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Carol Landis, is the Scientific Director of the Biobehavioral Laboratories. Ernie Tolentino is the Laboratory Manager and Martha Lentz is the co-investigator.
Lab personnel (pictured right): Joyce Tsuji, Ernie Tolentino, Bob Perigo
The Biobehavioral Laboratory Core (BLC) was established to develop and maintain the overall quality of measures important to understanding biological basis of health problems that occur more frequently in women, women's unique responses to stress, and gender-based differences across the lifespan. This core has enabled Center investigators to integrate biological indicators with behavioral and experiential responses to address questions unique to women's health (e.g., ovarian hormone influences on symptom profiles across the menstrual cycle, premenstrual syndrome [PMS], menopause transition), conditions that disproportionately affect women compared to men (e.g., fibromyalgia [FM], irritable bowel syndrome [IBS], chronic fatigue syndrome [CFS]), and to begin studies focused on sex differences and gender disparities in health outcomes.
This core works in conjunction with the Administrative, Research Development and Partnership, and Gender Disparities Cores to provide an environment designed to increase productivity, enhance efficiency, and generate new ideas through interdisciplinary collaborative efforts among investigators at the UW, and with our academic partners. Our long-term goal is to advance the science of women's health and gender-based research in health and illness outcomes through the development of gender-tailored interventions that are feasible for multi-site studies. Inherent in this work is understanding how genetic background and social context interact across the life span to influence disease risk, progression, and responsiveness to treatment for women that is similar to or different from men.
The Biobehavioral Laboratory has six subdivisions:
Biobehavioral Links:
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