Training Programs

Project Leader: 
Robert C. Flaumenhaft
email: rflaumen@bidmc.harvard.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007917-27

https://hemostasis.bidmc.org/hemostasis-research-t32/

Program Scope and Mission – Research in hemostasis, thrombosis, and vascular biology addresses fundamental mechanisms underlying bleeding, thrombotic disorders, and diseases of the blood vessels. Taken together, these pathologies account for more than half of all morbidity and mortality among U.S. citizens. This Program in Blood Coagulation and Vascular Biology will train the next generation of scientists to study problems related to hemostasis, thrombosis, and vascular biology.

Project Leader: 
Jennifer E. Ho
email: jho@bidmc.harvard.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL160522-04

https://research.bidmc.org/jennifer-ho/highlights

Program Scope and Mission – This program will address critical issues in cardiovascular medicine: the dwindling supply of well-trained clinical and basic researchers focused on cardiovascular disease, and the need for investigators who can thrive in the multi-disciplinary environments essential to current research approaches. Trainees must be facile with new statistical approaches to large datasets and familiar with modern Omics techniques. Our ultimate goal is to produce investigators who can not only compete successfully for extramural funding and faculty positions but who can make substantive contributions to the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease, which remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.

Director:
Frank W. LoGerfo, M.D.
William McDermott Distinguished Professor of Surgery
Email: flogerfo@bidmc.harvard.edu
http://www.bidmc.org/Centers-and-Departments/Departments/Surgery/Research/Vascular-Surgery/Frank-LoGerfo-and-Leena-Pradhan-Nabzdyk.aspx

Contact:
Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Instructor in Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Vascular Surgery Research-East Campus
330 Brookline Ave. Dana 805
Boston, MA 02215
Email: lpradhan@bidmc.harvard.edu
Website: http://www.longwoodvascularsurgery.com/training.htm

Program Scope and Mission – The Harvard-Longwood Research Training in Vascular Surgery Program is designed to provide two years of intense basic research training in cardiovascular surgery for academic clinicians. The training program addresses the absence of adequate research training for cardiovascular surgeons as it applies to specific areas of clinical disease. This program is fully funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Research training in molecular and cell biology, biomechanics, coagulation and thrombosis, and angiogenesis is provided with a focus on clinically relevant problems such as artherogenesis, intimal hyperplasia, prosthetic/host interactions and thrombosis. Trainees pursue a program of intense research design, ethics, statistics, and evaluation of published research. Trainees carry out their own research projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor. (They are not involved in any clinical activities unless research related.) Laboratory training can be supplemented by graduate level training at Harvard Medical School and Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, with course selection complementing laboratory endeavors. Upon completion of the program, trainees are capable of independent research and possess the scientific and research background needed to obtain competitive grants; they have the abilities and knowledge necessary to provide translational expertise as they join medical school faculties.

Project Leaders: 
Michael William Donnino, MD
email: mdonnino@bidmc.harvard.edu

Murray Mittleman MD, DrPH
email: mmittlem@hsph.harvard.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL155020-05

https://resuscitationscience.com/fellowship-program/

Program Scope and Mission – The overall goal of this fellowship is to provide advanced training in resuscitation science research to junior physician-scientists and PhD-scientists. Resuscitation focuses on common yet highly lethal conditions such as cardiac arrest (i.e., heart no longer beating and requiring CPR), shock, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS, difficulty with breathing/oxygenation), therefore impacting the lives of millions of people each year. Our program will address a current shortage of investigators in this critically important discipline by providing high-quality research and career development training for the next generation of resuscitation scientists.

Project Leaders: 
Arin K. Greene
email: arin.greene@childrens.harvard.edu

Joyce Bischoff
email: joyce.bischoff@childrens.harvard.edu

Project Number: 5T32HD104582-04

https://www.childrenshospital.org/services/cerebrovascular-surgery-and-interventions-center/clinician-resources

Program Scope and Mission - Pediatric surgical disorders typically are related to congenital anomalies. This training grant aims to ensure that a pediatric surgeon workforce exists to be able to solve these conditions through innovative translational research. Surgeon trainees will spend dedicated time outside of their clinical residency acquiring the skill-set necessary to become successful independent researchers focused on childhood surgical diseases.

