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2010 Annual Meeting Highlights
The OSSD Fourth Annual Meeting was held in Ann Arbor, MI on June 3-5, 2010 at the University of Michigan. More than 149 participants attended the three day meeting consisting of seven symposia, Keynote and Capstone lectures, two poster sessions, a welcome reception, and an awards banquet. For pictures from the 2010 Annual Meeting view our Photo Gallery.
Ten new investigators received awards, including the Florence P. Haseltine Award for best new investigator poster presentation, won by Michael Coronado from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Honorable mentions were Sean McGee from University of South Carolina and Katherine Siciliano from University of Michigan. A full list of award winners can be found on the Award Recipients page.
2011 Annual Meeting
The OSSD Programs Committee has reviewed symposium proposals for the Fifth Annual Meeting Scientific Program. The 2011 Annual Meeting will take place from June 2 -4, in Oklahoma City, OK. To view developing meeting information, including the scientific program, see the 2011 Annual Meeting webpage.
OSSD T-shirts
Support the launch of Biology of Sex Differences, the official journal of OSSD, by buying a $20 T-shirt! T-shirts are available in black or white and women’s and men’s cuts and sizes. Follow this link to OSSD T-shirt Sales to purchase your T-Shirt.
Topics of Interest
• Save the Date: National Gender, Sex and Health Research Conference
• Recent Policy/Funding Trends at NIH
• Sex/Gender Aspects in Biomedical Research at Karolinska Institutet
• Sex differences and gonadal hormone influences in drug addiction and sexual behavior: Progress and possibilities
• Sumer School on Gender Medicine
• National Lung Cancer Partnership Young Investigator Research Grant
• Advancing Novel Science in Women’s Health Research (ANSWHR) (R21)
• 5th International Congress on Gender Medicine - abstract submission deadline extended
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