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:133@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221123T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221123T123000 DTSTAMP:20250107T152221Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/aug-17-2022-mind-gap-ho rmonal-contraceptives-and-brain-health-session-5-trainee-symposium/ SUMMARY:Mind the Gap: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health—Session 5: Trainee Symposium DESCRIPTION:This trainee poster session is part of our virtual "Mind the Ga p: Hormonal Contraceptives and Brain Health" series\, which brings attenti on to the brain health issues that women+ face and encourage the medical\ , scientific and commercial communities to address them. In this session\ , we will hear from trainees presenting their findings on Endogenous and Exogenous Hormones in Women+'s Health. We will then hear from five speake rs in a Young Investigator Data Blitz on topics related to hormonal contra ceptives and the effects on vascular health\, as well as the prefontal cor tex.\nAgenda\n10:00-10:05—Welcome Remarks\n\n10:05-10:20—Speaker 1: Je sse Lacasse “How 'Androgenic' Forms of Oral Contraceptives Alter Cogniti on in Women”\n\n10:20-10:35— Speaker 2: Jennifer Williams "Heart-Brain Connection in Women: Contraceptive Hormones and the Peripheral Vasculatur e"\n\n10:35-10:50—Speaker 3: Margot Morssinkhof "Differences in Insomnia and Depressive Symptoms in Oral Contraceptive Users and Non-Users"\n\n10: 50-11:00—Break\n\n11:00-11:30—Trainee Poster Session\n\n11:30-11:45— Speaker 4: Laura Gravelsins "Hormonal Contraception and Cognition: Consid ering Genes and the Influence of Endogenous Ovarian Hormones for Clinical Translation"\n\n11:45-12:00—Speaker 5: Rachel Gilfarb "Hormonal Contrace ptive Exposure During Adolescence Impacts the Prefrontal Cortex and HPA Ax is Response of Female Rats"\n\n12:00-12:15—Peoples Poster Award Voting / Speaker Q&\;A\n\n12:15-12:20—Closing remarks\nIndividual Event Cost\ nGeneral Public: $15\n\nStudents: $10\n\nWe offer you the option of regis tering for individual events or signing up for the entire series. Video recordings of our conference sessions will be sent to all registrants foll owing each event. Click here to learn more about the conference\, or re gister for this individual event below.\n\n \;\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n Bios\n\n\n\n\nJesse Lacasse\n\nTalk Title: How 'Androgenic' Forms of Oral Contraceptives Alter Cognition in Women\n\nBio: Jesse Lacasse is a Ph.D. (c) at Concordia University's Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiolo gy in Montréal\, Quebec. His research focuses on the effects of hormonal contraceptives on the brain and cognition both in women and in female rats .\n\n\n\nJennifer Williams\n\nTalk Title: Heart-Brain Connection in Women : Contraceptive Hormones and the Peripheral Vasculature\n\nBio: Jennifer Williams is a PhD candidate at McMaster University\, supervised by Dr. Mau reen MacDonald. Her research focuses on the role of endogenous and exogeno us sex hormones on peripheral vascular function and structure in premenopa usal females\, and the underlying mechanisms governing vascular responses. She is also fascinated by the intersecting roles of sex and gender in vas cular disease progression.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nMargot Morssinkhof\n\nTalk Ti tle: Differences in Insomnia and Depressive Symptoms in Oral Contraceptive Users and Non-Users\n\nBio: Margot is a fourth-year PhD Candidate at the departments of Psychiatry and Endocrinology at the Amsterdam UMC and OLVG Hospitals in Amsterdam. She studies the effects of exogenous hormone use on depressive symptoms\, insomnia and sleep quality\, and she specifically looks at effects of oral contraceptives and gender-affirming hormone use. In her further career\, she plans to pursue a career in which she can pro mote scientific knowledge on the effects of gender\, sex and sex hormones on mental health.\n\n\n\nLaura Gravelsins\n\nTalk Title: Hormonal Contrac eption and Cognition: Considering Genes and the Influence of Endogenous Ov arian Hormones for Clinical Translation\n\nBio: Laura Gravelsins is a PhD Candidate in the Einstein Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience\, Gender\, and Health. She is broadly interested in the influence of ovarian hormone s on brain health. During her Master’s degree\, she examined the effects of oral contraceptives on memory. Her current research investigates cogni tive and structural brain changes in women with risk-reducing bilateral sa lpingo-oophorectomy (surgical removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes) prior to natural menopause\, a group of women who are high-risk for devel oping later life Alzheimer’s Disease. Through her work\, she strives to identify factors that protect against cognitive decline and neurodegenerat ive diseases in women.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nRachel Gilfarb\n\nTalk Title: Ho rmonal Contraceptive Exposure During Adolescence Impacts the Prefrontal Co rtex and HPA Axis Response of Female Rats\n\nBio: Rachel Gilfarb is a 5th year PhD Candidate at the Ohio State University in the lab of Dr. Benedet ta Leuner. Broadly\, she studies how female-biased experiences (like pregn ancy\, motherhood\, and hormonal contraceptive use) affects the brain and behavior. Rachel plans to pursue a career in science policy where she can best inform policy affecting public health and women's healthcare.\n\n\n\n  \;\n\n\n\n\nModerator\n\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Moore\, University of Brit ish Columbia\n\nDirector of Operations &\; Strategic Initiatives at the Women's Health Research Cluster.\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2024/11/mtg_brain_health_conference_-_2022_website_jpg_2.jpg CATEGORIES:Conferences END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR