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9 July 2025

Charting the Brain’s Sex Differences: Dr. Alex DeCasien Earns 2024 BoSD Early Career Award

Dr. Alex R. De Casien, Ph D, Stadtman Investigator in the Laboratory of Neurogenetics at NIH’s National Institute on Aging, has won the 2024 Biology of Sex Differences Early Career Award for their paper “ Sex differences in the human brain: a roadmap for more careful analysis and interpretation of a biological reality.” In their 2022 Bo SD paper, Dr. De Casien and…

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11 June 2025

Championing Change: Shiza Hirani receives RCE Saskatchewan Education for Sustainable Development Recognition Award

Shiza Hirani, Youth Advisor to a Canadian Senator and a Global Youth Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal #4 (Quality Education), has recently been awarded the prestigious “ RCE Saskatchewan Education for Sustainable Development Recognition Award” from the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Canada. The award was presented in recognition of Shiza’s outstanding…

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14 May 2025

Furthering Women’s Cardiovascular Health Research: Tarrah Ethier Secures Funding for Cardiovascular Health Study

Tarrah Ethier, a Translational Medicine Ph D Student at Queen’s University recently achieved a new milestone in her graduate training. Tarrah received just under $5,000 in funding to work on a project analyzing immune regulation, sex hormones & cardiovascular aging. As part of her work, she gave a public lecture at the E. K. Dawson Research in Aging symposium. Tarrah’s…

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9 April 2025

Championing Change: Advancing Menstrual Health Education with Kate Wahl

Kate Wahl, a Ph D student in Women+ and Children’s Health Sciences (WACH) at the University of British Columbia and WHRC trainee, recently submitted a short video presentation to the CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) 2024 Talk Competition. Kate’s submission was entitled “ Periods: How menstrual health education for all makes the difference,”…

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12 March 2025

Advancing Women’s Cardiovascular Health: Nabilah Gulamhusein Receives Top 30 Under 30 Award

Nabilah Gulamhusein, a Ph D candidate at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute, was recently awarded a Top 30 Under 30 Award from the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation for her research and advocacy which aims to advance women’s cardiovascular health. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women; however, women remain underrepresented in related research.…

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27 December 2024

Advancing Maternal Health: Dr. Shela Hirani Honored as a Top 100 Woman

Dr. Shela Hirani, Associate Professor at the University of Regina, has been named to the Women’s Executive Network’s (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards for 2024, recognizing her transformative advocacy for breastfeeding and maternal health. Dr. Hirani’s journey began with a passion for nursing, culminating in research during her Ph D on breastfeeding…

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