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Apr
5
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2024 Joint UCLA SCORE Symposium
Apr 5 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

2024 JOINT UCLA SCORE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

Sex Differences in Brain-Gut Disorders and Metabolism

(In-Person and Virtual)

 

Friday, April 5, 2024
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PDT
UCLA California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Auditorium

Stephanie Correa, PhD
Associate Professor, Integrative Biology and Physiology, UCLA

Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, MD, PhD
Price-Goldsmith Professor of Nutrition; Professor, Medicine Endocrinology Metabolism, Tulane University School of Medicine

Eldin Jasarevic PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Women’s Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh

Sonia Sharma, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Autoimmunity and Inflammation, Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Center for Sex-based Differences in the Immune System, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Anja Karlstaedt, MD
Assistant Professor, Cardiology and Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai; Research Scientist, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai

Rhonda Voskuhl, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology, UCLA; Jack H. Skirball Chair; Director, UCLA Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Program; Faculty Neurologist, UCLA Comprehensive Menopause Care Program

Click here to view agenda.

This meeting is free. Registration is required to receive zoom link. Complimentary breakfast and lunch will be provided for in-person registered attendees.

REGISTER FOR THE SYMPOSIUM: uclahs.fyi/2024-joint-ucla-score-symposium-registration

About the UCLA Specialized Centers of Research Excellence (SCORE) on Sex Differences

UCLA SCORE on Sex Related Differences in Brain Gut Microbiome Interactions in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The aims are to gain a better understanding of the role of the gut microbiome and female sex hormones in the modulation of brain gut microbiome interactions in two of the most common disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic functional constipation. These studies will provide valuable insights on the pathophysiology and treatment of these conditions. uclacns.org/score

UCLA SCORE on Sex Related Differences in Metabolism. The objective is to elucidate sex differences in risk factors and treatments for Metabolic Syndrome (MetSyn) components such as obesity, insulin resistance/diabetes, dyslipidemia, and fatty liver. Differences between men and women in susceptibility to cardio-metabolic disease are well known, but the underlying genetic and physiological mechanisms remain poorly defined. Our goal is to identify factors that determine sex-specific MetSyn risk, which may lead to better diagnosis and treatment for both sexes. sexdifferencesinmetabolism.ucla.edu