A well deserved home and wonderful commitment by the Royal BC Museum

Very important, Asians (even South & South East) are not a monolith

Time for concerted effort to disentangle unique signatures of culture, dietary, behavioral social, environmental & genetics for differential CV penetrance among highly diverse south Asian community

Great work👇

Wanessa Clemente Sofia Ahmed MD Notes nephrologists should care re menopause as it influences survival…But very little research available investigating menopause &kidney disease. One exception: nature.com/articles/s4158…

Wanessa Clemente Third speaker is Sofia Ahmed MD addressing #menopause & kidney #transplantation . Starts by flagging many may not know much about menopause... #ISNWCN

My dream symposium on How Hormonal Cycles Impact Mental Health! Excited to finally speak w Julia Sacher Cognitive Neuroendocrinology on menstrual & estrous rhythms of the brain! Am prepping exciting mix of mouse & human data! Can't wait 2 see all #womenmind CAMH Dr. Liisa Galea Nafissa Ismail - NISE Lab

New ad posted: Swayne Lab – post-doctoral researcher in cellular and molecular neuroscience, University of Victoria
can-acn.org/swayne-lab-pos… #neurojobs Dr. Swayne

Does #LongCovid impact women's #ReproductiveHealth ?

Dr Viki Male from Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction is featured in Well+Good where she discusses her research studying the effects of the #COVID vaccination on the #menstrual cycle.

Learn more 👇
wellandgood.com/covid-and-mens…

Women’s health is more than just what is covered by a 👙 it’s cardiovascular, renal, brain, lung, spleen, immune, skin, dental, it’s time our health was recognized for more than our ability to reproduce. (Or as Nichole Fairbrother said yesterday) we are more than just a “vessel”

Vaccination reduced the risk of #LongCovid by ~40% in the entire population (5.4 million) of Norway
thelancet.com/journals/lanre… and reduced cardiovascular and thrombotic events Nhung Trinh
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

“I’m always reluctant to think about any period as a particular inflection point, but I do feel that this budget is absolutely key” U15 CEO Chad Gaffield.

Universities ask federal government for additional funding in upcoming budget.

theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

It has been my great privilege to work w/ Melissa Perreault, PhD in advancing Indigenous initiatives at University of Guelph. Last night we celebrated the result of *4 years* of effort to get a major space renamed. So grateful to everyone who has been supportive and involved.

news.uoguelph.ca/2024/04/indige…

🌟The WHRC has a new look🌟This refreshed logo symbolizes our commitment to innovation and relentless pursuit of sex-and-gender health equity. It embodies our evolution, and the dynamic nature of our work in advancing women's health worldwide. 🙏🏻's to all who made this possible♥️

🌷 Our April issue is live! 🌷 Featuring new articles on #homelessness , #addiction , 🧠 prenatal development, computational psychiatry, #schizophrenia , #depression , #pain & more
Image & cover design: Debbie Maizels
Check it out here 👇
nature.com/natmentalhealt…

It is absolutely vital to #health #research in Canada that #Budget2024 increases federal granting council funding CIHR
Learn more: tinyurl.com/6waewfv4

Chrystia Freeland Mark Holland Coalition for Canadian Research Frédéric Bouchard SSHRC NSERC / CRSNG

I did it! I got advice to just be in the moment & enjoy myself. I learned a lot from the other witnesses on non-state torture & PTSD from sexual assault. We got plenty of engaged questions from the MPs. Research is key esp dedicated ring-fenced funding for women’s health!

A new #autism research project co-led by The Neuro's director, Dr. Guy Rouleau, and Keith Murai from @mcgillmed has been awarded $10.6M by CFI / FCI. MTPAR will help uncover the disorders’ neural foundations.

buff.ly/4aqslHK

Join us in celebrating International Day for Maternal Health and Rights! As we kick off Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW), we honor every mama and Birthing person's right to quality care. Grateful for organizations worldwide advancing Reproductive Justice. #IntlMHDay #BMHW

'As you go through life, you've got to see the valleys as well as the peaks.' – #Canadian singer-songwriter, Neil Young from #Toronto . ⛰️

#ThursdayThoughts

Are you interested in learning about the #neurobiology of #autism ? Be sure to join us for our last WHSS of the academic year! Meng-Chuan Lai 賴孟泉 will speak on “Considering sex- and gender-related mechanisms in #autism #neuroscience .” 🧬

Register here ➡️ bit.ly/3HHxGxL

Looking forward to presenting some cool findings from the #BHAMMstudy by trainees Arielle Crestol Alicia Duval juliakearley Rikki Lissaman (@rlissaman.bsky.social) !