Research has shown that scientists perceive sex as an important biological variable but believe sex-inclusive research represents an insurmountably difficult challenge. Despite this, funders and regulators are driving change in the research landscape by moving from encouragement to mandates, with key bodies now requiring a justification for exclusion.

In this webinar, Natasha Karp presented the sex inclusive research framework (SIRF) which supports the evaluation of in vivo and ex vivo research proposals from a sex inclusive research perspective by delivering a traffic light classification, indicating whether a proposal is appropriate, risky, or insufficient with regards to sex inclusion.

Invited Speakers:

• Natasha Karp, Data Sciences & Quantitative Biology (AstraZeneca, UK)

This webinar was chaired by Professor Michael Ryan, University of South Carolina, USA.