Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Program
The WRHR program provides opportunities for obstetrician-gynecologists to obtain state-of-the-art training and experience in basic, translational and clinical women's reproductive health research. The WRHR program is funded through NICHD's Gynecologic Health and Disease Branch and co-sponsored by the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH).
The Duke WRHR training program combines cutting-edge research experiences with an innovative and proven career development framework to help develop the next generation of ob/gyn clinician-scientists. Our program supports up to two WRHR early stage faculty at any one time, across six research areas of excellence aligned with departmental and institutional expertise and priorities:
- Reproductive Infectious Disease and Immunology
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Peri-conceptional Wellness and Early Human Development
- Pregnancy and Perinatology
- Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Innovative Research Methods
Announcements
2025 K12-Women's Health Symposium
On Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, faculty, fellows, postdocs, students, and staff interested in women’s health research gathered virtually (due to inclement weather) for the Women’s Health Symposium: Scientific Meeting on All Aspects of Women’s Health and the Influence of Sex as a Biological Variable on Health Conditions.
The event featured BIRCWH scholar presentations, poster sessions, and an interactive session, “Navigating the bumps along your research path” — led by our invited speakers Dr. Sharonne Hayes (Mayo Clinic) and Dr. Cynthia Kuhn (Duke). We were pleased to host 95 attendees from various institutions including Duke University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Central and Durham Tech Community College. We also welcomed guests from Blue Cross, NC and NC DHHS.