Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Sex Differences in Autoimmunity
Discussion Leaders: Jayne Danska (Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada) and Janilyn Arsenio (University of Manitoba, Canada)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:10 pm
Shannon Dunn (Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Sciences of St. Michael's Hospital, Canada)
"Role of Type I IFN in the Sex Difference in the Effect of Obesity on T helper 1 Immunity"
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:40 pm
Jean-Charles Guéry (INSERM, CNRS, University of Toulouse, France)
"Defining the X-linked Determinants of the Female-Biased Immune Responses"
8:40 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Genetic and Hormonal Mediators of Sex Differences in Respiratory Diseases
Discussion Leader: William Bishai (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Dawn Newcomb (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, United States)
"Role of Sex Hormones on Asthma Pathogenesis"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Qian Zhang (Rockefeller University)
"Human Genetic and Immunological Determinants of COVID-19"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
Djeneba Dabitao (University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Mali)
"Sex Differences in Tuberculosis Outcomes"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: C. Noel BaireyMerz (CSMC, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sex Differences in Cancer Outcomes and Responses to Treatments
Discussion Leader: Igho Ofotokun (Emory University School of Medicine, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Paul Boutros (University of California, Los Angeles, United States)
"Influence of Sex on Cancer Initiation & Progression"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Josh Rubin (Washington University School of Medicine, United States)
"Treating Individual Cancers Per Their Position Along the Spectrum of Sex Differences in Biology"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sex Differences in Immunity to Vaccines Across the Life Course
Discussion Leaders: Lauren Collins (Emory University School of Medicine, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Christine Benn (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
"Sex-Differential Non-Specific Effects of Vaccines"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Mihai Netea (Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands)
"Sex Differences in the Induction of Trained Immunity"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
Inna Ovsyannikova (Mayo Clinic Vaccine Research Group, United States)
"Sex-Based Differences in Immune Responses to Vaccination"
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sex Differences in Mucosal Immunity
Discussion Leaders: Ed Lavelle (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) and Michal Tal (MIT, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Molly Ingersoll (Institut Cochin and Institut Pasteur, France)
"The Impact of Biological Sex on Immunity In The Bladder"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Christopher Robinson (Indiana University School of Medicine, United States)
"Sex-Specific T Cell Responses to Coxsackievirus B3"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Development of Sex Differences in Neuroimmunity
Discussion Leader: Jaclyn Schwarz (University of Delaware)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:35 am
Margaret McCarthy (University of Maryland School of Medicine, United States)
"Microglia Sculpt Sex Differences in Neural Circuits of Social Behavior By Controlling Cell Number"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 10:05 am
Louise McCullough (McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, United States)
"Sex Difference in the Response to Stroke; The Role of Mucosal Immunity and The Effect of The Microbiome"
10:05 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Coffee Break
10:40 am - 11:05 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:20 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:20 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 11:35 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Sex and Gender-Based Differences in HIV
Discussion Leader: Elizabeth Connick (University of Arizona, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Eileen Scully (Johns Hopkins University, United States)
"Unraveling Chromosomal and Hormonal Impacts on Immune Responses to HIV"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Marcus Altfeld (Leibniz Institute of Virology, Germany)
"Sex Differences in Type I IFN Responses and Consequences for HIV-1 Infection"
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hormonal and Metabolic Influences on Sex Differences in Immunity
Discussion Leaders: Franck Mauvais-Jarvis (Tulane University School of Medicine, United States) and Maureen Su (UCLA, United States)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:30 am
Durga Singer (University of Michigan, United States)
"Sex Differences in Obesity Induced Myeloid Inflammatory Responses"
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Discussion
9:35 am - 10:00 am
Suresh Mishra (University of Manitoba, Canada)
"Discovery of a Novel Role of Prohibitin-1 in Interrelated Sex Differences in Metabolic and Immune Functions"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:00 am
Josh Thaler (University of Washington, United States)
"Sex Differences in Hypothalamic Microglial Inflammation and Obesity"
11:00 am - 11:05 am
Discussion
11:05 am - 11:30 am
Late-Breaking Topic
11:30 am - 11:35 am
Discussion
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:45 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Genetic Modifiers of Sex Differences in Immunity
Discussion Leader: Christine Disteche (University of Washington, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:00 pm
Tal Shay (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel)
"The Female Immune Response – Stronger, Faster, or Qualitatively Different?"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm
Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:30 pm
Jennifer Regan (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Leveraging Genetic Variation to Understand Sex Bias in Immune Ageing Using Drosophila "
8:30 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
General Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure