Sex as a Biological Variable in Vaccine Responses and Transplant Outcomes

Date: February 23, 2022

Time: 02:00PM - 03:00PM

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After participating in this webinar, the learner will be able to:

• Understand incorporation of sex as a biological variable into human clinical research.
• Identify mechanisms mediating how hormones and sex chromosome complement differentially affect immune responses and outcomes of infection and vaccination.
• Describe what clinical differences have been identified in transplant-related infection and vaccination.
• Explain limitations and gaps in knowledge to be addressed in future research.

Moderators:

• Dr. Deepali Kumar, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAST, University Health Network Toronto

Speakers:

• Sabra Klein, PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Whitney Perry, MD, MS, Tufts Medical Center