TY - JOUR
T1 - NIH initiative to balance sex of animals in preclinical studies
T2 - Generative questions to guide policy, implementation, and metrics
AU - McCullough, Louise D.
AU - De Vries, Geert J.
AU - Miller, Virginia M.
AU - Becker, Jill B.
AU - Sandberg, Kathryn
AU - McCarthy, Margaret M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 McCullough et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - In May of 2014, the NIH Director together with the Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health announced plans to take a multi-dimensional approach to address the over reliance on male cells and animals in preclinical research. The NIH is engaging the scientific community in the development of policies to improve the sex balance in research. The present, past, and future presidents of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, in order to encourage thoughtful discussion among scientists, pose a series of questions to generate ideas in three areas: 1. research strategies, 2. educational strategies, and 3. strategies to monitor effectiveness of policies to improve the sex balance in research. By promoting discussion within the scientific community, a consensus will evolve that will move science forward in a productive and effective manner.
AB - In May of 2014, the NIH Director together with the Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health announced plans to take a multi-dimensional approach to address the over reliance on male cells and animals in preclinical research. The NIH is engaging the scientific community in the development of policies to improve the sex balance in research. The present, past, and future presidents of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, in order to encourage thoughtful discussion among scientists, pose a series of questions to generate ideas in three areas: 1. research strategies, 2. educational strategies, and 3. strategies to monitor effectiveness of policies to improve the sex balance in research. By promoting discussion within the scientific community, a consensus will evolve that will move science forward in a productive and effective manner.
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U2 - 10.1186/s13293-014-0015-5
DO - 10.1186/s13293-014-0015-5
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84927742947
SN - 2042-6410
VL - 5
JO - Biology of Sex Differences
JF - Biology of Sex Differences
IS - 1
M1 - 15
ER -