcomesPresenter: Dr. Ami Pravinkant Raval, Research Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine | No video available |
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Monday, January 29th, 2024 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: Pathways from Childhood Abuse to Adulthood Mental Health Outcomes Among Women Living With HIVPresenter: Dr. Carmen Logie, Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Adjunct Professor, United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health | No video available |
| Cancelled | Title: Uncovering epigenetic biomarkers of allostatic load to investigate sex influencesPresenter: Dr. Jordan Marrocco, Assistant Professor of Biology and Neuroscience, Department of Biology, Touro University, New York, NY, United States | Cancelled |
Monday, March 11th, 2024 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: Specificity of changes and importance of maternal well-being during pregnancyPresenter: Dr. Tina Montreuil, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University |
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Monday, April 15th, 2024 9:00-10:30 am PDT/ 12:00-1:30 EDT | Title: Considering sex- and gender-related mechanisms in autism neurosciencePresenter: Dr. Meng-Chuan Lai, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Staff Psychiatrist, Clinician Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
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