The WHRI educates stakeholders about the importance of sex inclusion in all biomedical sciences, cultivates research that explores sex differences, advocates for policies that ensure sex inclusion, mentors women in the biomedical sciences, and promotes clinical services that are sex and gender sensitive.
We provide a broad array of programs that enable researchers make new discoveries, help scholars educate scientists of the future, and help all women receive better, more personalized healthcare. This goal is reflected in our motto Science to Care. The partnerships we have developed across campus have led to a cohort of talented investigators and clinicians who are transforming women’s health across all disciplines and creating a contemporary face for women’s health research that is sex and gender sensitive. Links to information about programs and resources are listed below:
- Academic and Clinical Resources
- Advocacy and Public Policy Activities
- Blog for latest research and news in women’ health
- Health Resources for Women
- Illinois Women’s Health Registry
- Monthly E-Newsletter
- Monthly Women’s Health Research Forums for Professionals
- Pioneer Awards and Seed Funding Facilitation
- Repropedia - a reproductive dictionary for on-line sites
- Scholarly and Research Publications by WHRI members
- Tool Box: Sex Inclusion Methods for Researchers
- Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls