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Welcome to the Institute for Women's Health Research

Education

The Institute is developing a number of educational programs and opportunities for students, fellows, scientists, and clinicians. Please check back for additional information.  Please go to Conferences/Events for a current list of scientific meetings.

Funding Opportunities

NIH Funding Opportunities related to sex-differences.

NICHS's Institutional Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Program in Reproductive, Obstetric, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology (T32)
Key Dates 
Release Date: September 25, 2008
Letters of Intent Submission Date(s): April 25, 2009, 2010 and 2011
Application Submission Date(s): May 25, 2009, May 25, 2010, and May 25, 2011
Peer Review Date(s): October/November 2009, October/November 2010, October/November, 2011
Council Review Date(s): January 2010, January 2011, January 2012
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): April 1, 2010, April 1, 2011, April 1, 2012

Resources
Gender-specific web sites of interest for researchers.

The mission of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
is to support, conduct, and disseminate research that improves access to care and the outcomes, quality, cost, and utilization of health care services. The research sponsored and conducted by the Agency provides better information that enables better decisions about health care.

The Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
1) advises the NIH Director on matters relating to women’s health research; 2) enhances research related to diseases and conditions that affect women; 3)ensures that research supported by NIH adequately includes women’s health; 4) ensures that women are represented in research; 5) develops opportunities for women in the sciences; and 6) supports women’s health research.

The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
(OSSD) works to enhance the knowledge of sex/gender differences by facilitating interdisciplinary communication and collaboration among scientists and clinicians of diverse backgrounds.