SEX DIFFERENCES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 11TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR THE STUDY OF SEX DIFFERENCES MAY 15-18, 2017 HYATT REGENCY MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
PROGRAM AT A GLANCE MONDAY, MAY 15 9:00 AM 5:00 PM REGISTRATION (Hotel Reception) 9:30 AM 12:00 PM FOR IGH CATALYST GRANT RECIPIENTS ONLY Reports From The Trenches On Sex Differences Research (Imagination Room) 12:00 PM 1:15PM LUNCH (Six Resto Lounge) 1:15 PM 3:00 PM WORKSHOP (Imagination) SESSION 1 SESSION 2 Troubleshooting on the study of sex differences Chairs: TBA Developmental neuroimaging of the sexually dimorphic brain across species Chairs: Raznaham Sex differences in cardiovascular aging common mechanisms in different clinical syndromes Chairs: Regitz-Zagrosek & Miller SESSION 3 SESSION 4 Sex differences in the interactions between the microbiome and stress/immune system across the lifespan Chairs: Ismail & Kentner Sex differences in transplantation from stem cells to whole organ Chairs: Mahnke & West 3:00 PM 3:15 PM 3:15 PM 5:00 PM 5:10 PM 5:30 PM WELCOMING REMARKS (Soprano AB) 5:30 PM 6:30 PM PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE (Soprano AB) Sex Differences In Pain From Both Sides Of The Syringe (Jeffrey Mogil) 6:30 PM 8:30 PM OPENING RECEPTION (Inspiration)
TUESDAY, MAY 16 7:30 AM 5:00 PM REGISTRATION (Foyer) 7:30 AM 8:45 AM BREAKFAST (Six Resto Lounge) 8:45 AM 10:30 AM SESSION 5 Neuroimmune interactions in health and disease: sex differences across the lifespan Chair: Reyes 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM SESSION 8 Age and sex interact in schizophrenia: Clinical perspectives and animal models Chair: Biegon 12:35 PM 1:45 PM WORKING LUNCH 1: Adaptive Clinical Trial Designs: Opportunities To Identify Sex- And Gender-specific Outcomes (Soprano AB) Chair: Jenkins 2:00 PM 3:45 PM SESSION 11 SESSION 12 SESSION 13 Prenatal stress in relation to sex differences: from birth to adolescence Chairs: Barrett & King Young at heart: Sex and the aging heart Chair: Pyle Aging & care: Taking sex, gender and health into consideration Chair: Daly for CIHR SESSION 6 Sex chromosomes and sex differences in health and disease Chairs: Lau & Charchar SESSION 7 Sex differences with aging in human motor performance from the frail to the elite athlete Chairs: Hunter & Jakobi SESSION 9 Effects of sex hormonal change on vision and age-related eye disease Chairs: Eisner & Einstein SESSION 10 The gender gap in workers mental health: What have we learned from the Salveo study? Chair: Marchand 3:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM YOUNG INVESTIGATORS SYMPOSIUM (Soprano AB) 5:30 PM 7:15 PM POSTER SESSION 1 (Inspiration) 7:30 PM Trainee Social: NYKS BISTRO-PUB, 1250 RUE DE BLEURY, MONTREAL
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 7:30 AM 5:00 PM REGISTRATION (Foyer) 7:30 AM 8:45 AM BREAKFAST (Six Resto Lounge) 8:45 AM 10:30 AM SESSION 14 SESSION 15 SESSION 16 Sex differences in neuroactive steroid actions Chairs: Melcangi & Garcia Segura Sex differences in cardio-metabolic disease across the life-course: from epidemiology to epigenetics Chair: O Keefe Sex, gender and musculoskeletal disorders in the aging worker Chairs: MacDermid for CIHR MSD 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 10:45 AM 12:30 PM SESSION 17 SESSION 18 SESSION 19 Sex differences in mechanisms of stress and anxiety: Human and animal perspectives across development Chairs: Moser & Shansky Sex-specific targeting of kidney function in children, adults and the elderly: From genes to policy Chair: de Vries Sex-specific mechanisms of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders Chair: Hunter 12:35 PM 1:45 PM WORKING LUNCH 2: Addressing The Data Gap Across The Lifespan: Experiences With Integrating Sex And Gender (Soprano AB) Chair: Mason Biology of Sex Differences Editorial Board Meeting (Imagination) 2:00 PM 3:45 PM SESSION 20 SESSION 21 SESSION 22 Sex differences in neonatal brain injury: Role of sex steroids and their receptors Chair: Cengiz Sex differences in cerebral ischemia across the lifespan Chairs: Liu & Selvamani Adverse experiences and sex-based differences in cardio-respiratory function Chair: Kinkead 3:45 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM BUSINESS MEETING 4:30 PM 6:15 PM POSTER SESSION 2 (Inspiration) 6:45 PM 7:30 PM COCKTAIL RECEPTION (Creation) 7:30PM BANQUET (Saveur) SEX AND GENDER TRAINEE NETWORK LAUNCH (Imagination)
THURSDAY, MAY 18 7:30 AM 9:00 PM BREAKFAST (Six Resto Lounge) 9:00 AM 10:45 AM SESSION 23 SESSION 24 Sex differences in the hippocampus and related structures: Implications for cognition, stress reactivity, and neuroprotection throughout the lifespan Chair: Frick Sex differences in cardiovascular disease with aging: getting beyond the classic roles of sex hormones Chair: Stafford 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM CAPSTONE LECTURE (Soprano AB) How the Evolution of Sex and Gender Based Research Impacts the Practice of Medicine (Alyson McGregor) END OF MEETING 12:30 PM 3:00 PM OSSD 2017 Council Meeting (Lunch provided) (Imagination)
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