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Is It All Just Hormones?! - Gender Between Biology and Society

 
Time
18:00 - 24:00 o'clock
Organizer
Universitätsklinikum Jena
Place
Universitätsklinikum Jena | Haus A, Hörsaal 2
Adresse
Am Klinikum 1

What role do gender differences play in medicine and psychology? In short presentations, we will explore various aspects of this question.

The presentations will take place in two sessions, from ... to ... and from ... to ..., in Lecture Hall 2. They provide an opportunity for further discussion with the presenters and at the information booths. 

  • How Old Is Your Brain?

We’ll explain how the biological age of the brain can be determined using an MRI, what role lifestyle plays in this, and why menopause in particular is an exciting topic for brain research.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Christian Gaser
Time: xx and yy

  • Gender and Diabetes—When Research Makes a Difference

Why do diabetes and its complications progress differently in women and men? Learn about the latest findings from diabetes and kidney research.

Women and men differ not only biologically—diabetes and its complications also often progress differently. Why is that? What role do hormones, genes, and metabolism play? And why is gender becoming increasingly important in modern medicine? Learn about the latest findings from diabetes and kidney research and discover how gender-sensitive research paves the way for more personalized prevention and treatment.

Speaker: PD Dr. Ivonne Löffler
Time: xx and yy o’clock

 
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