Sex-based biomedical research policy needs an implementation plan

Teresa K Woodruff^{1

2}, Sharon Green¹, Amy Paller¹, Bethanee J Schlosser^{1

3}, Bonnie Spring^{1

4}, Megan Castle¹, M Christine Stock^{1

5}, Mercedes R Carnethon^{1

4}, Crystal T Clark^{1

6}, Elizabeth Gerard^{1

7}, Fred W Turek^{1

7}, Katherine L Wisner^{1

6}, Lauren S Wakschlag^{1

8}, Melina R Kibbe^{1

9}, Marla A Mendelson^{1

10}, Melissa A Simon^{1

2}, Nora M Hansen^{1

9}, Kimberly Kenton^{1

2}, Patricia M Garcia^{1

2}, Phyllis Zee^{1

7}, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman^{1

11}, Sarah H Sutton^{1

12}, Linda Van Horn^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Women's Health Research Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Department of Preventative Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁷ Departments of Neurobiology & Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁸ Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, Cardiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹² Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Teresa K Woodruff et al. Womens Health (Lond). 2015 Jul.

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. 2015 Jul;11(4):449-52.

doi: 10.2217/WHE.15.28. Epub 2015 Aug 3.

¹ Women's Health Research Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago IL, USA.
² Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁴ Department of Preventative Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁷ Departments of Neurobiology & Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁸ Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Medicine, Cardiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
¹² Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Keywords: NIH policy; chromosomes; publications; sex.

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Sex bias exists in basic science and translational surgical research.
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