Project Leaders: 
David A. Williams
email: DAWilliams@childrens.harvard.edu

Project Number: 2T32HL007574-44

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11013227

Program Scope and Mission – Pediatric blood disorders include a wide range of conditions that affect red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets as well as blood proteins related to bleeding and clotting disorders. Some of these are inherited and others are acquired. Our work has proven to yield outcomes that have substantially improved the lives of pediatric patients. Research resulting from our program has led to a variety of new therapies, including most recently, FDA approval of gene therapies for sickle cell disease and thalassemia, as well as drugs for graft vs
host diseases. We have trained more than 300 pediatric hematology physician/physician scientists, who not only provide comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and preventive services for this wide range of blood disorders, but more than 75% have gone on to hold leadership positions in academia, non-profit organizations, government and/or industry, nationally and internationally.

Director:
Vasan Ramachandran, MD

Contact:
Mike Galatis
Section Administrator
Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology| Department of Medicine
801 Mass Ave, 4th floor | Boston, MA 02118
Office: (617) 638-8009
Phone: 617-638-8009
Email: mgalatis@bu.edu
Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/preventive-med/t32-multidisciplinary-training-program-in-cardiovascular-epidemiology

Program Scope and Mission – The Multidisciplinary Training Grant (T32) in Cardiovascular Epidemiology is a training awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Trainees will focus their 2-year training on the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure and other forms of vascular disease, following one of the training pathways: statistical genetics and genomics, computational biology and bioinformatics, or clinical epidemiology.

This position is a postdoctoral training opportunity paid a stipend, and the successful individual will be engaged in a temporary and a defined period (2-year) of mentored advanced training and professional development following completion of a doctoral degree program.

Director:
Katya Ravid, D.Sc.
Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry
https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/katya-ravid/
700 Albany St Ctr for Adv Biomed Res
Phone: (617) 638-5053
Email: kravid@bu.edu
Website: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/cardiograd/

Contact:
Executive Assistant: Robin MacDonald
BU Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Office
Phone: 617-638-5052
Email: remac@bu.edu
Research: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/ravidlab/

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiovascular diseases represent the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States, and thus calls for major efforts in fundamental research. The training program, supported by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), provides a format for the training of future scientists who will devote time and efforts in developing the tools to study and control the disease.

This program was initiated by Dr. Katya Ravid in 2003, inspired by Drs. Peter Brecher and the late Carl Apstein, prominent investigators and mentors in the field of Cardiovascular Biology. Training is offered to graduate students in topics related to cardiovascular disease, including atherosclerosis heart failure and hypertension, with application of disciplines such as, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics. Trainees participate in various activities of the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) at our institute. The training faculty is affiliated with basic science departments and with the CVI. Each faculty has experience in teaching graduate courses, most have had numerous trainees that have gone on to hold academic positions, and all have at least one active grant from NIH. The program may be unique in that it provides an opportunity to train pre-doctoral fellows (PhD students and MD/PhD students) in translational and basic cardiovascular research in an academic setting in which considerable experience is available, where cutting-edge funded research in cardiovascular biology is ongoing, and where sensitivity to the need of graduate students is provided by an academic mentor approach.

Project Leaders: 
Mark W. Feinberg
email: mfeinberg@partners.org

Project Number: 2T32HL007604-41A1

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11196802

Program Scope and Mission – The Cardiovascular Research Training Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital aims to prepare trainees for independent careers in investigative pursuits. This T-32 focusses on 1) Myocardial Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genetics, 2) Vascular Cell and Molecular Biology, and 3) Translational/Clinical Cardiovascular Research. Our environment offers substantial resources to trainees to ensure continuation of our longstanding record of preparing a talented pool of trainees for productive independent research careers.

Project Leaders: 
Gail Kurr Adler
email: gadler@bwh.harvard.edu

Shalender Bhasin

Project Number: 1T32HL176440-01A1

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11196418

Program Scope and Mission – The primary mission of this new Training Program is to train post-doctoral fellows in all aspects of patient-oriented research with a particular focus on the role of genetics, epigenetics, and endocrinology in the pathophysiology of cardiometabolic diseases. To accomplish this mission, the Program has recruited 16 outstanding primary mentors, each with a stellar record of NIH funding and excellence in mentorship evidenced by the high rates of retention of their trainees in academic research careers and by the success of their trainees in securing independent K series and/ or R series grants. The program, founded upon three core components - 1) a didactic learning core; 2) a mentored research project component; and 3) an individualized career development plan - is supported by an outstanding institutional research and education infrastructure and culture to accomplish its mission of nurturing the next generation of highly skilled academic investigators with expertise in patient-oriented research.

