THE WHAM INVESTIGATOR'S FUND

The WHAM Investigator’s Fund gives financial support to new and innovative research for women’s health, so that we can better understand and alter the impact of sex and gender bias in medicine.

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October 21, 2022

WHAM Funds Next Generation of Leaders Aiming to Reduce Sex Disparities in Health with First “Edge Awards”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media and Organization Contact: Marianne Foss-Skiftesvik, (203) 434-2383, marianne@whamnow.org National Health Organization Advancing Women’s Health Research Honors Three Scientists Aiming to Reduce Sex Disparities in Health with First “Edge Awards” Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) funds “next generation of leaders in health research.” Greenwich, CT (October 21, 2022) – Women’s Health Access Matters (WHAM) today announced its three recipients of the 2022 Edge Awards that are each leading needed research at their institution exploring the role of sex and gender in health outcomes. “We are thrilled to honor these innovators in health research,” said WHAM Founder and...

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August 17, 2020

WHAM Issues Phase Two of $150,000 Multiyear Investment in Novel Women’s Heart Disease Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media and Organization Contact: Marianne Foss-Skiftesvik, (203) 434-2383, marianne@whamnow.org Dr. Michelle O’Donoghue will receive a second $50,000 WHAM Investigators Fund grant to study and identify women’s risk of heart disease. Greenwich, CT (August 17, 2020) – The WHAM (Women’s Health Access Matters) Investigators Fund is awarding Dr. Michelle O’Donoghue from the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a second grant to help improve the risk analysis algorithm to better reflect actual risks for women and heart disease. The WHAM-funded research applies...
July 22, 2020

WHAM Issues First Investment in COVID-19 Sex and Gender Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media and Organization Contact: Marianne Foss-Skiftesvik, (203) 434-2383, marianne@whamnow.org Dr. Nicole Woitowich will receive a WHAM Investigators Fund grant to evaluate gender equity in COVID- 19 Clinical Research. Greenwich, CT (July 22, 2020) – The WHAM (Women’s Health Access Matters) Investigators Fund is funding research to evaluate emerging COVID-19 medical research for sex- and gender-inclusive practices. Dr. Nicole Woitowich, Associate Director for the Women’s Health Research Institute at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, was awarded WHAM funding to quantify the number of COVID-19 research studies that include both men and women and analyze findings through sex...
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June 29, 2019

WHAM Awards Research Grant to Investigate Lowering Women’s Risk for Alzheimer’s

WHAM awarded Dr. Hilary Blumberg from the Blumberg Lab at Yale University a grant to examine whether sleep improvements in women lead to lower Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) risk biomarkers. Women make up two thirds of all Alzheimer’s disease patients in the U.S., and a woman’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease is almost two times that of a man. Studying women’s Alzheimer’s disease risk biomarkers will provide invaluable insights into this disease that disproportionately impacts millions of women.

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WHAM was created in response to the considerable funding gap, historical exclusion, and underrepresentation of women in health research.

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Women are 51% of the population but receive only a fraction of biomedical research funding. Sex differences are still often ignored, even in diseases that hit women hardest. Advancing sex-based research closes that gap, sparks innovation, and delivers more precise care for everyone. Support the future of health—for women, and for all.

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Four out of five Americans with autoimmune disease are women—40 million lives impacted—yet the science hasn’t kept up. In 2019, only 7 % of the NIH’s rheumatoid arthritis budget focused on women. Dedicated funding can pinpoint why women are so vulnerable and drive better diagnostics, therapies, and quality of life. Fuel research that will change lives.

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Women make up two-thirds of Alzheimer’s cases and are twice as likely to suffer depression—yet we still don’t know why. Targeted, sex-specific studies can reveal the biological and clinical differences that unlock earlier diagnosis, smarter treatments, and healthier minds. Your gift drives that discovery.

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Most cancer studies still default to male models, overlooking critical sex differences in how cancers start, spread, and respond to therapy. Lung cancer now kills more women than breast, ovarian, and cervical cancers combined, and rates are soaring among young, non-smoking women. Boosting sex-based cancer research will reveal why—and lead to breakthroughs in screening, care, and survival. Help us accelerate that work.

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Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, but it remains underfunded, under-researched, and underdiagnosed. Nearly half of women over 20 have cardiovascular disease, pregnancy heart risks are widespread, and women are 50% more likely to die after a heart attack. Focused research can rewrite those odds—changing how heart disease is detected, treated, and prevented in women. Invest in saving women’s hearts.

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