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Global Preclinical Data Forum: Addressing Sex as Biological Variable in Preclinical Research

Check out these excellent open access videos from the Global Preclinical Data Forum! They provide practical guidance to preclinical researchers on how to incorporate sex as a biological variable into their research.

https://www.preclinicaldataforum.org/addressing-sex-as-a-biological-variable-training/

The goal of the video training series is to provide practical guidance to preclinical researchers on how to navigate the NIH’s 2015 policy on incorporating sex as a biological variable into their current and future research. Across this video series, we demonstrate:

• Why research inclusive of both sexes is important for increasing scientific rigor and the health of both men and women;
• Why common misconceptions arguing against the inclusion of both sexes into preclinical research are outdated;
• How including both sexes into preclinical research can open new areas of research and advance patient-centered treatment solutions.

The content of these training videos is distributed across three modules:

• Module 1: Primer of Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior
• Module 2: Incorporating Sex as a Biological Variable Throughout the Experimental Process
• Module 3: Sex as a Biological Variable in Pharmacology Studies

These videos were made possible though a generous grant from the National Institute of General Medicines (Grant Number: 5 R25 GM133017-03), awarded to Cohen Veterans Bioscience (Principal Investigator: Chantelle Ferland-Beckham, PhD)

Accounting for Sex and Gender Makes Science Better

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