DOHaD Trainee Development Opportunities & Upcoming Seminar
US x Canada DOHaD Trainee Tuesday!
We are excited to invite you to attend the joint seminar series, “Trainee Tuesday!” led by trainee representatives of DOHaD Canada and US DOHaD societies. These 30-minute seminars are held virtually every other month and include a 15-mintes presentation and a 15-minutes Q&A period. They are designed to be a friendly space for you trainees to share your research at any stage of its development (from initial literature search to published work!) with your peers and PIs across North America and get feedback. Please let us know at communications@dohad.ca if you are interested in presenting at one of these sessions!
The next US DOHaD × DOHaD Canada Trainee Tuesday Seminar Series will take place on the second Tuesday of March at 2:00 PM CST and will be hosted by US DOHaD.
As part of this joint seminar series, we aim to showcase work and conversations that are engaging, informative, and relevant for trainees across disciplines and career stages. We are currently inviting speaker nominations for the March session.
We welcome talks from trainees, early-career researchers, or invited mentors on topics such as:
Current projects in your lab or research group
Ongoing or emerging DOHaD-related research
Opportunities for collaboration or mentorship
Career development, training pathways, or navigating research environments
Any themes or topics especially relevant to trainees
If you, or someone you know (e.g., a trainee, mentor, collaborator, or colleague), would be interested in speaking, please feel free to reach out. A brief description of the proposed topic is more than sufficient at this stage.
We look forward to another engaging session and to continuing this collaborative, trainee-focused effort with DOHaD Canada.
Warm regards,
The US DOHaD Society Trainee Representatives
Past Trainee Development Committee Seminars
4th Trainee Development Committee Seminar
Innocent Uzochukwu Okagu
“Maternal Dietary Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake Alters Specific Lipids in the Fetal Brain at Different Stages of Gestation”
3rd Trainee Development Committee Seminar
Dr. Marcel Van De Wouw
“The Impact of Prenatal Stress on the Infant Gut Microbiome”
2nd Trainee Development Committee Seminar
Dr. Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabani
“Maternal pre-pregnancy nutrition may impact her mental health and her child’s behavior”
US x Canada DOHaD Trainee Tuesday: Jan 13, 2026: DOHaD Trainee Seminar Series, a collaboration. between US DOHaD & DOHaD Canada:
Infant Brain Development and Negative Affect: The Role of Prenatal Depression
by Taryn Simon, MA Student, School of Applied Child Psychology, Western University
1st Trainee Development Committee Seminar
Dr. Gillian England-Mason
“Exposure to ‘Everywhere Chemicals’ During Windows of Susceptibility and Child Neurodevelopment”