News in 2021

The stress of experiencing discrimination — including transphobia, violence and public policies specifically targeting transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people — is linked to higher rates of heart disease among the TGD population, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) faculty member Michael Newcomb, Ph.D., has been awarded a five-year, $9 million U01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the expansion of his 2GETHER study.

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) at Northwestern University is excited to announce the opening of a new research center dedicated to understanding and mitigating health disparities among sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth.