About
Category:
Professional Interest Areas (PIAs)
Description:
This PIA was established in 2020.
Executive Committee
Chair: Rachel Buckley
Vice Chair: Michael Belloy
Programs Chair: Elizabeth Andrews
Communications Chair: Shabana Shaik
Early Career Representative: Megan Fitzhugh
Steering Member: Jessica Caldwell
Steering Member: Judy Pa
Steering Member: Rosaria Rae
Steering Member: Shireen Sindi
Immediate Past Chair: Timothy J. Hohman
(Next election cycle: March 2025)
Twitter
#SexAndGenderPIA
Access:
ISTAART Group
Members:
728
Overview
PIA Objectives:
1. Develop a robust research forum to facilitate transdisciplinary conversations about the biological contributions of sex and gender to Alzheimer's disease including input from model systems, epidemiology, neuroscience, and genomics.
2. Provide training and support to help early career investigators properly integrate considerations around sex biology into their ongoing research.
3. Provide input and support on the Alzheimer's Association annual Facts and Figures section on sex biology to ensure it remains up-to-date and on the cutting-edge of scientific discovery.
4. Encourage PIA member-driven research projects on sex differences in AD and related disorders.
1. Develop a robust research forum to facilitate transdisciplinary conversations about the biological contributions of sex and gender to Alzheimer's disease including input from model systems, epidemiology, neuroscience, and genomics.
2. Provide training and support to help early career investigators properly integrate considerations around sex biology into their ongoing research.
3. Provide input and support on the Alzheimer's Association annual Facts and Figures section on sex biology to ensure it remains up-to-date and on the cutting-edge of scientific discovery.
4. Encourage PIA member-driven research projects on sex differences in AD and related disorders.
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