BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:America/Toronto X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VEVENT UID:47@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200430T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200430T140000 DTSTAMP:20250107T193026Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/apr-21-2020-whrc-traine e-presentation-series-event/ SUMMARY:WHRC Trainee Presentation Series Event DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nJennifer Williams\, PhD Candidate\, McMaster Univer sity\nPresentation Title: Hormonal contraceptives and Early Risk indicato rs for cardiovascular disease in women: the HER Study\n\nJennifer Williams is a PhD candidate in the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster Universit y\, with a prior MSc degree from Queen’s University. She has previously studied the impact of acute hyperglycemia on vascular function in healthy men and women\, across the menstrual cycle. She is currently a graduate tr ainee in the Vascular Dynamics Lab\, supervised by Dr. Maureen MacDonald. Her present PhD research focuses on the short- and long-term impact of hor monal contraceptives on cardiovascular and metabolic indicators in women. Committed to the advancement of women in STEM\, Jennifer is a VP of the Wo men in Science and Engineering\, coordinating mentorship opportunities for undergraduate\, graduate\, and Faculty members at McMaster. Jennifer is a lso a graduate trainee with CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health and ha s recently been involved in starting a sex and gender in health research n etwork at McMaster. She is excited to share her current PhD research study progress and hear of other women’s health research from WHRC members.\n \n\n\n\nZaryan Masood\, Undergraduate student\, McMaster University\nPre sentation Title: The impact of hormonal contraceptives on substrate oxida tion during rest and submaximal aerobic exercise\n\nMy name is Zaryan Maso od\, I just finished my undergrad in Life Sciences at McMaster University. I am doing research at the Vascular Dynamics Laboratory under the supervi sion of Dr. Maureen MacDonald\, where we specialize in looking at arterial health and function.\n\n\n\n\nSonia Milani\, Study coordinator\, UBC\nPr esentation Title: Comparing Visual Attention Patterns in Women With and W ithout Sexual Concerns\n\nI am a study coordinator at the UBC Sexual Healt h Research Lab. My area of research focuses on examining women's sexual dy sfunction and neurocognition using eye tracking methodology.\n\n\n\n\nAlex Lukey\, Graduate Student / Registered Nurse\, UBCO\nPresentation Title: Cardiac Outcomes of Menopausal Women Prescribed Concurrent Hormonal and St atin Combinations Regiments in British Columbia\n\nAlexandra Lukey is a gr aduate student at UBC Okangan School of Nursing. She is also currently a p racticing Registered Nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. Alexandr a has been involved in research of varied topics including atrial fibrilla tion patient care transitions and primary healthcare reform through team-b ased care. Alexandra's master’s thesis is focusing on exploring heart fa ilure patient self care through technology. Alex also works in advocacy fo r women’s health as a board member of the Kelowna and District Pro-Choic e Society.\n\n\n\n\nSadaf Sediqi\,Undergraduate student\, UBC\nPresentatio n Title: Associations between IL-1β and deep dyspareunia in nerve bundle growth in endometriosis: A pilot study\n\nSadaf is an undergraduate stude nt in the Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Lab supervised by Dr. Paul Yong. H er research interests explore the symptoms of endometriosis-associated pai n affecting women’s health.\n\n\n\n\nTristan Joshua Phillipe\, PhD Cand idate\, UBC\nPresentation Title: Sex differences in basal and stress rela ted core body temperature in the rat\n\nTristan Philippe\, PhD(c) and IMH Marshal Scholar\, Viau Lab\, Department of Cellular &\; Physiological S ciences\, UBC. I study sex differences in stress\, anxiety and depression with various tools including RNAseq\, bioinformatics\, tissue staining\, p harmacology\, temperature\, behaviour and various gene manipulations in th e rat.\n\n\n\nFor more information\, please contact Trainee Co-lead Travi s Hodges at Travis.Hodges@psych.ubc.ca ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2024/11/nicole-honeywill-dgxogexaxm8-unsplash_1-scaled.jpg CATEGORIES:Trainee Research Presentation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR