FemTech Forum – The first global virtual conference about FemTech
By Anna Dé, Member of the WBP Executive Committee As we count the weeks to the International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health: The Gateway to Precision Medicine Across our Lifespan, which will be held virtually on 19 and 20 September 2020, I was delighted to be able to attend the FemTech Forum on […]
WBP Open to New Collaborations, Partnerships & Sponsorships
The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) is a Swiss-based international non-profit organization focused on sex and gender determinants of brain and mental health as a gateway to precision medicine. Founded in 2016, the past four years have brought an incredible amount of growth and opportunities for the organization’s work to be developed and showcases. One of […]
WBP Forum 2020 – Paving The Way For Precision Medicine: Panels & Speakers Confirmed To Date
This year’s International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health will be a virtual event hosted by the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) and broadcast from Zurich, Switzerland. The theme is “Sex and gender differences in brain and mental health: The Gateway to Precision Medicine – Across the Lifespan”. Over two days, the program will take […]
Sex & Gender In COVID-19: It Makes A Difference, And So What? (Part I)
By Maria Teresa Ferretti, Chief Scientific Officer of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) In a recent Webinar WBP hosted about “Sex & Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic”, one question caught our attention. We will address the various issues it brings to light in this piece, to highlight the “so what?” around sex and gender […]
Sex & Gender In COVID-19: A Marginalized Priority (Part II)
By Maria Teresa Ferretti, Chief Scientific Officer of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) In a recent Webinar WBP hosted about “Sex & Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic”, one question caught our attention. We will address the various issues it brings to light in this piece, to highlight the “so what?” around sex and gender […]
Nature Article: “Sex And Gender Differences And Biases In Artificial Intelligence For Healthcare”
By Simona Mellino, WBP Vice President The Women’s Brain Project is proud to announce that an article co-authored by a number of their members, “Sex and gender differences and biases in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine and Healthcare” just came out in Nature Digital Medicine. Below, we present an overview of the work, why it matters, […]
Are the COVID-19 virus or closed schools more dangerous for children? (Webinar Recap)
By Maya Uccheddu, WBP Executive Committee member Note: This text is based on a WBP Webinar hosted in Italian and summarized in this blog. You can read the Italian summary and view the webinar recording here. Should schools be reopened using precise approaches? What is the children’s role in this pandemic? What kind of damage […]
Webinar Recap: Gli effetti del Covid-19 sui bambini: quali rischi non stiamo considerando?
By Beatrice Nasta, member of the WBP Executive Committee Quale è il ruolo dei bambini in questa pandemia? Quale è il danno arrecato loro dalla mancanza di apprendimento e interazione con i loro pari? L’insegnamento digitale può rappresentarne la panacea? Le scuole vanno riaperte? E se sì, con quale approccio? Il Webinar “Covid-19: Effetto […]
Webinar Recap: The Impact Of COVID-19 On Mothers & Families
Motherhood during the pandemic: Challenges, blessings, and issues to be addressed On Sunday 10 May, most countries celebrated Mother’s Day. Motherhood is full of blessings as well as challenges such as juggling work and childcare, coping with changes during and after pregnancy, redefining one’s identity on becoming a mother. The COVID-19 pandemic has created different […]
Webinar Recap: Sex & Gender Differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic
This last Thursday 16 April, the Women’s Brain Project offered a free webinar on sex and gender differences in the COVID-19 Pandemic. After an introduction by WBP Co-founder and CEO, Dr. Antonella Santuccione Chadha, four speakers gave a brief overview of their respective topics: • COVID-19 Data from China: Dr. Ewelina Biskup, WBP Executive Committee […]
