Group Leader at the University of Zurich, investigating how the environment and hormones influence brain, behavior and the reproductive system #Epigenomics #Neuroendocrinology #SABV #SexDifferences #WomenHealth #Endometriosishttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3mkzgpke4p22qCheck it out! 👇With growing pressure to phase out animal research, we argue that doing so now, when scientists are just beginning to address sex differences after decades of male-biased research, risks embedding existing knowledge gaps into "animal-free" biomedicine. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-026-02309-w04 May 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkzgpke4p22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3mgi262k7t22rThe SABV Symposium website is live! Check out the great lineup of speakers, abstract submission info, registration details, and highlights from past events 👇 sabvsymposium.org @talliezee.bsky.social @jeffreymogil.bsky.social @nifti12.bsky.social @avstempel.bsky.social @ljiljanamarina.bsky.social https://sabvsymposium.org/07 Mar 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi262k7t22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3mdncrm4tgc2hI am happy to announce the 3rd edition of the Sex as a Biological Variable (#SABV) biennial Symposium! Following the great success of the 2022 and 2024 symposia at the University of Bern, this year’s event will take place at the University of Zurich on June 23–24.30 Jan 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdncrm4tgc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3m2luijnoy22mHappy and honored to be at the Erice Workshop “Epigenetics: From Molecules to Behavior”, where I’ll be talking about epigenetic dynamics and how they connect hormones, environment, and behavior. Looking forward to 3 days of discussions and beautiful views!07 Oct 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2luijnoy22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lsjnu3isdc2lA year ago, Katharina Gapp and @cavazzalab.bsky.social started the Zuri-Repro Network to foster interdisciplinary collaboration in reproductive biology. Today, we enjoyed the 2nd meeting with an amazing program of keynotes, fash talks from young researchers, poster session. Thank you 🙏26 Jun 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjnu3isdc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lrikam3c622eJoin us for the Swiss Steroid Symposium on June 27th @unibe.ch Happy to be there and to talk about the importance of considering sex steroid hormone status in basic and preclinical animal research. There are still some spots left and registration is free 👇13 Jun 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrikam3c622ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lrdonqxvss2gBig applause 👏👏👏 to amazing @christinadalla.bsky.social and to the whole #MNS2025 organizing committee11 Jun 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdonqxvss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lrdnfjwddk2cHuge thanks to everyone who joined our Symposium #MNS2025 on #SABV, as well as to the amazing speakers! Take-home: It is not enough to simply include both sexes, development, settings, and context also matter. We need to take these factors into account to increase the translational relevance11 Jun 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdnfjwddk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lrdm5rxe7s2oTime to go home... It was an amazing 5 days at #MNS2025. It was great to see old friends and also to make new ones. Super interesting sessions on sex differences and female brain health. Enjoyed every single minute!11 Jun 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdm5rxe7s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lquiex43is25Thanks to everyone who joined our session at #FELSA2025 today 🙏 I think we really did a great job @jeffreymogil.bsky.social Ben Phillips, Francesca Maranghi, Thorsten Buch...Goodbye, Athens... Next stop Chania #MNS2505 Jun 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquiex43is25https://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lqrwuuovgs2lIf you are at #FELSA2025 join us tomorrow for the session on the importance of accounting for sex in animal experimentation #SABV04 Jun 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrwuuovgs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lptxs3hgnk2sWhat a week! I am thrilled to share that I’ve been awarded a highly competitive #COSTAction #CA24168 to launch the first pan-European research network dedicated to promoting and enhancing the current Sex as a Biological Variable #SABV initiative 🤩 https://www.cost.eu/70-new-cost-actions-oc20241/23 May 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptxs3hgnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lgboex3ir22oGreat afternoon today at the annual meeting of the Cardiovascular Research Center @unibern.bsky.social, discussing why including #sex and #gender in basic, preclinical, and clinical #research is essential, and exploring the best ways to practically incorporate it into study designs.21 Jan 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgboex3ir22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jaricivana.bsky.social/post/3lciirlhkbk2dHappy to have been one of the speakers at last week's Symposium on Sex and Gender Medicine, organized by @stefaniadelprete.bsky.social @dkfz.bsky.social As someone who began organizing biannual #SABV symposiums in 🇨🇭 4 years ago, it’s great to see more European universities promoting this topic!04 Dec 2024 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:263juvhpiumpygkumgeselfq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lciirlhkbk2d