This roundtable invites a rethinking of health through the lens of sex-specific biology, clinical practice, technology, and lived experience. As medicine, data science, and society evolve rapidly, persistent gaps remain in how sex differences are understood, studied, and translated into care. This meeting creates a space to listen, across disciplines and experiences, to the ways sex influences drug safety, cognition and behavior, AI-driven health tools, infertility, and breast cancer.
By bringing together moderators, clinicians, scientists, and individuals with lived experience around each theme, the discussions aim to elevate voices that are often overlooked, challenge one-size-fits-all approaches, and inspire more precise, equitable, and humane health solutions in a changing world.
Programme
14.00h – Opening Remarks
14.05h – KeyNote Speaker – Ivana Jarić
14.50h – Panel 1: AI in health care
NOVA researcher: Cláudia Soares (NOVA FCT)
Medical doctor: Sérgio Laranjo (NMS|FCM)
Patient/Civil Society representative: Ana Rita Londral (Projeto HUMAI)
15.15h – Panel 2: Infertility
NOVA researcher: Catarina Delaunay (NOVA FSCH)
Medical doctor: Sérgio Reis Soares (Vice-Presidente da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução)
Patient/Civil Society representative: Cláudia Bancaleiro (Responsável pela Comunicação e Representações Institucionais da APFertilidade)
15.45h – Coffe Break
16.05h – Panel 3: Sex bias in cognition and behavior
NOVA researcher: Rui Oliveira
Medical doctor: Natália Marto
Patient/Civil Society representative: Albino Maia
16.30h – Panel 4: Adverse drug reactions
NOVA researcher: Sofia Pereira (NMS|FCM)
Medical doctor: [To be confirmed]
Patient/Civil Society representative: Joana Camilo
16.55 – Students’ presentations
Call for Abstracts
PhD students in health-related fields, biomedical research, and clinical practice are especially encouraged to submit their work and contribute actively to the discussion. Up to 10 abstracts will be selected for short oral presentations (3 minutes each), offering a valuable opportunity to share research and engage with experts.
Submission deadline: May 31st, 2026
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