Dr. Palmer discusses gender bias in research in the New York Times and other media outlets

In an article by Roni Caryn Rabin of the New York Times, Dr. Palmer recently discussed the drawbacks of single-sex studies as well as the important role of sex-specific genetic differences in drug abuse and other complex traits. You can read the full article here!

This article is part of the media interest into the NIH's new funding initiative to combat gender biases in preclinical and clinical research. Dr. Palmer recently received a NIDA R01 Supplement ("Administrative Supplement for Research on Sex/Gender Differences") in order to explore sex differences in genes that predispose animals towards methamphetamine abuse and other behaviors. His was one of five research projects from the University of Chicago to be selected for this funding.

More information about the goals of this supplement as well as the other selected projects can be found by reading the University of Chicago's press release or Kevin Jiang's article in Science Life (a blog for the University of Chicago Medical & Biological Sciences division).