Complete list of PHD's / SME's / Researchers on my reference for trans-gender medical research
So, on my blog https://princesspnut22.blogspot.com/2026/02/just-facts-maam.html, there are about so far 30+ medical references relating to biology, genetics and neuroscience research on trans-gender validity based in in-utero gender incongruence. The below is a break down of all those actual researchers present in those studies.
1. Genetic Link Between Gender Dysphoria and Sex Hormone Signaling — 2019
This is the Hudson/Monash/UCLA study and the Augusta material.
|
Researcher |
Qualification shown/known in source |
Primary area |
|---|---|---|
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Madeleine Foreman |
Researcher / Honours student at time of study |
Molecular genetics |
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Lauren Hare |
Researcher |
Molecular genetics |
|
Kate York |
Researcher |
Molecular genetics |
|
Kara Balakrishnan |
Researcher |
Molecular genetics |
|
Francisco J. Sánchez |
PhD |
Psychology / gender research |
|
Fintan Harte |
Researcher, Monash Gender Clinic |
Gender medicine |
|
Jaco Erasmus |
Researcher, Monash Gender Clinic |
Gender medicine |
|
Eric Vilain |
MD, PhD |
Medical genetics / sex development |
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Vincent R. Harley |
PhD |
Molecular genetics / sex determination |
The study examined 380 transgender women and 344 male controls and investigated variants in 12 sex-hormone-signaling genes. (OUP Academic)
Particularly important SME: Vincent R. Harley, PhD. The Hudson Institute identifies him as the study's lead researcher and describes the work as investigating genetic variants involved in estrogen and androgen processing. (Hudson Institute of Medical Research)
2. Molecular Basis of Gender Dysphoria: Androgen and Estrogen Receptor Interaction — 2018
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Researcher |
Qualification / affiliation information |
Primary area |
|---|---|---|
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Rosa Fernández |
Researcher, Universidade da Coruña |
Molecular/behavioral genetics |
|
Antonio Guillamon |
MD, PhD |
Psychobiology / neuroanatomy |
|
Joselyn Cortés-Cortés |
Researcher |
Psychology/genetics |
|
Esther Gómez-Gil |
MD, PhD |
Gender medicine / psychiatry |
|
Amalia Jácome |
Mathematics/research methodology |
Statistical analysis |
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Isabel Esteva |
Gender medicine/endocrinology |
Clinical gender medicine |
|
MariCruz Almaraz |
Gender medicine |
Clinical research |
|
Mireia Mora |
Endocrinology |
Endocrinology |
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Gloria Aranda |
Endocrinology |
Endocrinology |
|
Eduardo Pásaro |
Psychology / psychobiology |
Genetics / psychobiology |
The paper specifically investigated androgen and estrogen receptor interactions and polymorphisms in sex-steroid receptors. (PubMed)
3. Association Study of ERβ, AR and CYP19A1 Genes — 2014
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Researcher |
|---|
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Rosa Fernández |
|
Isabel Esteva |
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Esther Gómez-Gil |
|
Teresa Rumbo |
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Mari Cruz Almaraz |
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Ester Roda |
|
Juan-Jesús Haro-Mora |
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Antonio Guillamón |
|
Eduardo Pásaro |
This study analyzed 442 MtF participants and 473 control males and investigated ERβ, AR and CYP19A1. (PubMed)
4. Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and ESR1 Methylation — 2020
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Researcher |
|---|
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Rosa Fernández |
|
Karla Ramírez |
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Esther Gómez-Gil |
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Joselyn Cortés-Cortés |
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Mireia Mora |
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Gloria Aranda |
|
Enrique Delgado Zayas |
|
Isabel Esteva |
|
Mari Cruz Almaraz |
|
Antonio Guillamon |
|
Eduardo Pásaro |
This is particularly relevant to my epigenetics work because it examined CpG methylation of the ESR1 promoter after six months of hormone therapy. (PubMed)
5. ENIGMA Transgender Persons Working Group — 2021
This is probably the largest and most important author group in my collection.
The study analyzed 803 MRI scans: 214 transgender men, 172 transgender women, 221 cisgender men and 196 cisgender women, without hormone treatment. (ScienceDirect)
The complete author list is:
Sven C. Mueller, PhD
Antonio Guillamon, MD, PhD
Leire Zubiaurre-Elorza, PhD
Carme Junque, PhD
Esther Gomez-Gil, MD, PhD
Carme Uribe, PhD
Behzad S. Khorashad, MD
Behnaz Khazai, MD, MSc
Ali Talaei, MD
Ute Habel, PhD
Mikhail Votinov, PhD
Birgit Derntl, PhD
Rupert Lanzenberger, MD, PhD
Rene Seiger, MSc, PhD
Georg S. Kranz, PhD
Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels, PhD
Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis, PhD
Sarah M. Burke, PhD
Nils B. Lambalk, MD, PhD
Dick J. Veltman, MD, PhD
Mathilde Kennis, MSc
Francisco J. Sánchez, PhD
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD
Alessandra Daphne Fisher, MD, PhD
Mario Mascalchi, MD, PhD
Gioele Gavazzi, PhD
Stefano Orsolini, BSc
Jiska Ristori, PhD
Udo Dannlowski, MD, PhD
Dominik Grotegerd, PhD
Carsten Konrad, MD, PhD
Maiko Abel Schneider, PhD
Guy T'Sjoen, MD, PhD
Eileen Luders, PhD
The complete author record is independently listed by multiple university repositories. (PubMed)
This is a particularly useful group for this research list of SME's because it combines:
neuroimaging + psychiatry + endocrinology + psychology + neuroanatomy + gender medicine.
6. Structural Connections in the Brain — 2017
|
Researcher |
Qualification / field |
|---|---|
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Sarah M. Burke |
PhD; developmental/neuroimaging research |
|
Amir H. Manzouri |
Researcher; neuroimaging |
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Ivanka Savic |
MD, PhD; neurology/neuroimaging |
The study investigated white-matter structural connections in transgender and cisgender groups. (Nature)
7. Biological Sex Classification With Structural MRI — 2020
This study has 19 authors:
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Researchers |
|---|
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Claas Flint |
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Katharina Förster |
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Sophie A. Koser |
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Carsten Konrad |
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Pienie Zwitserlood |
|
Klaus Berger |
|
Marco Hermesdorf |
|
Tilo Kircher |
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Igor Nenadic |
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Axel Krug |
|
Bernhard T. Baune |
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Katharina Dohm |
|
Ronny Redlich |
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Nils Opel |
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Volker Arolt |
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Tim Hahn |
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Xiaoyi Jiang |
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Udo Dannlowski |
|
Dominik Grotegerd |
The study specifically reported increased misclassification of transgender women in structural MRI-based biological-sex classification. (PubMed)
8. Brain Sex in Transgender Women Is Shifted Toward Gender Identity — 2022
|
Researcher |
Qualification |
|---|---|
|
Florian Kurth |
Researcher, psychology/neuroimaging |
|
Christian Gaser |
Psychiatry/neurology; neuroimaging |
|
Francisco J. Sánchez |
PhD |
|
Eileen Luders |
PhD; neuroimaging |
The study examined 24 transgender women before hormone therapy alongside cisgender controls. (PubMed Central (PMC))
9. Transsexualism: A Different Viewpoint to Brain Changes — 2018
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Researcher |
Qualification |
|---|---|
|
Mohammad Reza Mohammadi |
Psychiatry/psychology researcher |
|
Ali Khaleghi |
PhD |
This paper is particularly valuable for one of my white papers because it provides a counterpoint to the hard-wiring interpretation, discussing brain plasticity, culture, behavior and possible causal-direction problems. (PubMed Central (PMC))
I retain these two authors in my research project list because their inclusion demonstrates that my literature review isn't selecting only studies that support one conclusion.
10. Hypothalamic Response to Androstadienone in Gender-Dysphoric Children and Adolescents — 2014
|
Researcher |
Qualification / field |
|---|---|
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Sarah M. Burke |
PhD / neuroimaging |
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Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis |
PhD / clinical psychology |
|
Dick J. Veltman |
MD, PhD / psychiatry |
|
Daniel T. Klink |
Pediatric endocrinology |
|
Julie Bakker |
PhD / neuroendocrinology |
The researchers examined hypothalamic responses in prepubertal and adolescent participants and reported sex-atypical responses in some adolescents with gender dysphoria. (Frontiers)
11. Journal of Neuroscience — Melissa Hines
Your Journal of Neuroscience reference is:
Melissa Hines, PhD
"Neuroscience and Sex/Gender: Looking Back and Forward."
She is affiliated with the University of Cambridge Department of Psychology and is a major researcher in sex/gender development and prenatal androgen effects. (PubMed)
12. Systematic Neuroimaging Review — 2021
The Springer reference is:
Alberto Frigerio
Lucia Ballerini
Maria Valdés Hernández
The paper is a systematic review of structural, functional and metabolic neuroimaging literature concerning gender identity and sexual orientation. (PubMed)
13. 2013 EEG Sex-Difference Study
The ScienceDirect PII S0304394013000037 actually resolves to:
"Brain activity of women is more fractal than men."
Authors:
Khodabakhsh Ahmadi
Mehran Ahmadlou
Majid Rezazade
Esfandiar Azad-Marzabadi
Firoozeh Sajedi
This is not a transgender study. It is a general male/female brain-activity study using EEG. (PubMed)
14. Brazilian MRI Study — 2018
The FAPESP article describes the underlying Scientific Reports study:
Giancarlo Spizzirri
Fábio Luis Souza Duran
Tiffany Moukbel Chaim-Avancini
Mauricio Henriques Serpa
Mikael Cavallet
Carla Maria Abreu Pereira
Pedro Paim Santos
Paula Squarzoni
Naomi Antunes da Costa
Geraldo F. Busatto
Carmita Helena Najjar Abdo
The study examined gray/white matter volumes in cisgender men, cisgender women, treatment-naïve transgender women and hormone-treated transgender women. (Agência Fapesp)
Particularly important SMEs across my whole collection
|
SME |
Qualification |
Discipline |
|---|---|---|
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Vincent R. Harley |
PhD |
Molecular genetics / sex determination |
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Eric Vilain |
MD, PhD |
Medical genetics / sex development |
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Julie Bakker |
PhD |
Neuroendocrinology |
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Sarah M. Burke |
PhD |
Neuroimaging / developmental neuroscience |
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Antonio Guillamon |
MD, PhD |
Neuroanatomy / psychobiology |
|
Ivanka Savic |
MD, PhD |
Neurology / neuroimaging |
|
Dick F. Swaab |
MD, PhD |
Neurobiology / hypothalamic development |
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Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis |
PhD |
Developmental psychology / gender development |
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Sven C. Mueller |
PhD |
Neuropsychology / neuroimaging |
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Eileen Luders |
PhD |
Neuroimaging / brain structure |
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Christian Gaser |
Neuroscience/medical imaging researcher |
Neuroimaging / MRI analysis |
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Rosa Fernández |
Researcher |
Molecular genetics / epigenetics |
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Esther Gómez-Gil |
MD, PhD |
Gender medicine / psychiatry |
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Francisco J. Sánchez |
PhD |
Psychology / gender research |
|
Guy T'Sjoen |
MD, PhD |
Endocrinology |
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Vin Tangpricha |
MD, PhD |
Endocrinology |
|
Joshua D. Safer |
MD |
Endocrinology / transgender medicine |
|
Melissa Hines |
PhD |
Developmental neuroscience / sex differences |
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