Niki Woitowich, PhD
nikiwoitowich.bsky.social
Niki Woitowich, PhD
@nikiwoitowich.bsky.social
Executive Director | Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute

Biochemist | Mom | Women's Health Advocate | Communicator
Thank you for the incredibly kind words, @amyjhawkins.bsky.social ♥️
I'm lucky to have found such wonderful community with my @asbmb.bsky.social colleagues.
Endlessly proud of @nikiwoitowich.bsky.social from
@nucatsinstitute.bsky.social. Her work shows we continue to have huge gaps in including women and even female animals in biomedical research. Her @asbmb.bsky.social Emerging Leadership Award is well deserved.
April 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Our latest study, published today in @plosone.org, which uncovers a troubling reality in biomedical research: out of more than 94,000 COVID-19-related publications, 🚨 only 4% 🚨 examined sex- or gender-specific health factors. (1/4)

@nufeinbergmed.bsky.social @nucatsinstitute.bsky.social
Evaluating Covid-19 publications for sex and gender-specific health content: A bibliometric analysis
Background Sex and gender are key variables which inform human health and disease. It remained unclear how sex and gender were considered, evaluated, reported, or analyzed within Covid-19 research. Th...
journals.plos.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I feel this so deeply right now.
Thinking back on all this I better understand the pain I feel to see science under devastating attack here. It’s not just about my livelihood or my university. It’s about my identity. And it’s about a pursuit that I see as standing along with art, literature, and music as among our highest callings.
February 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM