Sex And Gene Expression (SAGE) Meetings 

From 2000-2006, SWHR convened seven innovative Conferences on Sex and Gene Expression (SAGE) that focused on the emerging field of sex-based biology. These conferences explored the frontiers of how biological sex influences the expression of genetic information throughout life-from embryonic development through adulthood. Leading established researchers and outstanding new researchers in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular, developmental, and cellular biology participated in discussions of cutting-edge research. The Society then partnered with members of its Isis Fund Network on Sex, Drugs, and the Brain and other interested scientists to found the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD). OSSD holds an annual scientific meeting that furthers many of the goals of the original SAGE meetings.

Workshop on Steroid Hormones and Brain Function/Seventh Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression-Combined Meeting, 2006
March 28-April 1, 2006

Sixth Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression, 2005
March 17-20, 2005

Fifth Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression, 2004
March 25-28, 2004

Fourth Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression, 2003
March 20-23, 2003
This conference generated discussion among attendees about sex differences at the cellular level, including topics such as sexual dimorphism in meiosis and sex differences in aging.

Third Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression, 2002
April 4-7, 2002
New discoveries on the interplay between genes and biological sex were the topic of discussion at the third annual SAGE conference.

Second Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression, 2001
March 8-11, 2001
This conference was a forum for basic research scientist and clinicians to share data and ideas, and foster collaborations relating to the molecular and cellular biology of sex differences

First Annual Conference on Sex and Gene Expression, 2000
March 2, 2000
This conference focused on questions of how biological sex influences the expression of genetic information throughout life - from embryonic development through adulthood.