RESEARCH

Androgens & androgen signaling

• 5-alpha reductase deficiency
• 5-alpha reductase enzyme & expression
• Androgen receptors
• Dihydrotestosterone, role of
• DNA repair mediated by androgens
• Sex development, effects of 5-ARI on

Other topics in physiology

• Fibrosis & organ dysfunction
• Leydig cells, effects on
• Lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation
• Microbiome
• Penile disorders
• Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Special populations

• Adverse effects in women
• Environmental toxicology (effects on animals)

Concepts & methods

• Epigenetics of adverse drug reactions
• Pharmacovigilance & drug safety reporting

History, social studies, policy & more

• Ethics, policy & reform
• Legal matters
• Merck and the Vioxx debacle
• Philosophy
• Social context, role of
• Telehealth companies

Other drugs and products

• Isotretinoin (Accutane / Roaccutane)
• Minoxidil
• Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction
• Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) & other natural 5-AR inhibitors