The New Genetics of Sexuality

Alexander Borsa are the first coauthors, and they contributed equally to the work.

Alexander Borsa is a PhD candidate in sociomedical sciences at Columbia University and a member of the GenderSci Lab. Alex's research addresses entanglements of gender, sexuality, and health, and his dissertation work focuses on the financialization of fertility. A medical sociologist and LGBTQ activist by training, Alex has had work appear in biomedical and social science journals such as Science, JAMA Internal Medicine, the British Medical Journal, Socius, and LGBT Health.

Miriam Miyagi are the first coauthors, and they contributed equally to the work.

Miriam Miyagi is a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Computational Molecular Biology at Brown University and a member of the GenderSci Lab. An evolutionary geneticist by training, her research interests include investigating the assumptions underlying genetic sex difference claims as well as in developing applications of theoretical population genetics to demographic inference.

Kelsey Ichikawa is the lab manager of the Harvard GenderSci Lab. With a background in neurobiology and philosophy, her research interests include science and technology studies and the politics of the brain and behavioral sciences.

Kai De Leon DeJesus is an undergraduate student at Harvard College. She is interested in research redefining terms to increase access to health care, especially in regard to gender dysphoria and trans health care.

Kai Jillson is a medical student with a background in human biology and biochemistry. Kai's research interests include how diverse genders and sexualities manifest in health care and public policy.

Marion Boulicault is a feminist philosopher of science and technology and a lecturer (assistant professor) at the University of Edinburgh, as well as the director of interdisciplinary research at the Harvard GenderSci Lab. Her research analyzes the normative dimensions of data measurement and collection practices.

Sarah S. Richardson is Aramont Professor of the History of Science and a professor of studies of women, gender, and sexuality at Harvard University who directs the Harvard GenderSci Lab. A historian and philosopher of science, Richardson is a leading scholar of gender and science whose work argues for conceptual rigor and social responsibility in scientific research on sex, gender, sexuality, and reproduction. Richardson is the author of The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects and Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome.