Arrival in Erice - After dinner reception at the marsala room (San Rocco)
Tuesday 21th, May
09:00-09:20 - Welcome by the Director of The International School of Ethology, Stefano Parmigiani (University of Parma, IT)
09:20-09:40 - Introduction to the Conference by Margareth Mc Carthy and Paola Palanza
Session #1
09:40-10:30 - Andrea Pilastro (University of Padova, IT)
: Evolution of Anisogamy, Sexual Selection and sexual conflict
10:30-10:50 - coffee break
10:50-11:40 - Greg Ball (University of Maryland, USA)
: Sex differences in the songbird brain: hormone plasticity and behavior
11:40-12:30 - Melissa Hines (University of Cambridge, UK)
: Human Gender development
12:30-14:30 - Lunch break
Session #2
14:30-15:50 - Selected short presentations
15:50-16:40 - Daphna Joel (Tel Aviv University, IL)
: Rethinking sex and the brain: from dimorphism to mosaic
16:40-17:00 - coffee break
17:00-17:50 - Jacques Balthazart (University of Liege, BE)
: Sex partner preference in animals and humans
17:50-18:40 - Fr. Alberto Frigerio (Arcidiocesi di Milano, IT)
: 'The two shall become one flesh. This is a great mystery' (Eph 5:31b-32a)
18:40-19:00 - General discussion
Wednesday 22nd, May
Session #3
09:00-09:50 - Larry Young (Emory University, USA)
: Sex differences and similarities in the neurobiology of pair bonding
09:50-10:40 - Debra Bengasser (Temple University, USA)
: Sex differences in stress regulation of arousal and cognition
10:40-11:00 - coffee break
11:00-11:40 - Paola Palanza (University of Parma, IT)
: Sex biased impact of social and environmental factors
11:40-12:20 - Carola Eva (University of Torino, IT)
: NPY system, metabolism and stress response: male/female comparison
12:20-13:20 - Selected short presentations
13:20-15:40 - Lunch and Poster Session
Session #4
15:40-16:30 - Margareth Mc Carthy (University of Maryland)
: Immune origins of sex differences in the brain
16:30-17:20 - Armin Ramzah (NIMH, USA)
: Sex-Biased Brain Development in Humans: Maps, Mechanisms and Meanings
17:20-17:50 - coffee break
17:50-18:40 - Chuck Rosselli (Oregon University, USA)
: Sex differences in kisspeptin expression: a role in sexual differentiation
18:40-19:00 - General Discussion
Thursday 23rd, May
Session #5
09:00-09:50 - Art Arnold (UCLA, USA)
: Sex differences caused by sex chromosome genes
09:50-10:40 - Christine Disteche (University of Washington, USA)
: Sex differences in stress regulation of arousal and cognition
10:40-11:10 - coffee break
11:10-12:00 - David Geary (University of Missouri, USA)
: Evolution of Sex Differences in Trait- and Age-Specific Vulnerability
12:00-13:00 - Selected short presentations
13:00-15:00 - Lunch break
Session #6
15:00-15:50 - Ann Murphy (Georgia State University, USA)
: Influence of sex and age on pain perception and morphine action
15:50-16:40 - Roberta Brinton (Arizona University, USA)
: Sex Hormones metabolism and Alzheimer disease
16:40-17:10 - coffee break
17:10-18:00 - Kathryn Sandberg (Georgetown University, USA)
: Mechanisms underlying increased anxiety and cognitive decline induced by ovarian hormone loss
18:00-19:00 - General Discussion and Closing Remarks