Project Leader: 
Nancy Berliner
email: nberliner@partners.org

Project Number: 5T32HL116324-12

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11142580

Program Scope and Mission – Research in hematology has been at the cutting edge of medical advances for decades, providing novel paradigms for the study of human disease. Nevertheless, hematologic diseases remain major public health problems, and the number of physician-scientists dedicated to the study of hematology is declining. This grant is focused on clinician scientists and aims to support a laboratory-based training program to nurture the next generation of hematologists focused on research in molecular hematology.

Project Leader: 
Marcelo F. Di Carli
email: MDICARLI@PARTNERS.ORG

Project Number: 5T32HL116324-12

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11016663

Program Scope and Mission – The proposed competing application of our T32 training program is designed to train clinician-scientists in cardiovascular imaging to prepare them for successful and productive academic careers. The program offers mutli-disciplinary training in a broad and diverse spectrum of areas in cardiovascular medicine with relevance to imaging science. With this renewal, we continue our primary goals of providing leadership in academic cardiovascular imaging and training future leaders in imaging science to improve outcomes in cardiovascular disease.

Project Leaders: 
Lisa R. Young
email: youngl5@chop.edu

Sharon McGrath-Morrow
email: mcgrathmos@chop.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL160493-04

https://www.chop.edu/multidisciplinary-training-program-pediatric-lung-diseases

Program Scope and Mission – Disorders and diseases of the lung account for much of the morbidity and mortality that occurs during childhood, and the onset of lung disease in childhood is a strong predictor for respiratory disease in later life. The prevention and/or treatment of childhood respiratory diseases also has the potential to significantly reduce disease and medical costs associated with disease throughout the lifespan. Recognizing the paucity of researchers and physician scientists who focus on basic, clinical and translational research centered on pediatric lung diseases, the proposed training program will address the substantial need for academic pediatric pulmonologists and pulmonary investigators who will establish research programs and train leaders of tomorrow.

Project Leaders: 
Mortimer Poncz
email: poncs@chop.edu

Stella T. Chou
email: chous@chop.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007150-49

https://www.childrensnational.org/for-healthcare-professionals/healthcare-education/graduate-medical-education/residencies-and-fellowships/hematologyoncology

Program Scope and Mission – Research in pediatric benign hematology plays an important role in advancing the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders including sickle cell disease and the thalassemias, hemophilia and thrombophilia, bone marrow failure syndromes, and benign vasculogenesis disorders. Improved therapy and cure for inherited and acquired pediatric blood diseases will improve the quality of life of affected individuals, reduce hospital admissions, and minimize in-hospital acquired clotting complications. The study of benign pediatric hematology disorders is very much underserved as recognized by the NIH and our training program has been a nationally recognized leader in attracting and fostering the development of talented trainees who become the future pediatric science and leaders, advancing our understanding of benign pediatric blood diseases and identifying novel treatments and cures.

Project Leaders: 
Robert J. Levy
email: levyr@email.chop.edu

Joseph Rossano
email: rossanoj@chop.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007915-27

https://www.research.chop.edu/academic-training/funding-and-awards

Program Scope and Mission – Research advances in the field of Pediatric Cardiology have led to both improved clinical outcomes and major scientific insights. Research training through this NHLBI program will continue to build on this success by constantly incorporating new discoveries into the individual training curricula of our mentees. Our NHLBI training program, now in its 24th year, has demonstrated that our trainees contribute strongly to advances in the field, while establishing their own independent, productive careers.

