Licy L. Yanes Cardozo, Associate Editor
Licy 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 L Cunningham, Associate Editor
Dr. 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).