NIH Research Festival 2012 Program - Research Festival - National ...

Concurrent Symposia Session I
Natcher Conference Center
Conf. Room E1/E2
Beyond the fig leaf: The science of sex and
gender differences
Chair: Janine Clayton, OD
Personalized medicine provides the promise of improved healthcare informed by research
on the factors that makes each human unique. Sex and gender are basic variables used
to categorize differences and similarities; these variables influence health, including the
experience, treatment, and outcomes of disease. The integration of sex and gender in
the design and analysis of basic and clinical research studies can enhance the rigor of
investigative approaches, improve the quality of the science, and expand the applicability
of the results, supporting a personalized medicine approach that can transform public
health. This session will cover aspects of sex and gender factors in health and disease,
from the development of biomedical devices and therapeutics to the personalization
of treatment of cardiovascular disease. Discussion of the latest scientific advances in
sex differences research and enhancements in study design to detect sex and gender
differences will engage and inform the NIH scientific community.
Nakela Cook, NHLBI
Sex and gender differences in cardiovascular disease and healthcare delivery
Belinda Seto, NIBIB
Sex and gender considerations in devices and therapeutics
Susan Taymans, NICHD
Gender in genetic and genomic research
Cora Lee Wetherington, NIDA
Sex and gender differences in pain
Laura Johnson, NCCAM
A few tricks and traps when designing studies and evaluating sex and gender differences
Cher Dallal, NCI
Obesity-related hormones and endometrial cancer risk among post-menopausal women:
The BFIT cohort
FARE Award Winner
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.