Little understood biological and molecular differences between men and women hold the key to understanding the various ways both sexes respond to diseases, drugs, and aging. As medicine seeks more individualized therapies, sex differences research is becoming increasingly important.
Kathryn Sandberg, who directs GUMC's Center for the Study of Sex Differences, explains the importance of research in sex differences.
Kathryn Sandberg is Director of the Center for the Study of Sex Differences and a Professor in the Department of Nephrology & Hypertension. Sandberg's laboratory focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying the sex differences in the incidence and rate of progression of hypertension and associated cardiovascular and renal disease.
