Aug 31, 2023
From left to right: Dr. Lindsey A. Criswell, Director, NIAMS Dr. Janine A. Clayton, Director, ORWH Dr. Susan K. Gregurick, Director, ODSS

Many studies have shown that autoimmune diseases disproportionately affect women – nearly 80 percent of those with an autoimmune disease are women. Better understanding these types of health disparities, and identifying ways to mitigate them, is central to the mission of the NIH. It is also one reason why we announced the Team Science Leadership Scholars Program (LSP) in Women’s Health, Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases last year.