Specialized Centers of Research (SCOR) on Sex Differences

Center Directors 2007-2012

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jill Goldstein, Ph.D.
Research focus: Fetal antecedents to sex differences in depression: a translational approach

Medical University of South Carolina
Kathleen Brady, M.D., Ph.D.

Northwestern University
Andrea Dunaif, M.D.
Research focus: Excess male hormones (androgens) as the key to explaining polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

University of California, Los Angeles
Emeran Mayer, Ph.D.
Research focus: A coordinated study of stress, pain, emotion, and sexual factors underlying the pelvic visceral disorders of irritable bowel disorder and interstitial cystitis

University of California, San Francisco
Jeanette Brown, M.D.
Research focus: Lower urinary tract function in women

University of Chicago
David Ehrmann, M.D.
Research focus: Sex steroids, sleep, and metabolic dysfunction in women

University of Miami
Emmalee Bandstra, M.D.
Research focus: Sex and gender influences on addiction and health: a developmental perspective

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
John DeLancey, M.D.
Research focus: Birth, muscle injury, and pelvic floor dysfunction

University of Missouri, Kansas City
Hong-Wen Deng, Ph.D.
Research focus: Identifying the genes that put women at risk for osteoporosis

Washington University
Scott Hultgren, Ph.D.
Research focus: Molecular and epidemiologic basis of acute and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women

Yale University
Rajita Sinha, Ph.D.
Research focus: Sex, stress, and substance use disorders

For more information about ORWH Interdisciplinary Initiatives, contact Joan D. Nagel, M.D., M.P.H., Program Director, Interdisciplinary Research Programs; Director, BIRCWH Program; Coordinator, SCOR;  joan.nagel@nih.gov