Rebecca Shansky Associate Professor of Psychology r.shansky@neu.edu 617.373.3076 Expertise hormone and catecholamine interactions, neurobiology and psychology, sex differences in stress-induced prefrontal cortex dysfunction Rebecca Shansky in the Press Guess Which Sex Behaves More Erratically (at Least in Mice) The new research is “tipping all of these assumptions about sex differences and the influence of hormones on their head,” said Rebecca Shansky, a behavioral neuroscientist at Northeastern University and a co-author of the new study. Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests Women are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences and also face systemic barriers and a lack of support to commercialize their ideas. “There’s multiple levels at which the barriers need to be broken down in order to get real equity,” said Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University who was not involved with the study. The Cut More! Female! Mice! By skipping over females, researchers may be missing important information about how hormonal shifts could interact with our medicines, said Dr. Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist and associate professor at Northeastern University. “The excuse that I would hear over and over again is that the estrous cycle” — the mouse version of a menstrual cycle — […] Scientific American Biomedical Research Falls Short at Factoring in Sex and Gender Rebecca M. Shansky, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University. Lab rats are overwhelmingly male, and that’s a problem “It’s up to the journal and the scientists who (peer) review for the journals to start holding people accountable and say this doesn’t deserve to be a high profile paper because it only studied males. It can’t be that impactful if we don’t know the answer to the science question in females,” said Rebecca Shansky, […] Five things you need to know today, and biotech’s ‘other’ problem with lack of women The podcast cites the work of Northeastern University Rebecca Shanskey, who I found cited in a story on the university website from May 2019. Gizmodo A Promising Brain-Regenerating Drug May Only Work for Women and Babies, a Mouse Study Suggests Earlier this May, scientist Rebecca Shansky of Northeastern University in the US city of Boston wrote about the ongoing need to stamp out sex bias in medical research, starting with lab animals, and the harm it can cause. Gizmodo A Promising Brain-Regenerating Drug May Only Work for Women and Babies, a Mouse Study Suggests Earlier this May, scientist Rebecca Shansky of Northeastern University in Boston wrote about the ongoing need to stamp out sex bias in medical research, starting with lab animals, and the harm it can cause. Popular Science Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why Rebecca Shansky, a Northeastern University psychologist who studies stress in female rats, was struck by this as well. Science News Female rats face sex bias too “The idea that women are primarily driven by ovarian hormones [was] a narrative put in place intentionally in the Victorian era,” says Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University in Boston. “That has also infiltrated the way we think about female animals” in science. Rebecca Shansky for Northeastern Global News Northeastern University researchers are mapping the brain signals of female rats to find more effective treatments for human women with PTSD Northeastern University researchers are mapping the brain signals of female rats to find more effective treatments for human women with PTSD Associate professor Rebecca Shansky is trying to understand the connection between the amount of an estrogen hormone and treatments for PTSD. Most biomedical research is done on male animals. That’s a public health problem. Most biomedical research is done on male animals. That’s a public health problem. Most of the research for treatments for PTSD and depression has been done on male animals, which means they might not work on women. Northeastern neuroscientist joins Dalai Lama to explore spirituality and science Northeastern neuroscientist joins Dalai Lama to explore spirituality and science Stress and fear have far-reaching effects that start in the brain and permeate an individual’s life in lasting ways. Together with the Dalai Lama and experts from varying disciplines and backgrounds, Northeastern neuroscientist Rebecca Shansky is confronting trauma head-on in an effort to help communities in Africa heal from conflict. Professor’s seminar on scientific literature paves the road to creative thinking Professor’s seminar on scientific literature paves the road to creative thinking In Rebecca Shansky’s course on biological psychology, students learn how to critically analyze academic papers while simultaneously gaining a solid footing in the literature exploring the ways animal research contributes to our understanding of psychiatric disorders. Researchers’ preclinical trial upends conventional wisdom about responses to fear Researchers’ preclinical trial upends conventional wisdom about responses to fear Northeastern assistant professor of psychology Rebecca Shansky provides insights into new treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder. What lights their fire What lights their fire Four professors in the College of Science explained what drives their passion for science and discovery at a campus event Thursday night. 3Qs: Gender balance in biomedical research 3Qs: Gender balance in biomedical research A new policy from the National Institutes of Health will require all biomedical research funded by the NIH to be gender balanced. Here, Rebecca Shanksy, an assistant professor of psychology whose research is focused in this space, discusses the implications of the decision. 3Qs: Analyzing ‘Linsanity’ 3Qs: Analyzing ‘Linsanity’ Three Northeastern experts examine the sudden success of basketball star Jeremy Lin, the NBA’s first Asian-American player of Chinese or Taiwanese descent.
Guess Which Sex Behaves More Erratically (at Least in Mice) The new research is “tipping all of these assumptions about sex differences and the influence of hormones on their head,” said Rebecca Shansky, a behavioral neuroscientist at Northeastern University and a co-author of the new study.
Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests Women are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences and also face systemic barriers and a lack of support to commercialize their ideas. “There’s multiple levels at which the barriers need to be broken down in order to get real equity,” said Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University who was not involved with the study.
The Cut More! Female! Mice! By skipping over females, researchers may be missing important information about how hormonal shifts could interact with our medicines, said Dr. Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist and associate professor at Northeastern University. “The excuse that I would hear over and over again is that the estrous cycle” — the mouse version of a menstrual cycle — […]
Scientific American Biomedical Research Falls Short at Factoring in Sex and Gender Rebecca M. Shansky, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University.
Lab rats are overwhelmingly male, and that’s a problem “It’s up to the journal and the scientists who (peer) review for the journals to start holding people accountable and say this doesn’t deserve to be a high profile paper because it only studied males. It can’t be that impactful if we don’t know the answer to the science question in females,” said Rebecca Shansky, […]
Five things you need to know today, and biotech’s ‘other’ problem with lack of women The podcast cites the work of Northeastern University Rebecca Shanskey, who I found cited in a story on the university website from May 2019.
Gizmodo A Promising Brain-Regenerating Drug May Only Work for Women and Babies, a Mouse Study Suggests Earlier this May, scientist Rebecca Shansky of Northeastern University in the US city of Boston wrote about the ongoing need to stamp out sex bias in medical research, starting with lab animals, and the harm it can cause.
Gizmodo A Promising Brain-Regenerating Drug May Only Work for Women and Babies, a Mouse Study Suggests Earlier this May, scientist Rebecca Shansky of Northeastern University in Boston wrote about the ongoing need to stamp out sex bias in medical research, starting with lab animals, and the harm it can cause.
Popular Science Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why Rebecca Shansky, a Northeastern University psychologist who studies stress in female rats, was struck by this as well.
Science News Female rats face sex bias too “The idea that women are primarily driven by ovarian hormones [was] a narrative put in place intentionally in the Victorian era,” says Rebecca Shansky, a neuroscientist at Northeastern University in Boston. “That has also infiltrated the way we think about female animals” in science.