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Beyond the Binary: Grappling with sex and gender in biomedical research

Posted by GHO Admin on March 12, 2019 in Events

Date: Mon. March 25, 2019 @ 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Halifax: Tupper Th. A; Saint John: DMNB 102


Featuring Dr. Stacey Ritz with opening remarks from Jasmine Walsh, AVP Dalhousie Human Resources.

Stacey Ritz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, and Assistant Dean of the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) Program at McMaster. She received her PhD from the Molecular Immunology, Virology & Inflammation Program at McMaster University. As a PI, her laboratory investigated the influence of particulate air pollution on allergy and autoimmune disease; more recently, her work has shifted to focus on how sex/gender considerations can be integrated into laboratory-based research, and critical pedagogy in health sciences education.

Hosted by Dalhousie Medicine's Diversity in Leadership Working Group.