27 April - 30 April 2026
Sex differences in health and disease
Brian Aguado, Kristina Haase, Edith Heard, Irene Miguel-Aliaga
Description OverviewSpeakersProgrammeEMBO trainingPractical informationSponsorsMedia kit Overview This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg with the option to attend virtually Symposium overview Sex differences range from distinct dimorphisms in appearance and physiology to behaviour variations across males and females of the same species These differences are numerous and varied and are often driven by combinations of genetic hormonal and environmental factors These differences also appear in manifestations of infectious disease ageing and age related diseases cancer cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases Response to treatments can also vary drastically between females and males Despite these widespread differences between sexes observed across species the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood and the topic has been vastly understudied This symposium will highlight topics including sex hormone regulation of health and immunity genetic differences leading to disease and mosaicism We will convene leading scientists from various global regions to delve into topics like the molecular underpinnings of sexual dimorphisms how sex hormones regulate sexually distinct phenotypes and the role of sex differences in the context of metabolism infections cancer cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases We aim to foster a multidisciplinary dialogue by bringing together researchers employing both traditional animal models and innovative approaches organoids biomaterials 3D cultures advanced bioinformatics analysis Session topics Development and evolution of sex differences Sex differences in organ function and physiology Plasticity of sex differences gene environment interactions and ageing Sex differences in immunity and autoimmunity Differences in disease susceptibility progression and treatment response Systems and engineering approaches to sex differences Speakers Keynote speakers Arthur Arnold University of California Los Angeles USA Yasmine Belkaid Institut Pasteur France Speakers Brian Aguado University of California San Diego USA Sara Ballouz University of New South Wales Australia Arantza Barrios University College London Margarida Cardoso Moreira The Francis Crick institute UK Jean Charles Gu ry Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases INFINITy France Kristina Haase EMBL Barcelona Spain Bruno Hudry Institute of Biology Valrose iBV France Agnese Loda Institut Imagine Institut Pasteur France Meital Oren Suissa Weizmann Institute of Science Israel Karen Reue University of California Los Angeles USA Elizabeth Rideout University of British Columbia Canada Andreas Schedl Institute of Biology Valrose iBV France Colinda Scheele KU Leuven University Belgien Taru Tukiainen University of Eastern Finland Finland James Turner The Francis Crick Institute UK Xiaohong Xu Fudan University China Scientific organisers Brian Aguado University of California San Diego USA Kristina Haase EMBL Barcelona Spain Edith Heard The Francis Crick Institute UK Irene Miguel Aliaga The Francis Crick Institute UK Conference organisers Luc a Minutta EMBL Heidelberg Germany Programme Are you on social media Post using EESSexDifferences and don t forget to tag EMBLEvents Please note that the programme is subject to change Some speakers may need to join virtually to give their talk For registered participants recorded talks will be accessible on demand for 4 weeks after the end of the event unless indicated otherwise Please find the poster listing here The shuttle bus schedule is available here Day 1 Monday 27 April 2026 Time Europe Berlin Speaker12 00 13 30Registration and light refreshments13 30 13 45Opening remarks13 45 14 45Keynote lecture A general theory of sexual differentiationArthur Arnold University of California USA14 45 17 30Session 1 Development and evolution of sex differencesChair Taru Tukiainen University of Eastern Finland Finland14 45 15 15The evolution of pregnancy uncovering the origins of sex specific innovations in vertebratesMargarida Cardoso Moreira The Francis Crick institute UKNot available on demand15 15 15 30The origins of sex biased gene expression across tissues and mammalsShanie Landen Hudson Institute of Medical Research Australia15 30 15 45Post transcriptional control of pioneer factors preserves adult cellular sex identityErika Bach New York University School of Medicine US15 45 16 15Coffee Break and Meet the speakers16 15 16 45Escape from X inactivation is directly modulated by Xist noncoding RNAAgnese Loda Institut Imagine Institut Pasteur FranceNot available on demand16 45 17 00Interaction between gonadal sex and the sex chromosome complement shape DNA methylation patterns in the adult mouse brainAnna Naumova McGill University Canada17 00 17 30Sex of central neurons controls intestinal niche signalling to drive sex differences in stem cell activity and cancer susceptibilityBruno Hudry Institute Of Biology Valrose France17 30 18 30Poster sneak peek18 30 20 00Dinner in Canteen20 00 21 30After dinner drinks Day 2 Tuesday 28 April 2026 Time Europe Berlin Speaker09 00 12 00Session 2 Sex differences in organ function and physiologyChair James Turner The Francis Crick Institute UK09 00 09 30Sex differences in fat body metabolism regulate Drosophila body sizeElizabeth Rideout University of British Columbia Canada09 30 09 45Gonadal sex and zonation dependent coordination of hepatocyte gene expression and lipid metabolismJames Cleland German Cancer Research Center DKFZ EMBL Heidelberg Germany09 45 10 00Sex differences and hormone