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Professor Maney

@professormaney.bsky.social

Neuroscientist at Emory University studying how scientific claims of sex differences are generated, interpreted, and become embedded in policy and practice

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Holly Dunsworth@dunsworth.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨New open access book! To promote informed applications in research, policy, medicine, and public health, the Ernst Strüngmann Forum convened scholars from diverse fields to examine a widely held assumption that sex and gender are conceptually separate. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Sex and Gender

This open access book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of sex and gender and suggests directions for future research in this field.

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Professor Maney@professormaney.bsky.social · last yr.

Do white-throated sparrows have four sexes? This bird challenges us to think carefully about what "sex" even means. Check out this article in Scientific American for my two cents: sex means many different things. www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-ba...

This Backyard Bird Has a Lot to Teach Us about Sex Variability

White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex can be influenced by genes that are not on sex chromosomes

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Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · last yr.

It has never been more important to take a stand. Stand Up for Science with us on March 7th! Because science is for everyone. @standupforscience.bsky.social #scienceforall #standupforscience2025 #sciencenotsilence

Stand up for science on March 7th in Washington DC and nationwide!
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · last yr.

RFK Jr.’s confirmation “is a victory for Trump, and a clear message that Senate Republicans are willing to embrace pseudoscience in their unwavering deference to him. Americans’ health is in Kennedy’s hands.” Nicholas Florko on what happens next: theatln.tc/6bnEa4tQ

Science Magazine@science.org · 2y ago

A single gene underlies male mating morphs in ruff sandpipers, a new Science study finds. The results show how evolutionary changes in a single gene's structure, sequence, and regulation can drive significant diversity within a single species. Learn more in our new issue: https://scim.ag/4arzNmU

A breeding ruff male (Calidris pugnax) in alert posture scans the breeding area for mating opportunities at Liminka Bay, Finland. Ruff males deploy one of three mating tactics that differ in aggressive and courtship behaviors. Differences in aggression between tactics are tied to concentrations of circulating androgens, which are modulated by the actions of a single gene.
Jedi M@jedibyknight.com · 2y ago

It is indeed real and wonderful! If you'd like to learn more about sex and gender in the animal kingdom, I highly recommend QUEER DUCKS by Eliot Schrefer.

The cover of Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer, with a rainbow pattern background and two white ducks with a heart above their heads.
SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️@skwinnicki.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird! Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Photo of SK in a forest in Pennsylvania, wearing a tie dyed field shirt from the 2017 grassland bird Konza Crew and holding a large sparrow that is black on one side of the body and brown on the other.
Professor Maney@professormaney.bsky.social · 2y ago

New paper out! We evaluated publicly available training materials on how to incorporate sex/gender into research. Our finding: there is room for improvement. #SABV

Training in the implementation of sex and gender research policies: an evaluation of publicly available online courses - Biology of Sex Differences

Background Recently implemented research policies requiring the inclusion of females and males have created an urgent need for effective training in how to account for sex, and in some cases gender, i...

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Nicholdav@nicholdav.bsky.social · 2y ago

Can't wait to lead this w/ @tessarhinehart.bsky.social Reposts plz🙏 @berthetmelissa.bsky.social @animal-prattle.bsky.social @timsainburg.bsky.social @ralphpeterson.bsky.social @ericschuppe.bsky.social @professormaney.bsky.social @mathtechcoach.bsky.social @matspike.bsky.social

2024 Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication (GRS) Seminar GRC

The 2024 Gordon Research Seminar on Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication (GRS) will be held in Newry, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.

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NMAC GRC 2026@nmac2026.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢 Grad students and postdocs! 🚨 Please apply for the Neural Mechanisms of Acoustic Communication Gordon Research *Seminar* by April 20th. We are excited to announce this GRS will feature a mini-bootcamp on Bioacoustics led by the fantastic @tessarhinehart.bsky.social & @nicholdav.bsky.social 1/3

simón(e) 🌑@simonedsun.bsky.social · 3y ago

The sex binary is dead! Long live sex diversity & variability! Sex is one of the greatest sources of variation seen in life. How do we advance the scientific study of sex across the animal kingdom? Read our latest article in Hormones & Behavior to find out! 🧪 🧠 #neuroskyence

Fig. 1. Dynamic sex variability - An integrative, multidimensional framework. A framework that centers sex variability will enable the study of sex across multiple levels of biological analysis (colored boxes). A) Visual schematic representing the degree of sex variability (y-axis) across biological scale (x-axis) and time (z-axis), with example sex variables of interest (not all possible covariates and functional relationships are presented). In this example, to decipher mechanisms linking gonadal hormones to receptive reproductive behavior in adult rodents (lordosis), the functional relationships (black subset of possible gray relationships) between select variables (bold words) need to be identified. At each level of analysis, numerous variables differ across sex to contribute to reproductive behavior through these functional interactions. Importantly, the degree of variability across sex categories is dynamic and is affected by developmental stage, experience, and environment.Fig. 2. Approaches for the statistical analysis of sex-associated traits. Flow chart of example approaches for analyzing datasets with sex-associated variables. These analyses answer questions about whether and how sex-associated variables explain variation in dependent variables of interest, how independent variables of interest explain variation in dependent sex-associated variables, and how sex-associated variables (within and/or across levels of analysis) relate to one another. The examples match those in the text where possible, but the approaches are widely applicable and flexible. The choice(s) of analyses should follow directly from the research question(s), and it is likely that multiple approaches will be used in the analysis of an integrative dataset.Fig. 3. Questions for evaluating frameworks and approaches which study sex variability and diversity. Here, we present a set of questions to ask when critically evaluating work (whether it is your own or others) that addresses sex diversity and variability. Note that these questions reflect the integration of the conceptual framework, experimental approaches, and analysis and interpretation, as each of these aspects informs the other.
Professor Maney@professormaney.bsky.social · 3y ago

If you are at SfN, come to our poster tomorrow 1pm-5pm: "Training in the implementation of sex and gender research policies: An evaluation of publicly available online courses." A. Gompers, M. Olivier, and I evaluate the SABV Primer and similar online courses from Canada and the EU. Board YY2!

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Professor Maney@professormaney.bsky.social · 3y ago

To my six bsky followers: I'm pleased to announce the publication of my new paper with Janet Rich-Edwards on Rigor and Reproducibility in the Era of Sex-Inclusive Research. elifesciences.org/articles/90623

Science Forum: Best practices to promote rigor and reproducibility in the era of sex-inclusive resea...

Guidelines are presented to help researchers comply with sex-inclusive research mandates while upholding high standards of rigor.

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