Heino Meyer-Bahlburg, Dr. rer. nat.Member, Development CoreAffiliate, Area of Gender, Sexuality, and HealthHeino Meyer-Bahlburg, Dr. rer. nat., is a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry of Columbia University. He is an investigator affiliated with the Psychiatry Department's Area of Gender, Sexuality, and Health.Dr. Meyer-Bahlburg also conducts a research program in Developmental Psychoendocrinology with a focus on intersexuality and the development of gender identity and its variants, that continues similar work he did at the State University of New York at Buffalo (1970-1977). He also engages in clinical work with patients with somatic intersexuality and/or with gender-identity problems. Since 1987, he has been affiliated with the HIV Center with a focus on psychosexual assessment, the development and determinants of sexual risk behavior, and the effects of HIV disease on sexual functioning. He is the author of over 200 publications, mostly in the area of sexuality and gender.Education and TrainingDr. rer. nat, University of Düsseldorf