The American Physiological Society’s (APS) seventh conference on New Trends in Sex and Gender Medicine will be held virtually October 19–22, 2021. This biennial event is the premier forum for scientists who conduct research associated with sex and gender differences in diseases of the cardiovascular, renal, endocrine and immune systems. Sign up for conference announcements.
Highlighted Speakers
Kathryn Sandberg, PhD
Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
John Henry Dasinger, PhD
Augusta University, Georgia
Hongfang Liu, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Mila Becker, Esq.
Endocrine Society, Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Osthus, PhD
American Physiological Society, Rockville, Maryland
Jennifer Pollock, PhD, FAPS
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Elisabet Stener-Victorin, PhD
Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Jane Reckelhoff, PhD, FAPS
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Research topics will include:
- developmental origins of adult diseases;
- regulatory T cells and other inflammatory phenotypes;
- hypertension;
- microbiome;
- brain function;
- transgender medicine;
- developmental programming;
- female reproductive risk factors, such as preeclampisa, PCOS and menopause;
- pain and addiction; and
- aging.
Leading specialists in the field of sex gender differences as well as early-career investigators will present their work.
Workshops on grant writing and career development for junior investigators and trainees are also included in the program.
APS would like to thank and acknowledge the following organizations for their support of the conference:
NIH/NHLBI*
*Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by 1R13HL160087 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the NIH; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Deadlines
Diversity Conference Scholarship: Friday, October 15
Registration: Friday, October 22
Conference Organizers
Licy Yanes Cardozo, MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Vesna Garovic, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
Contact Us
APS Office of Scientific Meetings
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