Launched in 2022, the mission of the Center for Women’s Health Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is to unite investigators from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine to collaborate in research, education and training at undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels. The center also supports technology transfer, entrepreneurship and outreach both within and outside of the university community.
Building on WashU’s strengths within the McKelvey School of Engineering and the School of Medicine, including the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the Center for Women’s Health Engineering advances novel engineering approaches to prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the field and train the next generation of researchers, entrepreneurs and policy leaders in the field.
2023 Year in Review
Research
- 9 faculty attended Women’s Health Engineering conferences
- 20 publications in Women’s Health Engineering
- 4 new pilot and/or funded projects
Training
- 6+ undergraduate trainees
- 15+ graduate trainees
- 4 postdoc trainees
Entrepreneurship
Student FemTech Society launched
Community Outreach
Hosted two outreach events for local organization Black Girls Do STEM