Why are significantly more female patients affected by autoimmune diseases than their male counterparts? Why do cardiac disease symptoms differ so greatly between men and women? And why do we observe sex-specific responses to vaccines or immunotherapy?

Understanding how sex and gender influence disease manifestation, progression, and therapeutic response is crucial for advancing personalized medicine, improving clinical outcomes, and achieving gender equity in healthcare.

The symposium aims to bring together national and international clinicians and researchers from diverse disciplines to discuss the latest developments in sex- and gender-related biomedical research.

Topics Include:

1. Unraveling Sex-Specific Molecular Mechanisms: X-Chromosome or Hormones—Who’s the Real Culprit?
2. Sex and Gender Differences in Disease: Cancer, Immunity, Heart, and Lungs—Incidence, Outcomes, and the Molecular Truth
3. Gender in Clinical Trials: From Mouse Models to Phase 3—Why It Matters
4. The Socio-Economic Impact of Gender-Specific Medicine: Moving Beyond “One-Size-Fits-All” Healthcare

Our first confirmed keynote Speakers and Panelists:

• Prof. Dr. med. Carolin Lerchenmüller (University Hospital Zurich)
• Prof. Dr. Gertraud Stadler (Charité Berlin)
• Dr. Theodoros Kapellos (Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich clinics |Helmholtz Center Munich)
• Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Wick (University Hospital Heidelberg)
• Prof. Dr. Sabine Ludwig (Medical University Innsbruck)
• Prof. Dr. Christiane Schwieren (University Heidelberg)
• Prof. Dr. Dr. Lia Bally (University Hospital Bern)

Join us on November 29th, 2024, at Heidelberg University Hospital for a symposium featuring distinguished clinical, basic, and social sciences speakers. The talks and panel discussion will provide a dynamic platform for exchanging ideas among young and established clinicians, biomedical and social science researchers, healthcare professionals, and students.

No registration fee! The event will be registered at the LÄK Baden-Württemberg to enable the acquisition of CME points (Fortbildungspunkte).