influence on circadian re entrainment after jet lagEliane Duperrex EPFL Switzerland10 00 10 30Coffee Break and Meet the speakers10 30 11 00From Hormones to Circuits How Development Shapes Sexually Dimorphic Brain FunctionsXiaohong Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai11 00 11 15Long term live imaging reveals sexual dimorphism in the stem cell dynamics of mouse epidermisDan Engelman Universit Libre de Bruxelles Belgium11 15 11 30Sex specific macrophage inflammation is shaped by a zinc finger protein escaping X chromosome inactivationEftychia Kormari University of Basel Switzerland11 30 12 00Sex specific regulation of DCC stabilization in synaptic remodeling and dopaminergic vulnerabilityMeital Oren Suissa Weizmann Institute of Science Israel12 45 13 30Lunch and meet the editors13 30 14 30 Keynote lecture Immunological control of host physiologyYasmine Belkaid Pasteur Institute France14 30 17 15Session 3 Sex biased plasticity and ageingChair Jean Charles Guery Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases INFINITy France14 30 15 00Sexual dimorphism of the adrenal cortexAndreas Schedl C te d Azur University FranceNot available on demand15 00 15 15Remodelling of the enteric nervous system during female reproductionAlexandra Milona The Francis Crick Institute UK15 15 15 30Characterizing Sex Chromosome Dosage Differences in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma MicroenvironmentCristina Conde LopezGerman Cancer Research Center Germany15 30 15 45Sex bias immune aging and its interplay with X inactivation escape genes at single cell levelStefania del Prete German Cancer Research Center Germany15 45 16 15Coffee break and meet the speakers16 15 16 45Sex differences in tissue vulnerability to proteostasis collapse in C elegansArantza Barrios University College London UKNot available on demand16 45 17 00An organ wide endothelial proteome atlas reveals sex specific vulnerabilities during agingBiplab Ghosh German Cancer Research Center Germany17 00 17 15Early female senescence versus late male acceleration linking cellular mechanisms with organismal sex specific ageingSatomi Miwa Newcastle University UK17 15 17 45Flash Talk session 1 odd numbers 45 Luca Bianchini59 Emma DeGrace63 Giulio Ferrero71 Alessia Karasani73 Kenan Krakovic103 Daria Kostyunina17 45 19 15Poster Session 1 odd numbers 19 15 Free evening Day 3 Wednesday 29 April 2026 Time Europe Berlin Speaker09 00 12 00Session 4 Sex differences in gene environment interactionsChair Elizabeth Rideout University of British Columbia Canada09 00 09 30Altered X chromosome inactivation maintenance promotes systemic autoimmunityJean Charles Gu ry Toulouse Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases INFINITY France09 30 09 45Aging promotes reactivation of the barr body at distal chromosome regionsSarah Hoelzl Technical University of Munich Germany09 45 10 00Cell type resolved proteomics in mice Reveals distinct metabolic programs in hepatocytes and stellate cells with sex dimorphism driven by hepatocytesPamela Kakimoto Helmholtz Zentrum M nchen Germany10 00 10 30Coffee Break and Meet the speakers10 30 11 00Human genetics of sex differences in disease insights from sex chromosomes hormones and gene environment interactionsTaru Tukiainen The Francis Crick Institute UK11 00 11 15Sex biased immune regulatory networks in CD4 T cells are associated with natural HIV controlSabrina Leddy Leibniz Institute of Virology Germany11 15 11 30Sex based differences in prenatal innate immunity divergent foetal responses to Mycoplasma hominis infection between males and femalesValentina Margarita University of Sassari Italy11 30 12 00A role for sex chromosome dosage in cardiometabolic diseaseKaren Reue University of California US12 00 13 30Lunch13 30 16 15Session 5 Systems and engineering approaches to sex differencesChair Agnese Loda Institut Imagine Institut Pasteur France13 30 14 00Does it eXIST A meta analysis of the long non coding RNA in single cell dataSara Ballouz University of New South Wales AustraliaVirtual talk14 00 14 15Sex dependent developmental plasticity differentially constrains growth maturation and metabolic allocation during juvenile protein malnutritionFilipe De Vadder Institut de G nomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon France14 15 14 45Coffee break and meet the speakers14 45 15 15Biomaterial tools to understand sex differences in cardiovascular diseaseBrian Aguado University of California USA15 15 15 30Sex specific chromatin dynamics during human neurodevelopmentClaudia Keller Valsecchi University Basel Switzerland15 30 15 45Inflammatory serum factors from patients with mosaic loss of Y chromosome modulate valvular myofibroblast senescenceNicole F lix V lez UC San Diego US15 45 16 15Microvascular function across physiology diseaseKristina Haase EMBL Barcelona Spain16 15 16 45Flash talk session 2 even numbers 44 Fynn Betge46 Reid Blanchett70 Avalon Johnson78 Carla Lloret Fernandez80 Rebecca Malcore98 Lara Linnemann16 45 18 15Poster Session 2 even numbers 18 15 20 00Dinner in EMBL Canteen20 00 22 15Party with live band The Blackout Day 4 Thursday 30 April 2026 Time Europe Berlin Speaker09 00 11 15Session 6 Sex differences in disease susceptibilty progression and pesponses to treatmentChair Margarida Cardoso Moreira The Francis Crick institute UK09 00 09 30Y chromosome instability and its impact on sex differencesJames Turner The Francis Crick Institute UKNot available on demand09 30 09 45Integrative systems biology of sex differences in teleost cardiac cells novel regulators of hypertrophyOsvaldo Contreras Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and UNSW Sydney Australia09 45 10 15Impact of the