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:145@womenshealthresearchcluster.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220923T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220923T110000 DTSTAMP:20250107T153817Z URL:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/events/sep-5-2022-trainee-rese arch-presentation/ SUMMARY:Trainee Research Presentation DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\nJulia Yates\, MSc Student\, Western University\nBio: Julia is a second year MSc student in the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences program at Western University. She recently g raduated from Western University with an Honours Specialization in Health Sciences. Her research primarily focuses on health promoting behaviours\, such as resilience\, coping mechanisms\, and physical activity\, among vul nerable populations\, such as women experiencing gender-based violence.\nT alk Title: The resilience of rural women experiencing economic abuse in t he context of gender-based violence\n\n\n\n\n\nEmma Goodwin\, MSc Student \, Univerity of British Columbia\nBio: Emma is a second year Masters stud ent in the Women+ and Children's Health program at UBC. She previously com pleted her BSc Honours in Biology at the University of Prince Edward Islan d in 2020. Now\, her research is focused on understanding the mental healt h of endometriosis patients at a population level. Specifically\, she is looking at the prevalence of anxiety and depression\, and how these may af fect treatment and outcomes after surgery.\nTalk Title: Prevalence of anx iety and depression in both symptomatic and asymptomatic surgically-confir med endometriosis patients\n\n\n\n\n\nLouise Schindler\, PhD Student\, Un iversity of Lausanne\, Switzerland\nBio: Louise is a PhD student in the F emiLab at the University of Lausanne\, Switzerland. Her research focuses o n factors that influence female brain health during chronological and endo crine ageing\, using large-scale population cohorts such as the UK Biobank . She is particularly interested in the menopause and the factors associat ed with this transition\, such as increased risk for obesity and cardiomet abolic diseases. Prior to her PhD\, she completed a BSc in Psychology at t he University of Bristol and an MSc in Translational Neuroscience at Imper ial College London.\nTalk Title: Menopause\, cardiometabolic health\, and the brain\n\n\n\n\n\nElaha Niazi\, Undergraduate Student\, University of Calgary\nBio: Elaha Niazi is a third-year undergraduate student studying Health Sciences at the University of Calgary. Her passion for women’s h ealth advocacy led her to carry out a summer studentship this year\, where her main work investigates the effect of in-vitro fertilization on cardio vascular outcomes in females. In her free time\, Elaha volunteers with her university’s Women’s Resource Center and enjoys exploring the mountai ns of Alberta.\nTalk Title: In-vitro fertilization and heart health: Is t here a link\n\n\n\n\n\nTessa Woodside\, Undergraduate Student\, Queen's Un iversity\nBio: Tessa is a third-year undergraduate student at Queen's Univ ersity\,  majoring in Life Sciences. Her interest in kidney disease has l ed her to two summer studentships with the Libin Cardiovascular Institute for both years. This summer\, her research primarily focused on the percep tions and priorities of females living with kidney disease\, as it relates to their reproductive health. This emphasis on patient-oriented research has allowed her to gain a deeper interest in the advancement of women's he alth research\, and the importance of the patient perspective. She hopes to bring light to female reproductive health in kidney disease\, and to co ntinue the push for increased patient-oriented research within the researc h community.\nTalk Title: Female reproductive health and kidney disease\n \n\n\n\n \;\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://womenshealthresearchcluster.com/wp-conte nt/uploads/2024/11/trainee_presentation_website_event_photo-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Trainee Research Presentation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR