...community leaders who share a commitment to advancing women's health.
...broadening the scope of what is women’s health.
...new collaborations throughout the University. Drs. Julie Ann Sosa (L) and Sanziana Roman (R) of the Department of Surgery, teamed-up with Dr. Diane Krause, Associate Director, Yale Stem Cell Center, in a WHRY-funded project titled "Turning Stem Cells into Parathyroid Cells: A New Idea for Curing Hypoparathyroidism."
Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
... from a wide array of disciplines. Dr. Susan Mayne, (left), Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Associate Director, Population Sciences at Yale Cancer Center, and Division Head, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, is one of the WHRY BIRCWH mentors.
...fostering the careers of young scientists. WHRY investigator Dr. Andrea Weinberger, (left), speaks to students and WHRY investigators Dr. Benjamin Toll, (center), and Dr. Marc Potenza, (right), Director of our Research Core on Women and Addictive Behaviors. Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
...improving the health of women by initiating innovative biomedical research. WHRY investigator Dr. Mark Mamula, (right), is studying how, in lupus, the immune system goes awry. Photo credit: Robert A. Lisak
...training the next generation. Pilot Project Investigator's Drs. Ronald Duman, Marina Picciotto, and Jane Taylor meet with medical students.
Dr. Diane Krause, Assoc. Director, Yale Stem Cell Center and research collaborator with WHRY funded investigator Julie Ann Sosa, MD - Turning Stem Cells into Parathyroid Cells: A new idea for curing hypoparathyroidism.
...dedicated to training the next generation of researchers. Presenter Dr. Linda Mayes (far left), Arnold Gesell Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Epidemiology, is a WHRY mentor to junior faculty scholars in an NIH-funded research training program - BIRCWH.
...new collaborations throughout the University. Dr. Flora Vaccarino, (center), is the Harris Professor in the Child Study Center and Professor of Neurobiology.
...broadening the scope of what is women's health. Past WHRY Pilot Project Investigator, Dr. Oyebode Taiwo (center left), is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Occupational Medicine). Dr. Taiwo is working to confirm and understand the higher rates of injury found in female industrial workers, compared to their male co-workers.
...with the community to inform the community by publicizing its scientific findings. WHRY Director Dr. Carolyn Mazure (right), with WNPR radio host Faith Middleton.

Welcome to Women’s Health Research at Yale

Improvements in health and health care depend on new scientific findings translated into practical benefits. With generous support from the community, our self-supporting research center generates new findings in women's health and advances gender-specific medicine to improve the well being of all.

- Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D., Director of Women's Health Research at Yale - BIO

LATEST NEWS

Innovations in Women's Health: It's time to celebrate. Check out this special 15th anniversary edition of our newsletter. Highlights include high-impact health findings and a timeline of key activities over the years. Click here to view the complete issue.

Stay "Heart Healthy" Year-Round! Learn how to recognize and reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease. Stay Informed through our Constant Contact initiative sharing important research findings relating to women's health and gender differences in health and medicine. Subscribe Here!

Click to watch: Women's Health: See the Whole Picture, our mission video that explains why gender differences in biology and behavior need to be considered and studied. This video, along with others, is available in our video gallery, and on YouTube.

SCIENCE

Pilot Project Funding: For information about our program, click here. We expect to announce the 2013 Pilot Program Awards in June.

2012 Pilot Program Awards: The 2012 awards study gender differences in smoking addiction; enhancement of treatments for breast and ovarian cancers; the value of breast ultrasound screening, and gender differences in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease. Click here for our press release.

Stress Can Overwhelm Self-Control: Our Director and two colleagues have written an enlightening Scientific American article on how the brain reacts to stress. Click here to preview the article, or read the full article here.

COMMUNITY

Your Health - Smoking Cessation and You: Learn about women and smoking, why it is harder for women than men to quit smoking, and tips that may increase your chance for success. Click here for "Your Health."
"The Status of Women & Girls in New Haven"- An Inaugural Community Report: Dr. Chisara N. Asomugha, New Haven's Community Services Administrator, and Dr. Carolyn M. Mazure, our Director, are co-chairs of the Consortium for New Haven Women and Girls. Click here to find out how the city's women and girls are faring.

Join WHRY's Society of Friends: Your support makes a difference. Click here to find out ways to give.

Our educational outreach activities are made possible through the generous support of:

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
The Grace J. Fippinger Foundation
Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc.
Seymour L. Lustman Memorial Fund
Anonymous Donors

WHAT WE DO

Welcome to Women’s Health Research at Yale

LATEST NEWS

SCIENCE

COMMUNITY

Our educational outreach activities are made possible through the generous support of: