News in 2022

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) at Northwestern University is home to a new research program dedicated to clinical and translational health equity for sexual and gender minorities.

The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University will begin scaling up its collection and use of data related to patient sex assigned at birth, gender identity, and sexual orientation (SSOGI) with funding from the National Cancer Institute. 

We are thrilled to welcome Cindy Veldhuis, Ph.D., to the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) at Northwestern University.

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) faculty member Kathryn Macapagal, Ph.D., was awarded a prestigious R01 grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health.

ISGMH will offer a robust new postdoctoral training program in sexual minority health and HIV beginning Fall 2022.

Computer adaptive testing can be used to predict the risk of transitioning from suicidal thoughts to suicide attempts for sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth, according to a new study by Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) researchers.