Women’s Health Research Collaboration Lab

Vision 

Robust, interdisciplinary women’s health and sex-differences research collaborations across departments, schools and institutes are created and reinforced allowing for resource sharing, increased number of multidisciplinary team science and research outputs with impacts on women’s health through-out the life course. 

Mission 

Create a community for interdisciplinary women’s health and sex-differences research collaborations to flourish.  

Upcoming Opportunities for Connection 

Monthly Virtual Office Hours

Held during the second week of each month at 11:00-12:00pm CDT 

Summer 2026 Dates

• Wednesday, June 11
• Thursday, July 9
• Friday, August 13

Fall 2026 Dates: 

• Thursday, September 10 
• Thursday, October 9 
• Thursday, November 12
• Thursday, December 11 

The right resources in submitting a grant? Feeling a little lost in the research complex? Trying to recruit for your study? If you have technical questions and want to problem-solve with an experienced UMN women’s health research administrator, we want to connect!

Join us for an informal, monthly virtual office hours with resident Women’s Health Research Collaboration Lab research administrators Erin Zielinski, MS, CCRP and Kait Macheledt, MPH.  Email [email protected] for more information. 

Monthly Journal Club

Every Third Monday of the Month Starting September at 4:00-5:00pm CDT 

Dates: 

• September 21 
• October 19 
• November 16 
• N0 December 
• No January
• February 15
• March 15
• April 19
• No May

Join us in cultivating a scientific community committed to discussing women’s health research from an interdisciplinary perspective. A typical session includes reflection/reading time, personal/professional introductions, and facilitated discussion of one journal article pertaining to women’s health research. All UMN faculty, staff, trainees, and students interested in women’s health research are welcome to participate. Email [email protected] for more information.