Dr. Berna Özdemir joins the 3rd SABV Symposium 2026.

Her talk explores how the same drug dose can lead to different outcomes in men and women.

📍 23-24 June | University of Zurich
📄 Abstracts open until 15 May

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Join EU-SABV at FENS 2026. 🧠

Live Q&A + discussion across neuroscience fields.

Networking event: Advancing Sex-Inclusive Neuroscience Research
📅 July 7 | 18:45–20:15
📍 Hall H (NE), Barcelona
🔗 fensforum.org
🔗 sabv.eu

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Applications are now open for the 2026 Young Researchers and Innovators Conference Grants.

Check out the visual below for a quick assessment of eligibility and visit sabv.eu for detailed information, deadlines and application guidelines.

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Applications are now open for the 2026 Short-Term Scientific Missions Grants.

Check out the visual below for a quick assessment of eligibility and visit sabv.eu for detailed information, deadlines and application guidelines.

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Applications are now open for the 2026 Inclusiveness Target Country Conference Grants.
Visit sabv.eu for detailed information, deadlines and application guidelines.

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Dr. Michelle Roche joins the 3rd SABV Symposium 2026.
Her talk explores how sex and gender are integrated in pain research and why more consistent approaches are needed.
📍 23-24 June | University of Zurich
📄 Abstracts open until 15 May
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Research that focuses on one sex may overlook important variation.
At EU-SABV, we promote sex-inclusive research practices to better reflect this diversity.
Visit us to learn more and join the action.

🔗 sabv.eu

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Not all experiences are equally visible. Autism is more frequently diagnosed in males, but this may partly reflect the underdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of autistic females, whose profiles can be different or subtler.

Today is World Autism Awareness Day.
Moving beyond awareness means embracing acceptance- and recognizing autism as a diverse spectrum.

SIRF-UP is an @eu-sabv.bsky.social COST Action initiative to support ethical review bodies assess sex-inclusivity in animal research. Using female and male animals should be the default to reduce the total number of animals used and produce results that are generalisable to the whole population.

SIRF-UP, Sex Inclusive Research Framework - Understanding and Practice, from EU-SABV COST Action. Icons representing different steps of the SIRF-UP initiative: Pre-engagement survey, support pack, apply the SIRF, post-engagement survey and stay involved.

If you are involved in an ethical review body anywhere in the world (including AWERBs, IACUCs or Animal Welfare Committees), you can get involved in SIRF-UP. Answer a short survey, receive a support pack to apply the Sex Inclusive Research Framework and share your feedback: sabv.eu/article/sirf...

The series aims to advance understanding and best practices for integrating sex and gender perspectives, through webinars covering topics from biological impacts and preclinical study design to historical perspectives and applications of AI.
Visit SABV.eu for more information on the webinar series.

This webinar will explore how sex-related biological factors shape cancer development and treatment response, from hormonal influences on tumour onset to the role of sex chromosome dosage in the tumour microenvironment.
Register here → dkfz-de.zoom-x.de/meeting/regi...

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Registration is now open for the next webinar in the EU-SABV × DKFZ Monthly Lecture Series: Sex and Gender in Research.

Sex Differences in Cancer Biology
🗓 20 April
⏰ 13:00-14:00 (CET)
🎤 Prof. Colinda Scheele (KU Leuven)
🎤 Dr. Cristina Conde López (DKFZ)

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Join the session with James Mc Edgurton, founder and administrator of the platform.

📅 8 April 2026 | 13:30 CET
📍 Zoom: us05web.zoom.us/j/8442308860...

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Developed within COST Action TEATIME, the forum is a living platform for researchers to exchange knowledge, support 3Rs and standardize methods.

The Young Researcher Group within the EU-SABV is hosting an online session to introduce the Behavior Forum.
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Details, programme and registration → sabvsymposium.org
Limited reimbursement options available for EU-SABV members → sabv.eu

Supported by the University of Zurich and the Philas Foundation.

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📄 Abstract submission is open until 15 May 2026
• Max 250 words
• Preliminary data welcome
Submit → sabvsymposium2026@gmail.com

We are pleased to announce the 3rd SABV Symposium 2026 (23–24 June, University of Zurich), followed by the EU-SABV Core Group Meeting (25 June).

Thank you to everyone who joined — 120 participants for our first session.
Next webinar coming soon.

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Stay tuned for the next webinar and visit sabv.eu for more!

Prof. Cristina Amoretti discussed how sex and gender have been historically defined in biomedicine and the limitations of treating these categories as fixed. She also highlighted the concept of “bikini medicine.”

Highlights from the first webinar in the EU-SABV × DKFZ Monthly Lecture Series: Sex and Gender in Research.
We thank Prof. Cristina Amoretti (University of Genova) for an engaging and thought-provoking session on historical perspectives in gender medicine research.

Meet the Team | Interview with Dr. Berna Özdemir YouTube video by EU-SABV COST Action

Full interview → youtu.be/sy27JEDNE98

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“One of our goals is to take out the fear of performing experiments that consider sex differences and show researchers that it does not necessarily mean double the work or double the number of animals.”

This week, we share an interview with Dr. Berna Özdemir, medical oncologist at the University Hospital Bern and Co-Lead of the Immunology and Oncology subgroup within Working Group 3 of the EU-SABV COST Action.

The series aims to advance understanding and best practices for integrating sex and gender perspectives, through webinars covering topics from biological impacts and preclinical study design to historical perspectives and applications of AI.

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This webinar will explore historical and conceptual perspectives on gender bias in biomedicine, examining how both neglect and stereotyping have shaped research practices and medical knowledge.

Register here → dkfz-de.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Registration is now open for the first webinar in the EU-SABV × DKFZ Monthly Lecture Series: Sex and Gender in Research.

Historical Perspectives on Gender Medicine Research

🗓 20 March
⏰ 13:00–14:00 (CET)
🎤 Prof. Cristina Amoretti (University of Genova)

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Meet the Team | Interview with Dr. Srđan Sokanović YouTube video by EU-SABV COST Action

Full interview → youtu.be/z5yKBDKlpK0

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