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Research
Latest papers
The male default prevails in biomedical research: sex inclusion in Nature (2025).
Biology of sex differences · 2026 · first author
Hormones, sex differences, and autism: From single-cause theories to integrated developmental systems.
Hormones and behavior · 2026 · senior author
Both donor and recipient sex determine behavioral and neuroimmune outcomes in a gut microbiota transfer experiment from the unpredictable chronic mild stress model of depression.
Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $6,000
Sex chromosome and hormone contributions to gut microbiota mediation of depression in a rodent model
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $2,500
Life in plastic: Effects of polystyrene nanoplastic exposure on maternal caretaking behaviour, litter sex ratio, and offspring growth in two laboratory mouse strains
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
- $914,176
Sex-specific vulnerability to micro-/nanoplastics pollution
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
25 publications.
The male default prevails in biomedical research: sex inclusion in Nature (2025).
Swift-Gallant A, Galea LAM, Cahill LS
Hormones, sex differences, and autism: From single-cause theories to integrated developmental systems.
Salia S, Swift-Gallant A
Both donor and recipient sex determine behavioral and neuroimmune outcomes in a gut microbiota transfer experiment from the unpredictable chronic mild stress model of depression.
Hinks ME, Maekawa AS, Corrigan MD, Hasan SMN, Wan-Yan-Chan D, Burry TN, Salia S, Burke FF, Bambico FR, Swift-Gallant A
Placental and juvenile immune responses to maternal immune activation are differentially regulated by sex chromosomes and gonads across gestation.
Salia S, Burry NT, Hinks ME, Sparkes KM, Randell AM, Maekawa AS, Reid N, Fowler LF, Kelly RQ, Francis JL, Youden MC, Pelley SHG, Walling SG, Swift-Gallant A
Fetal developmental trajectories following maternal immune activation are shaped by sex chromosome-gonadal interactions.
Randell AM, Hanrahan J, Salia S, Burry TN, Fowler LF, Maekawa AS, Sled JG, Kaushik DK, Cahill L, Swift-Gallant A
Growing up in comfort: Environmental enrichment shapes maternal approach and sex differences in offspring neuroendocrine profiles in laboratory mice.
Fowler LF, Maekawa A, Burry TN, Vaters J, Salia S, Hinks ME, Sparkes KM, Swift-Gallant A
Perinatal hyperandrogenization and immune activation in rodents model subtypes of autism.
Burke FF, Randell AM, Sparkes KM, Salia S, Hinks M, Martin Y, Porter Z, Hynes C, Maekawa AS, Sled J, Wilson DR, Kaushik DK, Kakumani PK, Walling SG, Cahill LS, Swift-Gallant A
Finger pointing: Why bias against 2D:4D ratios doesn't add up.
Swift-Gallant A, Breedlove SM
Sexual orientation is associated with 2D:4D finger length ratios in both sexes: an updated and expanded meta-analysis.
Swift-Gallant A, Aung T, Salia S, Breedlove SM, Puts D
A meta-analysis of sex differences in neonatal rodent ultrasonic vocalizations and the implication for the preclinical maternal immune activation model.
Randell AM, Salia S, Fowler LF, Aung T, Puts DA, Swift-Gallant A
Sex chromosome and hormone contributions to gut microbiota mediation of depression in a rodent model
Principal investigators: Nzoyamara, Steven
Keywords: Anxiety; Bioloical Sex; Chromosomes; Depression; Gut Microbiota; Mental Health; Mice; Ovaries
Life in plastic: Effects of polystyrene nanoplastic exposure on maternal caretaking behaviour, litter sex ratio, and offspring growth in two laboratory mouse strains
Principal investigators: Fowler, Lucas F
Keywords: Development; Ics Travel Awards; Maternity; Micro/Nanoplastic Exposure; Sex Differences
Sex-specific vulnerability to micro-/nanoplastics pollution
Principal investigators: Cahill, Lindsay; Swift-Gallant, Ashlyn
Keywords: Environmental Toxicants; Fetal Biological Sex; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Maternal And Fetal Health; Metabolomics; Micro-/Nanoplastics; Neurodevelopment; Placenta; Pregnancy Complications; Ultrasound
Half the Population, just 7% of the Funding: The Sex and Gender Health Gap An Engaging, Bilingual Educational Documentary
Principal investigators: Swift-Gallant, Ashlyn; Balsom, Ashley A; Byrne, Alyson; Cahill, Lindsay; Savas, Sevtap; Sheppard, Gillian A
Keywords: Health Services; Inclusive Research; Outreach; Sex And Gender Science
Investigating the Contributions of Chromosomal and Gonadal Sex on the Gut Microbiome and Stress Resiliency through Cecal Transfer in a Mouse Model of Chronic Stress
Principal investigators: Hinks, Meagan E
Keywords: Depression; Four Core Genotype; Gut Microbiome; Ics Travel Awards; Sex Differences; Stress
Ablation of Microglial Androgen Receptors Produces ADHD-Like Phenotype in Male Mice
Principal investigators: Sparkes, Kerri M
Keywords: Ics Travel Awards; Neurodevelopment; Sex Differences
Defining the mechanisms underlying the sex bias of neurodevelopmental disorders in preclinical models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Principal investigators: Swift-Gallant, Ashlyn
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Gestational Infection; Maternal Immune Activation; Neurodevelopment; Neuroimmune System; Sex Differences; Sexual Differentiation; Valproic Acid
Stereology with Artificial Intelligence for Examining Cells and Circuits in Neuroscience Research
Principal investigators: Swift-Gallant, Ashlyn
Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behaviour: Central and Peripheral Targets of Androgens
Principal investigators: SwiftGallant, Ashlyn
Sexual Differentiation of the Brain and Behaviour: Central and Peripheral Targets of Androgens
Principal investigators: SwiftGallant, Ashlyn
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- John Sled and Ashlyn Swift-Gallant: 1 shared paper
- Madison Aitken and Ashlyn Swift-Gallant: 1 shared paper
- Ellen Sweeney and Ashlyn Swift-Gallant: 1 shared paper
- Ashlyn Swift-Gallant and Lindsay Cahill: 1 shared paper
- Community Health and Epidemiology
- Mouse Imaging Centre
- Clinical Research
- Other
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