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We hope you’re as excited as we are to be part of the annual meeting for OSSD this year.

Our team has worked hard to bring you an exciting, engaging, and motivating event.  Please note: this is NOT a Zoom event!  You’ll have chances to meet, “mingle” and network online with others, similar to an “in person” event.  You can roam the virtual poster halls, join colleagues for table discussions in the virtual ballroom, pose questions as you watch live symposia, and enjoy virtual receptions and our awards gala with the cocktail of your choice. 

Here are just a few the virtual advantages you’ll have this year:

• Expert Speakers Featured in Cutting-edge Symposia & Sessions – This year’s program is filled with education that is relevant to issues and challenges facing our world and how they relate your work.  Hear from speakers representing NIH, FDA, top universities, medical schools, public health entities and more.  Reach out to connect personally, and spend quality time – both in sessions and during networking times – interacting with the those at the forefront in our field.

• Virtual Networking – welcome to the networking ballroom!  There are tables and lounges set up and, just like in real life, you can wander from table to table – even from floor to floor.  Looking for an old friend or colleague?  You can find them through the chat feature and “meet up” at a table!  Have a topic you’d like to discuss with a group?  Grab a table!  Want to meet for coffee before the keynote?  It’s the perfect spot. 

• Poster Sessions – these will be both interactive AND self-guided, where you’ll hear the live session, ask questions, and have the ability to speak and chat with others at the same session.  Don’t worry if you’re a presenter yourself, or in a time zone that doesn’t quite work; you can roam the poster halls and view posters and presenter recordings at your convenience 24/7!

• Connections Old & New – before the event opens, you’ll be able to fill in your online Profile information for easy connections with other participants. Include your picture, updates, and links to find and connect with you. And, with everyone doing this, you’ll be able to meet new people and make appointments to speak with them by looking at their profiles, too. 

This meeting may not be in person, but it WILL be robust, engaging and substantive.  The technology we’ll employ will be easy to use, but will allow us to share a truly rich and memorable OSSD Annual Meeting experience this year.  Don’t miss it!  Register now to get the early-bird rates!  

** Funding for this conference was made possible, in part by 5R13AG056135 from National Institute of Aging. 'The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. 

***This conference was supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award 5R13FD006896 totaling $24,975 with 20% funded by FDA/HHS and $19,000 amount and 15% funded by non-government source(s). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by FDA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.

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Arthur Arnold Distinguished Lecture	Capstone Speaker
Janine Austin Clayton, M.D. NIH Associate Director for Research Director, ORWH The Ultimate Goal: Advancing Science to Improve the Health of Women More about Dr. Clayton	Roberta Brinton, Ph.D. Director, UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science University of Arizona Health Sciences Tipping Points for Late-Onset Neurodegenerative Disease: Sex Differences in MidLife Aging   More about Dr. Brinton

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Important Dates

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Abstract Instructions

Abstracts may be submitted on any subject related to the general area of sex and/or gender differences to be considered for poster presentation only. PRESENTING AUTHORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR ABSTRACT USING THEIR OWN LOG IN (e.g. Advisors may not submit an abstract for a student under the advisor's account). More than one abstract may be submitted by each author.

Abstracts should be no longer than 2,000 characters including spaces, title and authors/affiliations and prepared as a single paragraph, single-spaced Word document. Abstracts should NOT contain photos, tables or references. Data must be original and not previously published. Please include any funding acknowledgements.

Note: Once you "submit" your form, you cannot edit it, however your entries are automatically saved, so that you may exit the form and all your information will still be listed when you log back into the form.

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Registration Fees

Special Symposia

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