...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 - in the form of better clinical and personal practices. Yet research to generate this information on women's health and gender-specific aspects of health has become a focus of attention only recently. With generous support from friends in the community, our program has been highly successful in starting to insure that gender differences in health are studied, and that new information derived from this work is used to enhance our lives and well-being. We welcome and encourage your interest.

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

FROM THE DIRECTOR

VIDEO SERIES: Check out our first video, on the importance of studying gender differences. More videos to come!
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 for a preview of the article.

SCIENCE

2011 Pilot Program Awards: Grants Target Breast Cancer, Obesity: The 2011 awards focus on vitally important areas of women’s health. To read the press release, please click here.

VA Funds Study of Women Combat Vets: A study to determine whether there are gender differences in how female and male military combat veterans readjust to civilian life. Click here to learn more. NEW: Click here to see recruitment video.

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."
Scholar Obtains Grant for Mothers’ Mental Health Needs: Dr. Megan V. Smith, a junior faculty scholar within a new National Institutes of Health-funded research training program, has obtained a federal grant for a university-community partnership to address mental health needs of New Haven mothers. Click here for the press release.

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
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Welcome to Women’s Health Research at Yale

FROM THE DIRECTOR

SCIENCE

COMMUNITY

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