Yale Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Center

(Currently all of our positions are filled; however, we will accept applications for future openings.)

The Yale Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences selects outstanding medical scientists – both novice and experienced – for advanced training in basic, translational, or clinical science under the guidance of skilled scientific mentors.

The Principal Investigator (PI), Charles J. Lockwood, MD, the Research Director (RD), Richard B. Hochberg, PhD, and the Scholar's WRHR Advisory Board monitor the scholar’s academic progress toward research independence. The PI, RD and Advisory Board are directly involved in the training, evaluation and academic development of each WRHR Scholar.

The Yale WRHR Center is part of the broader Yale Medical Center Program in Women’s Health.

WRHR Scholars enjoy:

  • close relationships with mentors, outstanding scientists in fields related to Women’s Reproductive Health and experienced in career development
  • departmental laboratory space with access to shared teaching and training cores
  • 75% time and salary directly covered by the Program grant to help pursue career development
  • research support for 2-5 years to underwrite costs while obtaining preliminary data and applying for grants

Core requirements of the Program include:

  • training in basic lab techniques and molecular biology
  • a didactic program, with instruction in responsible and ethical conduct of research, statistical and study design

Scholars enter the Department of Ob/Gyn as Assistant Professors, with appropriate office and support staff. Clinical duties and responsibilities relate directly to research interests. Career development spans two to five years, depending on the Scholar’s initial level of experience and particular training goals.

Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), The Yale WRHR Center aims to foster Scholars’ growth into established, independent investigators. Yale shall seek to retain as faculty Scholars who successfully complete an individualized training program at Yale and who have made significant progress toward independent funding.

Current WRHR Scholars and Their Mentors

ScholarMentor

Christina Han, MD

Charles J. Lockwood, MD, Anita O’Keeffe Young Professor of Women’s Health and Chair, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
and
Vikki Abrahams, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Winnifred Mak, MD, PhD

Hugh Taylor, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Section Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Director, Yale Center for Endometrium and Endometriosis Center, Director, Yale Center for Reproductive Biology
and
Haifan Lin, PhD, Professor. Department of Cell Biology and of Genetics, Director, Yale Stem Cell Center

Elena Ratner, MD

Alessandro D. Santin, MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
and
Joanne Weidhaas, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology

Yale WRHR Advisory Board

Bracken, Michael

Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and Professor of Neurology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Co-Director, Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology
Principal Investigator, National Childrens Study, Connecticut Center at Yale

Hochberg, Richard

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Huszar, Gabor

Senior Research Scientist in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Director, Male Fertility and Sperm Physiology Laboratory

Illuzzi, Jessica

Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Director of Medical Studies
Clerkship Director

Mahoney, Maurice

Professor of Genetics, of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and of Pediatrics
Co-Chair, Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee
Executive Director, Human Investigation Committee

Mor, Gil

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Santin, Alessandro

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Taylor, Hugh

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Director, Yale Center for Endometrium and Endometriosis
Director, Yale Center for Reproductive Biology

Yonkers, Kimberly

Professor of Psychiatry and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Lecturer in Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Director, PMS and Perinatal Psychiatric Research Program