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SUMMARY:[Day 1] Trainee Research Presentation: New Perspectives on Menstrua
 l Health
DESCRIPTION:Fresh Research on the Biology\, Conditions\, and Contexts of Me
 nstruation\nNew Perspectives on Menstrual Health brings together emerging 
 researchers exploring the biology\, conditions\, and social contexts of me
 nstruation. Across two virtual sessions on April 24 and May 1\, eight trai
 nee scientists will present their latest research on topics ranging from m
 enstrual health conditions to menstrual hygiene and everything in between.
  Each short presentation will be followed by time for audience questions a
 nd discussion\, offering a chance to engage directly with the next generat
 ion of menstrual health researchers.\n\nRegister for Day 1\n\nCheck out Da
 y 2\nDay 1 Agenda\nThe Flow in Times of COVID: understanding explanatory m
 odels and women’s perceptions of their period\nMarieliv Flores Villalobo
 s\n\n1:00PM - 1:15PM\n\nWhat is the meaning of your menstrual cycle? What 
 does your period tell you about your health? Do academia and the health sy
 stem have the answer to those questions? As women\, we live in a society t
 hat has specific instructions on what we should do when we bleed\; however
 \, there are few opportunities to explore our personal understanding of th
 e menstrual cycle in our daily lives. This presentation highlights women
 ’s menstrual cycle experiences before and within the context of the COVI
 D-19 pandemic to explore if external factors impact women’s perspectives
  of their period.\nBehavioural and neural dynamics of complex cognition ac
 ross the menstrual cycle\nDr. Mateja Perovic\n\n1:15PM - 1:30PM\n\nThis ta
 lk will examine cognitive effects of the menstrual cycle using concept for
 mation – a core cognitive process that requires coordination of learning
 \, memory and attention\, as a model of complex cognition. The talk will c
 ombine behavioural\, imaging and genetic data to provide a comprehensive n
 eurobiological account of concept formation across the menstrual cycle\, a
 nd explore new methodological directions for studying cognition across the
  menstrual cycle.\nMenstrual cycle phase and its association with COVID-19
  vaccine outcomes: A study of period tracking app users\nPoppy Alexandra C
 ooper\n\n1:30PM - 1:45PM\n\nMen and women have different immune responses 
 to vaccines. Women generally experience more side effects\, but also gain 
 more protection against the disease. A big part of the reason why is repro
 ductive hormones: estrogen can strengthen the immune response\, while prog
 esterone and testosterone can dampen it. Because a woman’s hormones chan
 ge throughout the menstrual cycle\, this study explored whether the timing
  of a COVID-19 vaccine—depending on which phase of her cycle she was in
 —affected her side effects and her risk of infection.\nEmotion Regulatio
 n Across the Menstrual Cycle: Implications for Women’s Mental Health\nBe
 atriz Brandao\n\n1:45PM - 2:00PM\n\nEmotional changes across the menstrual
  cycle are commonly reported\, yet the menstrual cycle remains understudie
 d in mental health research. This study examines how hormonal fluctuations
  across the menstrual cycle influence emotional responses and the effectiv
 eness of emotion regulation strategies. Participants complete laboratory t
 asks that measure emotional reactivity and emotion regulation while menstr
 ual cycle phase is tracked. Understanding how hormonal changes shape emoti
 on regulation may help mitigate the negative symptoms that many women expe
 rience premenstrually and inform more tailored interventions for condition
 s such as premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder 
 (PMDD).
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CATEGORIES:Trainee Research Presentation
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