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Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Jill Becker, PhD, University of Michigan, USA
Jill Becker, Editor-in-ChiefDr. Becker is the Patricia Y. Gurin Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Research Professor in the Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 
Dr. Becker is a Past-President of the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences. Dr. Becker has been investigating sex differences and the influence of ovarian hormones on brain and behavior her entire scientific career.  Her research and outreach efforts promote the study of the biology of sex differences.


Associate Editors

Licy L. Yanes Cardozo, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
New Content ItemLicy L. Yanes Cardozo, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Cell and Molecular Biology and Medicine/Endocrinology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She received her Medical Degree at the National University of Asuncion (Paraguay) and performed the residency in Internal Medicine at the same institution. Later on, she performed postdoctoral studies studying the mechanisms by which androgens regulate blood pressure under the mentorship of Dr. Jane Reckelhoff at the Department of Physiology at UMMC. After she rose to the academic rank of Assistant Professor in Physiology, she joined the department of Medicine, where she completed the residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Endocrinology.  Currently, she is a physician-scientist engaged in basic research and clinical research. Her research focus on the elucidation of the role and mechanism by which androgen excess mediates cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in women including polycystic ovary syndrome, anabolic steroids abuse and transgender subjects.

Rebecca Cunningham, PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA
New Content ItemDr. Cunningham, PhD, is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. Throughout her scientific career, Dr. Cunningham has investigated the impact of sex on CNS function and physiology. Her research program is focused on the neurobiology of steroid sex hormones (e.g., testosterone, estradiol), neuropeptides (e.g., angiotensin), and oxidative stress mediated mechanisms and its influences on mediating sex differences in aging and neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease).

Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA


Founding Editor

Arthur P Arnold, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

A person with a mustache wearing glassesDescription automatically generatedArthur Arnold is a Distinguished Professor of Integrative Biology and Physiology, and Director of the Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology of the Brain Research Institute, at the University of California, Los Angeles. "Sex differences occur in many tissues and diseases. Biology of Sex Differences serves as a forum for discussion of the forces that make females and males different, and the downstream pathways that are affected by sex-specific forces. This information will be critical for discovery of factors, often more prevalent in one sex than the other, that alleviate disease."


Editorial Board

Addiction, Mental Health, Stress, Pain

Adriene Beltz, PhD, University of Michigan, USA 
David Rubinow, MD, Unijeffversity North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhD, McGill University, Canada
Jill Becker, PhD, University of Michigan, USA
John Meitzen, PhD, North Carolina State University, USA
Natalie Tronson, PhD, Psychology Department, University of Michigan, USA
C. Neill Epperson, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
Tanja Jovanovic, PhD, Wayne State University, USA
Wolfgang Sadee, Dr.rer.nat, Ohio State University & Aether Therapeutics, USA

Biostatistics
Seth Lirette, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA

Cancer
Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Justin D Lathia, PhD, Cleveland Clinic, USA 
Najla Kfoury Beaumont, PhD, University of California, San Diego, USA

Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
Aline M. A. de Souza, PhD, Georgetown University Medical Center, USA
Barbara T. Alexander, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Damian G. Romero, Ph.D., FAHA, FAPS, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Georgios Kararigas, PhD, University of Iceland, Iceland
Hester den Ruijter, PhD, University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Jerzy Beltowski, MD, PhD, Medical University of Lubin, Poland
John N. Stallone, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Justin Van Beusecum, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden   
Katrina M Mirabito Colafella, PhD, Monash University, Australia
Kirsti Ytrehus, MD, PhD, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Kristine DeLeon-Pennell, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Licy L. Yanes Cardozo, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Lana McClements, PhD, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Samar Rezq, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Sandra T. Davidge, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
J. Thomas Cunningham, PhD, UNT Health Science Center, USA

Development, Developmental Disorders, Pregnancy
Ajay Pradhan, PhD,  AstraZeneca, Sweden
Andrew Sinclair, BSc (Hons), PhD, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
Armin Raznahan, MD, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, USA
Barbara T. Alexander, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Christine DistechePhD, University of Washington, USA
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, University of California, Irvine, USA
Kathleen Morrison, PhD, West Virginia University, USA
Sandra T. Davidge, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada
Sarah Walton, PhD, Monash University, Australia
Tanja Jovanovic, PhD, Wayne State University, USA

