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Women’s Health Postdoctoral NIH Fellowship

Launched with Battelle Grant

BETHESDA, Md., May 24—Battelle is funding a three-year research fellowship in the field of women’s health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it was announced today.  The new Women’s Health Post-doctoral Fellowship will focus on training postdoctoral scientists to address key issues in women’s health research and encouraging multi-disciplinary collaborations to overcome disparities in healthcare between women and men.  NIH has structured the fellowship with emphasis on collaborations, through co-mentored projects, between NIH intramural research laboratories conducting research on women’s health.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health is coordinating the fellowship program in partnership with the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and the NIH Intramural Program on Research in Women’s Health IPRWH).  Battelle is providing funding for the program through a $226,000 grant to the Foundation for NIH. 

Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, it develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for customers. Battelle, with the national labs that it manages or co-manages, oversees 19,000 staff members and conducts $3 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations include the development of the office copier machine (Xerox), pioneering work on compact disc technology, medical technology advancements, and fiber optic technologies. For more information, visit www.battelle.org or contact National Media Relations Manager Katy Delaney at (410) 306-8638 or at delaneyk@battelle.org.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health was established by the United States Congress to support the mission of the National Institutes of Health – improving health through scientific discovery.  The Foundation identifies and develops opportunities for innovative public-private partnerships involving industry, academia, and the philanthropic community.  A non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, the Foundation raises private-sector funds for a broad portfolio of unique programs that complement and enhance NIH priorities and activities. 

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 Posted May 25, 2005