Our newest preprint shows funding levels for 🇨🇦 women’s health research at CIHR is still ~7% with ~60% of funds going to breast & gyne cancers or pregnancy research. Women’s health is more than 👙 medicine. Top GBD for women has low funding across 13 y. More after it finds a home
My lab is hiring 2 postdocs on a NIH-funded grant characterizing molecular & cellular changes in the human brain across menopausal transition. Other neuroepigenomics projects are also available. We plan to hire a wet lab scientist & a bioinformatician. Please RT!
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Happy International Women’s Day! If you believe in a future where women’s health is prioritized, join the Women’s Health Research Cluster today—membership is free! Together, we can drive meaningful change.
🔗 https://t.co/621ewOvzSD
#IWD2025#WomensHealth#HealthEquity
Ahead of International Women’s Day this week, we caught up with two CAMH #womenmind™ - funded scientists who are studying innovative approaches to treating and understanding #nicotine#addiction in women by examining the role of ovarian hormones in nicotine cravings.
#IWD2025
Congratulations to Dr. Liisa Galea, Treliving Family Chair in Women's Mental Health & the Scientific Lead for CAMH's #womenmind™, on being recognized as one of the 2025 Top 25 Women of Influence+ for her global leadership in driving change & #research in women’s #brain health.
In December's #TEACH webinar, hear Dr. Melamed:
➡️Discuss sex and gender differences in motives for smoking and barriers to quitting
➡️Explain the content of My Change Plan-Women app content
➡️ Describe the results of the acceptability study of the My Change Plan-Women app
Register here: https://t.co/DpmLDSNd41
Ford govt REFUSES to declare Intimate Partner Violence an epidemic after telling us on April 10 they would.
WOMEN members of the Ford govt should be additionally ashamed! WOMEN survivors and WOMEN working on the frontlines of IPV have made it clear.
What more does Ford need?!
Another labour of love from the Galea lab - this time on why examining *across* & *within*-sex factors matter to propel research into effective treatments for psychiatric & neurodegenerative disease written w @bonniee_leee @nifti12 @eid_rand Travis Hodges https://t.co/g7huhQ1pqU
📢 U of T students! Join the IGH U of T Chapter’s Trivia Night on Nov 20th! Dive into sex and gender research, meet peers, and enjoy pizza & drinks! 🍕🥤
🗓 Nov 20, 2024
📍 Sidney Smith Hall, Rm 1078
⏰ 5–6:30 PM
Sign up: https://t.co/g7l2RfyA8t
Bring your curiosity! #SGBA#UofT
Are you pioneering new approaches in women’s health or sex and/or gender research? Share your insights at the 2025/2026 Women's Health Seminar Series! ✨ #WHSS
🔗 We are seeking speakers - nominate yourself or a colleague: https://t.co/T4kpfbhAC8
🗓️ Deadline: December 20, 2024
Medication responses can differ significantly between males & females.
Across #Canada, less than 6% of federal funding across 11 years went to women’s health research. We need gender & sex equity/parity in research to deliver equitable healthcare.
#TogetherAgainstMisinformation
Scientist job alert: are you a neuroscientist (broadly defined) working on women’s 🧠mental health? Please come join our growing dedicated community of #womenmind scientists @CAMHnews in Toronto ON 🇨🇦 deadline is Oct 29!
https://t.co/ijjNvMPRSV
Ever wondered why menopausal #hormonetherapy works differently for everyone? 🤔 @LGravelsins's research dives into this question, aiming for personalized approaches that enhance cognitive health & reduce #dementia risk 🧠
Full #BehindTheScience blog: https://t.co/BTtrolmdZK
Do you want to share your experience of using a Patient Portal for Mental Health Care? Please see our recruitment poster: #CAMH#Mentalhealth#Womenshealth@GStrudRN