[Ramm] [Gendered Innovations] Embedding social factors into the CS curriculum; NIH releases e-learning courses on SABV and gender; sex differences in heart valve defect

[Londa Schiebinger]

1. A group at Harvard, led by Barbara Grosz, has developed CS courses that embed ethics and social factors into technical education:
a. Watch the 4 minute video: https://embeddedethics.seas.harvard.edu/.  Study the website. For example, you can see the course modules: https://embeddedethics.seas.harvard.edu/module-topics.html
b. Read the article: Grosz, B. J., Grant, D. G., Vredenburgh, K., Behrends, J., Hu, L., Simmons, A., & Waldo, J. (2019). Embedded EthiCS: integrating ethics across CS education<https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3330794>. Communications of the ACM, 62(8), 54-61.



2. US NIH Office of Research on Women's Health Begins Release of E-Learning Courses on Sex and Gender
A new section<https://orwh.od.nih.gov/career-development-education/e-learning> of the ORWH website features free online courses designed to give users a thorough and up-to-date understanding of sex and gender influences on health and disease and NIH requirements on factoring sex as a biological variable (SABV) into research design. Learners will be able to apply this knowledge  when designing and conducting research or interpreting evidence. The course material showcases examples from basic science through clinical trials and translation into practice to ensure learners understand the importance of considering the influence of sex and gender throughout the research spectrum and beyond.

The first course, Bench to Bedside: Integrating Sex and Gender to Improve Human Health<https://orwh.od.nih.gov/career-development-education/e-learning/bench-bedside>, was developed in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Women's Health (OWH). The course's first module, which focuses on immunology, is now available, and additional modules on cardiovascular disease and pulmonary disease are forthcoming. A second course, Sex as a Biological Variable: A Primer, will be added in early 2020.

The courses are open to the public, and registration is free. Learn more here<https://orwh.od.nih.gov/career-development-education/e-learning>.

3. Heart valve defect: female and male hearts react differently: When the heart valve between the aorta and the left ventricle is narrowed, i.e. aortic valve stenosis is present, different genes are active in men than in women. Popular article is here: https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/heart-valve-defect-female-male-hearts-react-differently.html. The peer-reviewed article is here: https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(19)31082-1/fulltext

All best, Londa

Londa Schiebinger
Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment Project
John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/HPST/schiebinger.html

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