The Institute for Women's Health (IWH) develops, supports, and facilitates interdisciplinary basic, clinical, behavioral, translational, and community-engaged research in women’s health and sex differences by
- identifying and pursuing funding opportunities,
- fostering collaborations across schools and departments,
- facilitating research development groups,
- mentoring junior investigators, and
- providing opportunities for research dissemination.
IWH engages around 200 affiliate faculty allowing for a broad range of research topics and areas of expertise across our membership to tackle the wide range of questions facing women’s health. Our affiliate faculty are paired with a robust group of stakeholders to expand our reach and impact across the community. Our Research Development Groups bring together our faculty and stakeholders around highlighted topics in women’s health to incubate ideas for tackling the toughest barriers to advancing women’s health and our understanding of sex differences.