About Women's Health Research at Yale

Women’s Health Research at Yale improves the lives of women and men through collaborations to achieve scientific discovery, education, translation, and dissemination.

An interdisciplinary research center founded in 1998 within Yale School of Medicine, Women’s Health Research at Yale serves as an incubator with the goal to catalyze relevant and groundbreaking scientific and medical discoveries applying a holistic approach to women’s health for the benefit of all. We investigate sex-based similarities and differences in health conditions that affect women disproportionately (e.g. autoimmune disorders, mental health, and Alzheimer’s disease), differently (e.g. cardiovascular disease and cancer) or uniquely (e.g. endometriosis and preeclampsia). This work affects the health of at least half of the U.S. population and billions more women around the world.