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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · 3d

📢DEADLINES📢 for the 20th Annual #OSSD Annual Congress in Kona, Hawaii, May 12-15 2026!

🗓️SYMPOSIUM PROPOSALS must be in by this Friday 10th October🗓️

Info:
www.ossdweb.org/ossd-annual-...

#OSSD2026 #OSSD20thAnnualMeeting #sabv #SexDifferences #HumanHealth

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · 9d

Important dates for the 20th Annual #OSSD Annual Congress in Kona, Hawaii, May 12-15 2026!

For additional information:
www.ossdweb.org/ossd-annual-...

Hope to see you there!

#OSSD2026 #OSSD20thAnnualMeeting #OrganizationfortheStudyofSexDifferences #conference #sabv #SexDifferences #HumanHealth

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · 22d

Join us for the 20th Annual #OSSD Annual Congress in Kona, Hawaii, May 12-15 2026!

For additional information:
www.ossdweb.org/ossd-annual-...

Hope to see you there!

#OSSD2026 #OSSD20thAnnualMeeting #OrganizationfortheStudyofSexDifferences #conference #sabv #SexDifferences #HumanHealth

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Sep 3

Important areas of investigation, with significant health disparities!

#sabv #ossd #sexdifferences #humanhealth

DrAntonioRiva @drantonioriva.bsky.social · Sep 3

In #Brussels for the amazing #ESBRA2025 #alcohol Congress!

I look forward to meeting, and discussing new studies, results, and collaborations in #AlcoholResearch!

I'll be leading conversations on #sexdifferences in #addiction, #immunity and alcohol-related disease.

@esbrasociety.bsky.social

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Jul 21

The "choice" between all-boy and all-girl sibship is not random!

Illuminating insights into complexities of sex-associated differences in offspring sex determination!

doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adu7402

#sabv #ossd #sexdifferences #humanhealth #sexgenetics

Is sex at birth a biological coin toss? Insights from a longitudinal and GWAS analysis

Offspring sex may not be random—maternal age and genetics influence sex clustering within families.

doi.org

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Jun 5

It was so good to see everyone in ABQ & hear about exciting science! I am sorry I had to leave early but see you next time in a gorgeous place! 🌴☀️🌊 #OSSD2025 —> #OSSD2026
@ossdcomm.bsky.social
@liisagalea.bsky.social @themorrisonlab.bsky.social @travisehodges.bsky.social @drglitterbear.bsky.social

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Barbara Stranger @bstranger.bsky.social · Jun 2

Excited for @liisagalea.bsky.social keynote at Annual meeting of @ossdcomm.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Really enjoyed the Women’s Health Research @ossdcomm.bsky.social pre-meeting today. Thanks to all who came to my talk & for all generous feedback I received - it means a lot! Thanks to @liisagalea.bsky.social for organizing… So good to see everyone and feel so much dedication and support for WHR! ❤️

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Jun 1

B Penaveler Bernabe: Perinatal depression is complex - what about using the gut microbiome? @ossdcomm.bsky.social we cannot study things in isolation.

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Jun 1

Sex differences in metabolism exists across a wide variety of outcomes. Body composition energy storage etc. @swhr.bsky.social @ossdcomm.bsky.social #OSSD25

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Jun 1

Up next @bonniee-leee.bsky.social on how previous parity influences functional connectivity in an animal model of Alzheimer risk (hApoe4) - bonnie calls this the Parity Paradox www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Bonnie Lee @bonniee-leee.bsky.social · Jun 1

Had a great time presenting my latest work on effects of pregnancy and AD risk on functional connectivity in middle age at #OSSD2025 🧠⚡️

Thank you @ossdcomm.bsky.social @whrcluster.bsky.social @camhnews.bsky.social #womenmind for hosting this fantastic Pre-Meeting and the opportunity to speak!!

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Jun 1

Bonnie looked at zif268 activation across 19 subregions. And found greater efficient networks in the primiparous WT. different eigenvector centrality (influence) based on different brain regions with parity and genotype. @bonniee-leee.bsky.social @ossdcomm.bsky.social

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Jun 1

I’m at the premeeting on women’s health @ossdcomm.bsky.social our 3rd annual event. Sponsored in part by @whrcluster.bsky.social & #womenmind @camhnews.bsky.social follow along to see highlights

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · Jun 1

here we go: following along to hear highlights from @kundakoviclab.bsky.social keynote in the women’s health premeeting at @ossdcomm.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Jun 1

Greetings from Albuquerque, New Mexico! We are ready for the @ossdcomm.bsky.social meeting!
w/ @liisagalea.bsky.social @travisehodges.bsky.social @bonniee-leee.bsky.social

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Liisa Galea @liisagalea.bsky.social · May 30

I’ll be at @ossdcomm.bsky.social giving a keynote 😱. Honoured to give the Arnold talk “Unlocking Precision Medicine: How Sex and Female -specific Factors are 🗝️ to Effective Translation”. This will be my first time giving this talk & it’s not quite finished yet! 😬😱😜 needed something for ✈️

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · May 30

Looking forward to the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences @ossdcomm.bsky.social meeting on Sunday. I'll be giving the keynote lecture at Women's Health Research Premeeting:
"Leveraging mouse and human (epi)genomics to improve women’s mental health"
See you there! w @liisagalea.bsky.social

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Robert-Paul Juster @rpjuster.bsky.social · May 27

Upcoming @ossdcomm.bsky.social talk on some research from our @labcesar.bsky.social's SEXCOG study supported by @nserc-resnet.bsky.social

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Marija Kundakovic @kundakoviclab.bsky.social · Apr 28

If you are attending the OSSD @ossdcomm.bsky.social meeting this year, please plan to come for the excellent pre-meeting on Women's Health organized by @liisagalea.bsky.social on June 1. I'll be giving a keynote lecture that I'm very excited about. Hope to see you there! 👇

whova.com/embedded/eve...

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Apr 29

Did you know...

...that men have higher risk of #cancer than women for most cancer types?

acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

#sabv #ossd #sexdifferences #humanhealth

Sex disparities in the incidence of 21 cancer types: Quantification of the contribution of risk factors

The male predominance of many nonsex-specific cancers has been explained by differences in exposure prevalence between sexes, but cancer incidence in this study remained significantly higher among me...

acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Apr 2

www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

A revolutionary new understanding of autism in girls

By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting that huge numbers of women have gone undiagnosed

www.newscientist.com

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Apr 2

Did you know that while #autism has always been considered dominant in males, it presents differently in females, meaning that many women have gone undiagnosed?

#sabv #ossd #sexdifferences #humanhealth #autismawareness #worldautismday

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

doi.org/10.1002/aur....

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Mar 20

📢 Early Bird Registration Fees for our 2025 Conference = postponed until March 30th!

👉 Not registered yet?
This is your chance.

👉 Already registered at Full Fees?
An email from OSSD Central Office will reach you shortly to start processing your partial refund.

www.ossdweb.org/ossd-annual-...

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Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) @ossdcomm.bsky.social · Mar 18

Why is "the study of #sexdifferences fundamental for #science in order to improve the #health of all humans, male and female"?

New BoSD Editorial by #OSSD President, Prof Sofia Ahmed, and Editor-in-Chief, Prof Jill Becker:

bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#sabv #supportscience

Sex differences research is important! - Biology of Sex Differences

bsd.biomedcentral.com

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