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The essential integration of sex and gender in immunological research

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • In January 2025, the study group “Immune Sex Differences” was established within the European Federations of Immunological Societies (EFIS). • The group drafted a position letter outlining the importance and priorities of integrating sex and gender into immunological research. • The letter emphasizes that sex and gender differences critically shape immunity, disease outcomes, and treatment responses. • It issues a call to action and commitment for European Immunological Societies to prioritize this field and implement sex- and gender-aware research practices.

Source: Immunology Letters

DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2025.107097

Authors: Marcus Altfeld, Camila Consiglio, Darragh Duffy, Molly Ingersoll, Cliona O'Farrelly, Tal Pecht, Tal Shay, Helena Soares

Institutions: Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Lund University, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Inserm, Institut Cochin, Trinity College Dublin, University Hospital Bonn, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Language: English

Topic: Sex and Gender in Healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290

Funder: European Federation of Immunological Societies

OpenAlex ID: W4414997950

FWCI: 0.759

Cites: 7

Cited by: 1

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