Studying Sex Linked Factors in Aging & Alzheimer’s w/Dr. Galea
January 18, 2021 @ 1:00 PM (EST)
Dr. Liisa Galea is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Centre for Brain Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is also Director of the Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Lead of the Women’s Health Research Cluster and a Scientific Advisor for the Women’s Health Research Institute. Her research investigates how sex hormones influence brain health and disease in both females and males. Dr. Galea has over 17,000 citations and has been a cornerstone in the field of neuroendocrinology. The main goal of her research is to improve brain health for women and men by examining the influence of sex and sex hormones on normal and diseased brain states such as depression and Alzheimer’s disease. This is an event you don’t want to miss!