Increasing evidence that sex differences are evident in disease rates and in response to treatments for these diseases pushed the NIH to mandate inclusion of females in research. This mandate, while seemingly obvious, can be difficult to negotiate if researchers have little or no experience working with females and/or with incorporating sex as an variable in research design. This talk would serve to outline a foundation for how to incorporate sex into your research design and in grant applications.

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If special accommodations are needed, or to register offline, please call 804.828.0017 at least 3 business days prior to the event. Please contact Stacey Wahl at swahl@vcu.edu with any other questions. 

This How-to Talks by Postdocs session is co-sponsored by the Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research, and VCU Postdoctoral Association. Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

 

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Sponsor(s)
VCU Libraries
Centers & Institutes: C. Kenneth and Dianne Wright Center for Clinical and Translational Research
Postdoctoral Association
Speaker(s)
Molly Hyer
Audience
All ( Open to the public )
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