Research
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Research
The UCLA Gender Health Program team members conduct innovative research, disseminate findings and offer research study opportunities for our patients.
Research Study Opportunities
The UCLA Gender Health Program supports a number of research study opportunities.
Research studies are an important step in discovering new medical treatments. Each study is conducted with actual patients and is designed to answer scientific questions and to find new and better ways to provide care for our transgender and gender diverse patients. The following UCLA studies are currently open for enrollment:
Family Therapy Study
UCLA Study on Family Therapy for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Ages 12-24 and Their Families
- Study Description: The research team aims to create a new version of family-focused therapy that helps families understand youths’ gender identity, communicate more easily, and reduce stress. Participation includes interviews, questionnaires, and 12 sessions of family-focused therapy at no cost.
- UCLA Principal investigator: Natalia Ramos, MD and David Miklowitz, PhD, UCLA Department of Psychiatry
- Contact information: Call (310) 794-5269 or email
- For more information about clinical trials at UCLA:
Research by our UCLA Gender Health Program Team
The UCLA Gender Health Program produces research findings on a range of topics. We are proud to share our recent presentations and publications.
Please see below for the research presented at the WPATH 2024 Scientific Symposium.