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"You think you know what you're talking about until it affects you personally and your family personally, and so watching them struggle and learning myself what it all means was a really important, impactful journey for me, and I wanted to share some of that with the institution at large."
So says Dr. Steven Mittelman, a division chief of pediatric endocrinology at UCLA Health, and one of the organizers of the Ninth Annual UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute Symposium, which focused Friday on the science of gender.
The Daily Bruin reports the theme for the 2022 symposium, held at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, was the science of gender.
Because of his own work with children who are exploring their gender, Mittelman said he hoped this event could help doctors learn how to help these patients, who can be marginalized when they seek health care.
He added that many people, especially scientists, do not understand the nuances of issues of sex and gender.
The symposium featured both researchers from the sciences and humanities as well as medical professionals, and organizers said they wanted to facilitate collaboration and conversation between researchers in fields such as biological sciences and gender studies.
Speakers discussed shortcomings in current medical and research practices when it comes to gender-affirmation, as well as ways to alleviate barriers in
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