Today we face a critical and vast knowledge gap in the areas of health, wellness, and disease progression for women, because, historically, women's health was considered synonymous with reproductive health with little consideration given to the full arc of a woman's life - at all ages and stages.
Friends of Prentice is committed to closing that gap. Our organization works in partnership with Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women's Hospital to fund innovative and leading-edge research and clinical initiatives that benefit the lives of women and infants in our community and across the globe.
On behalf of Friends of Prentice, welcome. My story with Friends of Prentice began thirteen years ago to express my appreciation for what the Prentice nurses and doctors did for my twin boys who passed away in the NICU. Being a part of an organization dedicated to funding innovative research that benefits the lives of women and infants was critical to how I was going to honor my sons. Since joining this board, I have continued to be inspired by FOP’s mission – to fund leading edge research and clinical initiatives that benefit the lives of women across the full arc of her life in our community and across the globe.
As we look ahead to the future of women’s health, there is still a tremendous amount of work to be done. The opportunities to advance the healthcare provided to women remain virtually limitless, while funding for this critical research is not. If you share our enthusiasm for funding the future of women’s health, I encourage you to join us! Learn more about our work, consider volunteering your time and talents and pledge your support by making a donation.
Friends of Prentice has raised over $25M since its inception in 1985 and awarded grants to more than 80 researchers and clinical programs. Many of these FOP grant recipients have gone on to expand their work with later stage funding from prestigious organizations like the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
We fund researchers and clinicians who are turning science into solutions. We are inspired by the deeply-moving, personal stories of women whose lives have been changed by the Prentice community.
Friends of Prentice grant recipients are on the front lines of medical advancements, developing compelling data and accelerating research breakthroughs in areas that span the full spectrum of a woman's life.
Behind every innovative idea and medical breakthrough are people: investigators and collaborators working tirelessly behind the scenes to improve the future for countless women and infants.
Your donations help Friends of Prentice fund new, highly-inventive ideas and research that meet a clear need in advancing women's health.
Last week our Executive Director Kristen Field joined WBBM Radio to discuss express her concern of the impact of government’s budget cuts on medical research. “Women have been excluded from research for decades and we were just included in the last 25 years, so to now have this road block again brings a lot of fear for people. This can set us back really far.” But despite the budget cuts, our mission at Friends of Prentice will not falter. “Women make up half the population and just because you say you can’t include us in research doesn’t mean we’re going anywhere. We’ll take it one day at a time but we remain steadfast in that mission.”Join us in honoring our past and funding the future with a donation. Act now
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Friends of Prentice Grant Recipient Dr. Priya M. Freaney spoke with WBBM urging women to prioritize their heart health. “We know that heart disease is very prevalent in women and very important to focus on.” She says, in fact, that it’s the leading cause of death of women in the United States. “Heart disease in women is largely preventable, we can modify the trajectory of heart disease risk. We can get ahead of this.” This is why our mission to fund the future of women’s health is so crucial, to ensure the groundbreaking, life-saving research can continue.
We are so honored to fund research and initiatives conducted by the incredible doctors at Prentice Women’s Hospital like Dr. Freaney’s grant “Mobile Interventions to Prevent Heart Disease After Pregnancy!
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