Program: New Trends in Sex Differences and Women's Health Research
Thursday, Oct. 23
5–8 p.m.
Registration open
7–8 p.m.
Plenary Lecture: Sex Differences in Cardiac Remodeling in Health and Diseases
Chair: Stella Goulopoulou, PhD, Loma Linda University
Speaker: Leslie Leinwand, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
8–10 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Networking Event
Friday, Oct. 24
6:30–7:30 a.m.
Fuel Up and Network: A Trainee Breakfast Special
7:50–8 a.m.
Welcome Remarks
8–9:30 a.m.
Session 1: Cardiovascular Risk and Women’s Health Across the Lifespan
Chair(s): Julie Freed, MD, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin; Trainee TBD
8–8:30 a.m.
Sex Differences in Stroke
Speaker: Miranda Good, PhD, Tufts University
8:30–9 a.m.
Cardiovascular Risk in Endometriosis
Speaker: Lacy Alexander, PhD, FAPS, Pennsylvania State University
9–9:30 a.m.
30-minute industry presentation
9:30–9:45 a.m.
Coffee break
9:45–10:15 a.m.
Menopause, Exercise and Cardiometabolic Risks
Speaker: Megan Wenner, PhD, University of Delaware
10:15–10:45 a.m.
Sex Differences in Obesity
Speaker: Eric Belin De Chantèmele, PhD, Augusta University
10:45–11:15 a.m.
PTSD in Women and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Speaker: Ida Fonkoue, PhD, University of Minnesota
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Networking lunch
12:30–2:15 p.m.
Session 2: Sex Differences and Women’s Health: Kidney in Cardiovascular Diseases
Chair(s): Ben Ogola, PhD, University of Augusta; Trainee TBD
12:30–1 p.m.
Sex Differences in Kidney Diseases in Women: Testosterone Versus Estrogen
Speaker: Sofia Ahmed, MD, University of Calgary, Canada
1–1:30 p.m.
Sex Differences in Acute Kidney Injury
Speaker: TBD
1:30–2 p.m.
Sex Differences in Renal Endothelial Dysfunction and Inflammation
Speaker: Justin Van Beusecum, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
2–2:15 p.m.
Coffee break
2:15–3:15 p.m.
Fast Forward Science: Trainee and Early Investigator Oral Presentations
Chair(s): Eman Gohar, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Trainee TBD
3:15–4:15 p.m.
Rising Stars in Sex Differences and Women’s Health
Chair: Jane F. Reckelhoff, PhD, FAPS, University of Mississippi Medical Center
4:15–4:30 p.m.
Coffee break
4:30–5:30 p.m.
Workshop: Career Development for Industry and Biotech "Entrepreneurism for the Scientist”
Chair: Elaine Hamm, PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Poster Presentation and Meet the APS Editors Networking Reception
Chair: Heddwen Brooks, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Physiology- Renal Physiology
Speaker: Lacy Alexander, PhD, FAPS, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Physiology
Saturday, Oct. 25
6:30–7:30 a.m.
Fuel Up and Network: A Trainee Breakfast Special
7:50–8 a.m.
Remarks
8–8:50 a.m.
Plenary Lecture: Stress and Sex Differences
Chair(s): Heddwen Brooks, PhD, Tulane University
Speaker: Tracy Bale, MD, University of Colorado
9–11:45 a.m.
Session 3: Sex Differences and Women’s Health: Interorgan Communication
Chair(s): Helen E. Collins, PhD, University of Louisville; Trainee TBD
9–9:30 a.m.
Sex Differences in Microbiome
Speaker: Jennifer Pluznick, PhD, John Hopkins University
9:30–10 a.m.
Asthma and Sex Differences
Speaker: Julie Ledford, PhD, University of Arizona
10–10:30 a.m.
30-minute industry presentation
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Coffee break
10:45–11:15 a.m.
Sex Differences in Infectious Diseases and Immune Response
Speaker: James B. McLachlan, PhD, Tulane University
11:15–11:45 a.m.
Endothelial Dysfunction and Alzheimer’s Diseases in Females
Speaker: Camilla Wenceslau, PhD, University of South Carolina
11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.
Networking lunch
1–3:15 p.m.
Session 4: Cardiovascular Risk in Women and Maternal Health Complications
Chair(s): John Henry Dasinger, PhD, Tulane University; Trainee TBD
1–1:30 p.m.
Preeclampsia and Cardiovascular Diseases
Speaker: Lorena Amaral, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center
1:30–2 p.m.
Vascular Mechanisms Underlying Preeclampsia
Speaker: Jessica Faulkner, PhD, Augusta University
2–2:30 p.m.
Preeclampsia and Predisposition to Cardiovascular Disease
Speaker: Sylvie Girard, PhD, Mayo Clinic
2:30–2:45 p.m.
Coffee break
2:45–3:15 p.m.
Sex Differences In Cardiac Function
Speaker: Glen Pyle, PhD, University of Guelph, Canada
3:15–4:15 p.m.
Fast Forward Science: Trainee and Early Investigator Oral Presentations
Chair(s): Liliya M. Yamaleyeva, PhD, Wake Forest University; Trainee TBD
4:15–4:45 p.m.
Session 5: Sex Differences in Athletic Performance
Speaker: Sandra Hunter, MD, University of Michigan
4:45–5 p.m.
Coffee break
5–6 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Women’s Health and Research Opportunities by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Program Officers and The Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Center Directors
Speaker: Tonette Krousel-Wood, PhD, Tulane University
6–9 p.m
Poster Presentation and NIH Career Advice Reception
One-on-One Sessions for Early-career Investigators and Trainees
Closing Remarks From Conference Organizers