Annual Scientific Symposium | M-BRISC

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Judith Regensteiner, PhD, FAHA

Distinguished Professor of Medicine  
Judith and Joseph Wagner Chair in Women’s Health Research  
Director, Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research  
Director, Office of Women in Medicine and Science  
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | School of Medicine

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Yanhong Guo, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Medical School

“Myeloid Krüppel-Like Factor 14 Mediates Sexual Dimorphism of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm via Estrogen Receptor β”

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William Rainey, PhD

Jerome W Conn Collegiate Professor, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Professor of Internal Medicine, Medical School

“Sex differences in the genetic causes of primary aldosteronism”

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"Building connections and enhancing collaboration with initiatives across Michigan Medicine"

• Santhi Ganesh, MD
  David J Pinsky M.D. Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine. Professor of Human Genetics and Program Director, Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
• Melynda Price, PhD
  Professor of Women's and Gender Studies, Professor of Political Science, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Center Director, Institute for Research on Women and Gender
• Kelsey Ebbs, MBA
  Assistant Director for Bold Challenges
• Vanessa Dalton, MD, MPH
  Timothy R B Johnson M.D. Collegiate Professor of Global Women's Health, Associate Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Section Head, Research, Gynecology, Medical School
• John De Lancey, MD
  Norman F Miller Professor of Gynecology, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of urology, Medical School
• Judith Regensteiner, PhD
  Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Judith and Joseph Wagner Chair in Women’s Health Research, Director, Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research, Director, Office of Women in Medicine and Science, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | School of Medicine

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“Sex-biased genetic factors in cardiometabolism"

Karen Reue, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Departments of Human Genetics and Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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“Bromocriptine for Myocardial Recovery in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (REBIRTH)”

Melinda Davis, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Program Director, Fellowship - Cardiovascular Disease, Medical School

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“VGLL3, a novel immune regulator in placenta, contributes to preeclampsia”

Olesya Plazyo, PhD
Research Investigator, Dermatology, Medical School

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"Dissection of the pathways mediating sex hormone-induced thromboembolism using zebrafish"

Jordan Shavit, MD, PhD
Henry and Mala Dorfman Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School

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Panelists:

• Lori L. Isom, PhD
  Maurice H Seevers Collegiate Professor of Pharmacology, Chair, Department of Pharmacology, Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Professor of Neurology, Medical School
• Jill Becker, PhD
  Patricia Y Gurin Collegiate Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Professor, Michigan Neuroscience Institute, Medical School
• Santhi Ganesh, MD
  M-BRISC Director, David J Pinsky M.D. Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine and Professor of Human Genetics, Medical School
• Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD
  M-BRISC Co-Director, Arthur C Curtis Professor of Skin Molecular Immunology, Professor of Dermatology, Professor of Internal Medicine and Research Professor, Mary H Weiser Food Allergy, Medical School

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"Sex Matters: Research Design to Maximize Impact"

Virginia M Miller, PhD
Professor Emerita, Surgery and Physiology
Mayo Clinic

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"Sex-Specific Effects of Developmental Lead Exposure on Cardiac DNA Methylation and Function"

Laurie Svoboda, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Michigan

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"Sex-dependent Differences in Heart Rate Variability: Molecular determinants of signaling in the myocardium"

Justus Anumonwo, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Associate Professor of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Medical School, University ot Michigan

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"Dapagliflozin to prevent of short and long-term effects of superimposed preeclampsia: addressing pregnancy-associated cardiovascular morbidity"

Ashley Hesson, MD, PhD
Research Fellow, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical School and House Officer, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan Hospitals

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Panelists:

• Elizabeth Langen, MD
  Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Program Director, Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship, University of Michigan
• Jourdan Triebwasser, MD, MA
  Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and MPLAN Co-Director, Birth Center, Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital, University of Michigan
• Jennifer A. Smith, PhD, MPH
  Associate Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Research Associate Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

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C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC

Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center
Director, Preventive Cardiac Center
Director, Linda Joy Pollin Women’s Heart Health Program
Director, Erika J. Glazer Women’s Heart Research Initiative
Professor of Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Smidt Heart Institute

“It’s a TRAP: Identifying sex-specific differences in vascular gene expression”

Audrey Cleuren, PhD
Assistant Member, Cardiovascular Biology Research, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

"Sex-Specific Effects of Environmental Exposures on Cardiac DNA Methylation and Function"

Laurie Svoboda, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan

"Sex as a Biologic Variable"

Chyren Hunter, PhD
Associate Director, Basic and Translational Research Program, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

"Approaches to Studying Sex Differences"

Panelists:
Rosanne Rouf, Santhi Ganesh, Durga Singer, David J. Pinsky,  Audrey Cleuren, Lori Isom, Laurie Svoboda, Chyren Hunter, Johann Gudjonsson, C. Noel Bairey Merz.