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. 2021 Jun 17;106(10):3034–3048. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab434

Table 3.

Resources

Agency Type of resource and links
ORWH Consideration of SABV in NIH-funded research
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-102.html
Enhancing reproducibility through rigor and transparency
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-15-103.html
Implementing rigor and transparency in NIH and AHRQ research grant applications
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-011.html
Implementing new rigor and transparency polices in review—lessons learned
https://www.csr.nih.gov/CSRPRP/2016/09/implementing-new-rigor-and-transparency-policies-in-review-lessons-learned/
Updates to NIH and AHRQ RPPRs to address rigor and transparency
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-031.html
FAQs on consideration of relevant biological variables, such as sex
https://grants.nih.gov/reproducibility/faqs.htm#IV
FAQs about SABV policy
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/research/sex-gender/nih-policy/faq/
https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/tag/sabv/
Valid analysis guidance
https://grants.nih.gov/sites/default/files/Valid%20analysis%20CTgov%20guidance%20final_508c.pdf
Online courses for continuing medical education credit
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/career-development-education/e-learning
Guidelines for researchers
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/resources/pdf/NOT-OD-15-102_Guidance.pdf
Guidelines for reviewers
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/guidelines_general/SABV_Decision_Tree_for_Reviewers.pdf
RFI: Consideration of sex as a biological variable in biomedical research
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-128.html
Publications
National Research Council. (2001) Exploring the Biological Contributions to Human Health: Does Sex Matter? National Academies Press, Washington, DC.
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10028/exploring-the-biological-contributions-to-human-health-does-sex-matter
Clayton JA. Studying both sexes: a guiding principle for biomedicine.
http://www.fasebj.org/content/30/2/519.full.pdf+html
Clayton JA, Collins FS. Policy: NIH to balance sex in cell and animal studies.
http://www.nature.com/news/policy-nih-to-balance-sex-in-cell-and-animal-studies-1.15195
Trans-NIH Strategic Plan for Women’s Health Research
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/about/trans-nih-strategic-plan-womens-health-research
Videos on methods and techniques
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/research/sex-gender/methods-and-techniques/
SABV workshop
https://videocast.nih.gov/summary.asp?Live=26050&bhcp=1
IGH Online interactive courses on integrating sex and gender in biomedical research, primary data collection in humans, and secondary data analysis
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49347.html
Instructions for peer review assessment
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/50837.html
Knowledge translation
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/40948.html
SGBA action plan and resources
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/50837.html
Fact vs fiction information sheets on sex and gender
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/49629.html
Casebook: What a difference sex and gender make
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/44082.html
Publications:
Haverfield J, Tannenbaum C. (2021) A 10-year longitudinal evaluation of science policy interventions to promote sex and gender in health research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-021-00741-x
Tannenbaum C, Ellis RP, Eyssel F, et al. (2019) Sex and gender analysis improves science and engineering.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1657-6
Tannenbaum C, van Hoof K. (2018) Effectiveness of online learning to integrate sex and gender in grant proposals.
https://bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13293-018-0197-3
Day S, Mason R, Tannenbaum C, Rochon PA. (2017) Essential metrics for assessing sex & gender integration in health research proposals involving human participants.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182812
Tannenbaum C, Day D; Matera Alliance. (2017) Age and sex in drug development and testing
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104366181730275X?via%3Dihub
Clayton JA, Tannenbaum C. (2016) Reporting sex, gender, or both in clinical research?
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2577142
Tannenbaum C, Greaves L, Graham ID. (2016) Why sex and gender matter in implementation research.
https://bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-016-0247-7
Tannenbaum C, et al. (2016). Evaluating sex as a biological variable in preclinical research: the devil in the details.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750169/
Videos
Peer-review assessment criteria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlceez1Dx5E&index=1&list=PL6hlpNDF2-NUIAX5AfUzs72esOD28bPQJ
Learning about sex and gender
http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/50003.html
Shaping science for a healthier world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCiSytha55U
GenPort—online community of practitioners for sharing knowledge and inspiring collaboration
www.genderportal.eu
Gender toolkit
http://www.yellowwindow.com/genderinresearch/
Responsible research and innovation tools
http://www.rri-tools.eu/
Cost Action Gender STE
http://www.cost.eu/about_cost/strategy/targeted_networks/genderste
EC Gendered Innovations publication, Gendered innovations: how gender analysis contributes to research (2013)
https://ec.europa.eu/research/science-society/document_library/pdf_06/gendered_innovations.pdf
Gendered Innovations 2 publication, Gendered Innovations 2: how inclusive analysis contributes to research and innovation (2020)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/research_and_innovation/strategy_on_research_and_innovation/documents/ki0320108enn_final.pdf
Gendered Innovations website (2011-) with general and specific methods for sex, gender, and intersectional analysis, and case studies in various research areas
http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu/
Gender-NET ERA-NET
http://www.gender-net.eu/?lang=en
Policy documents
http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/index.cfm?pg=policy&lib=gender
GenPort—online community of practitioners for sharing knowledge and inspiring collaboration
www.genderportal.eu
Gender toolkit
http://www.yellowwindow.com/genderinresearch/
Responsible research and innovation tools
http://www.rri-tools.eu/
Cost Action GenderSTE
http://www.cost.eu/about_cost/strategy/targeted_networks/genderste

Abbreviations: AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; FAQ, frequently asked questions; IGH, Institute of Gender Health; NIH, US National Institutes of Health; ORWH, Office of Research on Women’s Health; RFI, request for information; RPPR, Research Performance Progress Reports; SABV, sex as a biological variable;