Defining the Cardiometabolic Profile of Transgender Boys and Men

Studying the cardiometabolic impact of testosterone therapies on transgender boys and men to advance their health and wellbeing

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Full Project Name:Defining the Cardiometabolic Profile of Transgender Boys and Men on Testosterone TherapyPrincipal Investigator:Susanne M. Cabrera, MD, PediatricsCo-Investigator:Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH, Medicine; Andrew Petroll, MD, MS, Medicine; Kristen Klement, MD, Plastic SurgeryAward Amount:$250,000

Award Date

July2021

Project Duration:36 months

Project Updates:

Continuing to conduct recruitment of participants with over half of the intended number of participants recruited and maintaining low participant attrition rates
Continuing to obtain breast tissue samples from the MCW Tissue Bank to perform estrogen-stimulated vasoreactivity studies on endothelium obtained from transmasculine individuals on long-term testosterone therapy, cisgender women undergoing breast reduction surgery, and cisgender men undergoing gynecomastia surgery to determine difference in gene expression
Submitted two abstracts to large, well-attended international conferences