Georgia State University will host the 12th annual meeting of the Organization for the Study of Sex Difference from April 30 to May 3. Anne Murphy, Georgia State professor of biology and neuroscience, is the local host of this meeting.
Throughout the four-day meeting, attendees will hear lectures, panel discussions and participate in workshops. The keynote speaker is Nirao Shah, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of neurobiology at Stanford University, and the capstone speaker is Londa Schiebinger, John L. Hinds Professor of history of science and director at Stanford University.
Students may submit an abstract for a poster presentation. There will be several awards given including the prestigious Florence P. Haseltine Best Poster Award.
Registration for this event is being offered at a discount up until April 8.
The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences promotes the field of sex and gender differences research through education and outreach. The organization brings together scientists and clinicians of different backgrounds, and encourages the application of new information of sex and gender differences to health care.
For more information or to register, please visit the conference website.