Genetics, Chromosomes, Epigenetics
Ajay Pradhan, PhD,  AstraZeneca, Sweden
Andrew Sinclair, BSc (Hons), PhD, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Australia
Armin Raznahan, MD, PhD, National Institute of Mental Health, USA
Christine DistechePhD, University of Washington, USA
David Rubinow, MD, University North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Georgios Kararigas, PhD, University of Iceland, Iceland
Joshua Rubin, MD, PhD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA
Kristin Waite, PhD, National Cancer Institute, NIH, USA
Marcus Altfeld, Dr. phil, German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Germany
Najla Kfoury Beaumont, PhD, University of California, San Diego, USA
Wolfgang Sadee, Dr.rer.nat, Ohio State University & Aether Therapeutics, USA

Immunology, Infectious disease
DeLisa Fairweather, PhD, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Keisa Mathis, PhD, FAHA, University of Texas, Southwestern, USA
Kristine DeLeon-Pennell, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Shannon Dunn, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada

Lifespan, Aging, Aging Disorders
Kevin Pearson, PhD, University of Kentucky, USA
Toni R. Pak, PhD, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, USA

Metabolism & Diabetes, Nutrition
Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, PhD, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Flavia Franconi, MD, PhD, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Sassari, Italy
Kevin J. Pearson, PhD, University of Kentucky, USA
Paul Ansdell, PhD, Northumbria University, UK
Pierre Gourdy, MD, PhD, Toulouse University Hospital & Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, INSERM and Toulouse 3 University, France
Samar Rezq, PhD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA

Neurology, Neurodegeneration & Lifespan
George "Gef" Farmer, PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA
Kristen Zuloaga, PhD, Albany Medical College, USA
Meharvan Singh, PhD, Loyola University Chicago, USA
Rebecca Cunningham, PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA

Neuroscience & Neuroendocrinology
Adriene Beltz, PhD, University of Michigan, USA 
Annaliese Beery, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA
George "Gef" Farmer, PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA
Jeffrey Mogil, PhD, McGill University, Canada
Jill Becker, PhD, University of Michigan, USA
John Meitzen, PhD, North Carolina State University, USA
Kathleen Morrison, PhD, West Virginia University, USA
Kristen L. Zuloaga, PhD, Albany Medical College, USA
Natalie Tronson, PhD, Psychology Department, University of Michigan, USA
Neil Maclusky, PhD, University of Guelph (Emeritus), Ontario, Canada
C. Neill Epperson, MD, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA
Paulo Pires, MS, PhD, University of Arizona, USA
Rebecca L. Cunningham, PhD, University of North Texas Health Science Center, USA
Shannon Dunn, PhD, University of Toronto, Canada
Shinji Tsukahara​, PhD, Saitama University, Japan 
Sonoko Ogawa, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Japan
J. Thomas Cunningham, PhD, UNT Health Science Center, USA

Physiology, Endocrinology, Pharmacology
Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, PhD, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Annaliese Beery, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Damian G. Romero, Ph.D., FAHA, FAPS, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Flavia Franconi, MD, PhD, National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems, Sassari, Italy
Jerzy Beltowski, MD, PhD, Medical University of Lubin, Poland
John N. Stallone, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden   
Kirsti Ytrehus, MD, PhD, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Licy L. Yanes Cardozo, MD, University of Mississippi Medical Center, USA
Meharvan Singh, PhD, Loyola University Chicago, USA
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Neil Maclusky, PhD, University of Guelph (Emeritus​​​​​​​), Ontario, Canada
Paulo Pires, MS, PhD, University of Arizona​​​​​​​, USA
Pierre Gourdy, MD, PhD​​​​​​​, Toulouse University Hospital & Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases, INSERM and Toulouse 3 University​​​​​​​, France
Shinji Tsukahara, PhD​​​​​​​, Saitama University, Japan 
Sonoko Ogawa, PhD, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Renin-Angiotensin System, Kidney Function
Aline M. A. de Souza, PhD, Georgetown University Medical Center, USA
John N. Stallone, PhD, Texas A&M University, USA
Justin Van Beusecum, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Katrina M Mirabito Colafella, PhD, Monash University, Australia
Minolfa C. Prieto, MD, PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine, USA