TWiV 624: SeXX matters with Sabra Klein
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then Sabra Klein joins us to discuss the effect of sex, gender, and age on viral infectious disease, including COVID-19.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello,Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker
Guests: Daniel Griffin, Chuck Knirsch, and Sabra Klein
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Links for this episode
- SeXX matters in infectious disease pathogenesis (PLoS Path)
- Sex and gender impact immune responses to vaccines (Physiol)
- Testosterone and disease severity in mice (Cell Immunol)
- Age-associated effects on impact of sex steroids on vaccine responses (NPJ Vaccines)
- Evolution of greater humoral immunity in females (Curr Opin Physiol)
- Impact of sex and gender on COVID-19 (Biol Sex Diff)
- COVID-19 trials should include sex as variable (J Clin Inves)
- Global Health 50/50
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- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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