Overview
The UCSF Women's Health Clinical Research Center (WHCRC) was established
in 2001 and is a major component of the UCSF
National Center of Excellence in Women's Health (COE) at the Mount
Zion Campus. The Research Center provides a vibrant and growing
focus for clinical research activities and significantly strengthens
clinical and teaching programs in women's health through 3 key activities:
1) interdisciplinary research
programs; 2) junior
faculty training in clinical research, and 3) a fellowship
in clinical research methods.
The American woman's life expectancy has increased from 48 years
in 1900 to more than 79 years in 2000. Historical failure to include
women in research studies has led to inadequate attention to sex
differences in health and disease.
 Under
the direction of Deborah
Grady, MD, MPH and Jeanette S.
Brown, MD the researchers at the WHCRC are exploring the
ways that appropriate screening, prevention, and treatment of disease
differ by sex. One special focus of investigation is how aging affects
women and their quality of life. Faculty members are actively researching
breast health, dementia, HIV in women, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis,
urinary incontinence, polycystic ovarian disease, and other topics.
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