Sex and gender science in radiation research

Olga Kovalchuk, MD, PhD, will present a fascinating and revolutionary presentation on "Sex and gender science in radiation research." She will apply a sex and gender lens to radiation research and will compare radiation effects in males and females.

Dr. Kovalchuk's laboratory at the University of Lethbridge in Canada discovered that males and females respond to ionizing radiation in a different way. They analyzed radiation responses in various tissues and organs using a mouse model and proposed some possible mechanisms of the sex-specific radiation responses. Their findings, published in cancer and radiation field journals, may have serious repercussions for development of sex-specific radiation diagnostic and treatment regimes. They also could influence how we design radiation protection protocols.

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would of been enjoyable if the mic was better but still interesting video