Genomics of Sex-Specific Phenotypic Varation

The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship to faculty, students, and community members across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social impacts on women’s health outcomes through a 45 minute talk and engage with attendees in an interactive 15 minute question and answer period. The series is open to anyone interested in attending!

Presenter: Dr. Judith Mank, Professor, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Canada 150 Chair

Talk Summary: Why do sex differences evolve, and what is the underlying genetic architecture? Recent work in a range of organisms is revealing the evolutionary basis of sex differences, and the genomic causes and consequences.