Considerations in the Study of Sex as a Biological Variable in Aging Research

Nathan Shock Centers of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging

February 2, 2023 | 4:00-5:00pm ET

This webinar will feature a panel of aging researchers who study sex differences with expertise in omics, human data, behavioral/neurological research, and the Intervention Testing Program. Each panelist will briefly share general considerations for experiments within their area of expertise. After the presentations, there will be a Q&A with the audience.

This webinar will aim to:

• Share perspectives and ideas on why and how to study sex differences in aging

• Provide information on how to control experimental design correctly

• Emphasize how sex differences are an important consideration for experimental design

• This webinar is recommended for aging researchers who are interested in studying sex differences, as well as aging researchers more generally.

Panelists:

Berenice Benayoun

University of Southern California

Dena Dubal

University of California, San Francisco

James Nelson

UT Health San Antonio

Duygu Ucar

The Jackson Laboratory

Moderator:

Steve Austad

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Learn more and register here.

Enhancing Your Research: How to Collaborate Effectively with Medical and Data Librarians

Clin-STAR Webinar

Friday, February 3, 2023 | 3:00pm-4:00pm ET

The goals of this webinar are to:

• Understand the range of clinical research services, including systematic review and data analysis support, available at libraries

• Learn strategies for effective research collaboration and communication through the lens of two clinician-librarian dyads

• Appreciate how clinician-librarian partnerships can enhance the rigor and reproducibility of research

Moderator:

Thomas M. Gill, MD

Humana Foundation Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics)

Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine

Yale School of Medicine

Chair, Clin-STAR Leadership Core

Panel:

Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSC, FACEP, FAAEM, AGSF

Professor, Emergency Medicine

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Michelle Doering, MLS

Clinical Librarian

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Natalia Festa, MD, MBA

National Clinician Scholars Program Fellow

Yale Program on Aging Fellow

PhD Candidate, Investigative Medicine Program, Yale University

Kaitlin Throgmorton, MLIS

Data Librarian for the Health Sciences

Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Yale School of Medicine

Learn more and register here.

MBL Biology of Aging Research Training Summer Course

July 23 - August 19, 2023 Application Deadline: February 20, 2023

TThe MBL Biology of Aging Advanced Research Training Summer Course is an immersive research-based course designed to teach fundamental concepts, outstanding open research questions, and cutting-edge experimental approaches at the forefront of modern geroscience.

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