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SEMM Roundtable: “Sexual Dimorphism and Beyond in Cancer”
October 28, 2022 – h. 4.00 p.m.
We are launching the first of a series of Roundtables aimed at discussing the importance of including sex/gender as a research variable in our projects.
There is strong evidence on the damages produced by the underestimation of gender and sex variables, ranging from low quality research, inefficacy of new drugs, inaccurate or late diagnosis and waste of resources and investments.
These seminars will be of crucial interest to translational/applied research, thus concerning both scientists and clinicians.
Proponents and Chair Persons
Susanna Chiocca
WoMen in Science, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, IT
Gian Paolo Dotto
UNIL, Epalinges, CH
Speakers
Joshua B. Rubin "Sex Differences in Cancer Should Come as no Surprise"
Washington University School of Medicine in St.Louis, Dept. of Pediatrics, St. Louis, US
Todd W. Ridky "Sex Steroid Regulation of Melanoma"
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, US
Alison May Berner "Investigating Cancer Risk in the Transgender Population"
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Gender Identity Clinic, London, UK
This Roundtable has been recorded. The webinar recording is available HERE
SEMM Roundtable: “Sexual Dimorphism and Beyond in Cancer - Part II”
May 5, 2023 – h. 4.00 p.m. (CEST Rome time)
This is the second of a series of Rountables aimed at discussing the importance of including sex/gender as a research variable in our projects. There is strong evidence on the damages produced by the underestimation of gender and sex variables, ranging from low quality research, inefficacy of new drugs, inaccurate or late diagnosis and waste of resources and investments. These seminars will be of crucial interest to translational/applied research, thus concerning both scientists and clinicians.
Proponents and Chair Persons
Susanna Chiocca, WoMen in Science, IEO, Milan, IT
Gian Paolo Dotto, CHUV, UNIL, Lausanne, CH – International Cancer Prevention Institute
Speakers
Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan
“Leveraging Big Data for Understanding Sex Differences in Cancer”
CBIIT (Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology), DCEG (Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics), NCI (National Cancer Institute), Bethesda, US
Andrew A. Lane
“Cancer Genes on Chromosome X and Y”
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, US
Berna Oezdemir
"Cancer Researchers’ Perceptions of the Importance of the Sex of Cell Lines, Animals, and Human Samples for Research"
Inselspital Bern University Hospita, Medical Oncology, Bern, CH
This Roundtable has been recorded. The webinar recording is available HERE
ATTENDEE GUIDELINES (some info about how to connect and act as attendee during our Roundtable)
For information: roundtables[AT]semm.it - phone: +39 02 94375037