menstrual cycle on breast cancer formation and treatment responseColinda Scheele Ku Leuven University BelgienNot available on demand10 15 10 45Coffee break and meet the speakers10 45 11 00Sex specific interactions between the gut microbiota and the constitutive androstane receptor are involved in metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver diseaseSandrine Ellero Simatos National Research Institute for Agriculture Food and Environment France11 00 11 15Nf2 haploinsufficiency in oligodendrocytes drives sexually dimorphic CNS myelination defectsLamia Bouslama Sorbonne Universit France11 15 11 30Closing Remarks and Poster Prize Announcements11 30 12 00Packed lunch and departure EMBO training EMBO training session how to write a scientific paper This training is offered free of charge to registered symposium participants but requires separate registration Please register by contacting training embopress org Training is limited to 20 participants We recommend that you register early The session will run for 4 hours on the first morning of the symposium Date Monday 27 April 2026Time 8 30 12 30 Europe Berlin Registration deadline 22 April 2026 at 12 00 noon For more information contact training embopress org Overview This 4h pre conference training module introduces the fundamental elements of publishing scientific research focusing on the structure and content of a manuscript how to assemble effective figures and how to write impactful titles and abstracts Led by an experienced EMBO Press scientific editor participants will explore the strategic planning for publication including determining authorship organising data and selecting the most appropriate journal for submission Participants will develop a practical understanding of how to write a successful scientific paper through hands on exercises group work and lively discussions in an engaging and interactive learning environment Audience This training session is designed for PhD students and postdocs who want to improve their scientific writing and publishing skills Learning outcomes At the end of the module participants will Understand the purpose and the structure of each section of a scientific paper title and abstract introduction results materials and methods discussion references and data availability Gain practical experience in assembling figures and writing titles and abstracts Receive guidance from instructors and peer feedback to refine the critical components of a successful scientific manuscript The training session is limited to 20 participants who will be selected on a first come first served basis Please only register if you can commit to attending the entire training Practical information Registration fees On site registration fees include Admission to the event Possibility to submit an abstract Meals and coffee breaks as indicated in the programme Conference materials Access to the online event platform Access to all the livestreamed talks Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for four weeks afterwards Please note at the request of individual speakers some talks are not recorded A letter to support your visa application for more information check the Travel and accommodation tab Accommodation and travel are not included in the fees Participants are expected to book and pay their own expenses On site Academia 750On site PhD Student 650On site Industry 950On site Journal Editors 300 Virtual registration fees include Editors from scientific journals are allowed to attend at a reduced rate but asked to contribute to the conference in return by taking part in meet the editors sessions or other planned activities within the programme Please contact Luc a Minutta to ask for the special registration link for editors Virtual registration fees include Access to the online event platform Access to all the livestreamed talks Opportunity to submit questions Video library of the recorded talks during the event and for four weeks afterwards Please note at the request of individual speakers some talks are not recorded Virtual Academia 240Virtual PhD Student 190Virtual Industry 290 Accredited journalists may be eligible to register for complimentary on site or virtual press registration Registrants may be required to provide accreditation or equivalent proof of press membership after registration Please contact Luc a Minutta for more information Please note that we do not offer complimentary registrations for editors of scientific journals Confirmation and payment Registration will be on a first come first served basis You can register and submit your abstract without paying the conference fee in advance but your place can only be confirmed after payment of the 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OverviewSpeakersProgrammeEMBO trainingPractical informationSponsorsMedia kit Overview This conference will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually. Symposium overview Sex differences range from distinct dimorphisms in appearance and physiology to behaviour variations across males and females of the same species. These differences are numerous and varied and are often driven by combinations of genetic, hormonal and environmental factors. These differences also appear in manifestations of infectious disease, ageing and age-related diseases (cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases). Response to treatments can also vary drastically between females and males. Despite these widespread differences between sexes observed across species, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood and the topic has been vastly understudied. This symposium will...
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