Project Leaders: 
Naomi Luban
email: nluban@childrensnational.org

Catherine Bollard
email: cbollard@childrensnational.org

Project Number: 5T32HL110841-13

https://www.childrensnational.org/for-healthcare-professionals/healthcare-education/graduate-medical-education/residencies-and-fellowships/hematologyoncology/research

Program Scope and Mission – The Pediatric Hematology and Transfusion Medicine Multidisciplinary Research Training Award (PHTMMRT) at Children's National is a rigorous 2- to 3-year mentored program of career development and research training for post-doctoral pediatric subspeciality trainees who have demonstrated potential for and interest in pursuing research careers particularly in the areas of red cell biology, and sickle cell disease, cell therapies/immunobiology, infection/inflammation and coagulation/vascular biology. The ultimate goal of PHTMMRT is to develop independent clinician-investigators and academic leaders in the scientific domains of relevance to The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Director:
Jahar Bhattacharya, MD, DPhil
Email: jb39@cumc.colulmbia.edu

Contact:
Admin Manager
Rashmi Patel
Phone: (212) 305-7310
Fax: (212) 305-6701
Email: rmp2105@cumc.edu
Website: http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/pulmonary/research/bhattacharya-lab

Program Scope and Mission – The purpose of this T32 training program (Columbia University Training Program in Lung Science) is to provide an opportunity to promising post-doctoral individuals of exceptional quality to train in careers in pulmonary research. The program is limited to applicants who hold the MD, PhD or MD/PhD degrees and have a strong interest in research. The central features of the Program include intensive research with participating faculty members and didactic exposure to multiple courses in basic and translational science in pulmonology. Research areas span a wide range of pulmonary disciplines with centers of excellence in Acute Lung Injury (ALI), Lung Development, Asthma/COPD and Lung Vascular Biology. Expertise in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, mouse genetics, biomechanics, and physiology are all well represented by the faculty. Highly experienced investigators provide expertise to fellows in a wide variety of subspecialties, including ALI, Infection and Asthma/COPD. Trainees are selected from a competitive pool of applicants. All trainees thus far have gone on to academic careers in pulmonology.

Director and Contact:
Henry N. Ginsberg, M.D.
Irving Professor of Medicine
Founding Past Director
Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Columbia University
PH-10-305
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-9562
Fax: (212) 305-3213
Email: hng1@cumc.columbia.edu

Program Scope and Mission – The Columbia University Health Sciences Campus provides research training in the broad area of cardiovascular disease and specifically in the area of arteriosclerosis. The program supports eight trainees per year. Trainees must be United States citizens or permanent residents. In addition, applicants/trainees must hold a doctoral degree. Usually, this degree will be an M.D. or Ph.D. but holders of other doctoral degrees are encouraged to applied. Trainees are required to undertake a minimum of two years of training, with three years being the norm.

The training faculty of the program consists of approximately forty faculty from different units throughout the Medical Center. The research interests of this faculty are diverse and encompasses basic, clinical, observational, and applied research. Trainees will work directly with a member of our training faculty. Ideal candidates for obtaining a position in the training program will be those interested in pursuing research careers. We encourage members of underrepresented minority groups to apply to our program.

Principal Investigator:
Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD
Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Email: wkc15@cumc.columbia.edu
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/ihn/faculty_/WendyChung

Contact:
Sophia Li Ferry
Email: ssl2133@cumc.columbia.edu
Website: http://www.irvinginstitute.columbia.edu/education/research_train_t32.html

Program Scope and Mission – The TRANSFORM TL1 Training Programs are intended to provide scholars with additional research training to prepare for a research career that can contribute in some meaningful way to understanding risk of disease, improving diagnosis and prevention, and tailoring treatment based on an individual’s variation in genes, environment, and/or lifestyle.

With funding from the NIH CTSA award, the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research seeks to promote high-quality research, enhance the integration of clinical and translational science, and deliver advancements more quickly to the patient community. An integral part of this effort is the TL1 Training Programs. We are recruiting applicants for the following programs:
• Post-Doctoral Fellows (2 year commitment to the program)
• Doctoral students (3 month commitment to the summer program) Eligibility (see website for more details):
• Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Must have a Columbia appointment, position, or acceptance letter by the start of the award. We do not offer post-doc appointments nor do we accept students who are not formally enrolled in degree granting programs.
• Must have two interdisciplinary mentors. We can assist with connecting applicants to mentors, if needed. Here are some examples of potential research topics:
• Ecological momentary assessment of stress to identify personalized triggers for atrial fibrillation
• Using genetic profile of breast cancer tissue to target therapy
• N-of-1 trial to assess individualized treatment strategy for hypertension
• Apply machine learning to EHR data to predict individualized risk of hospital readmissions
• Integrating data from wearable devices with neighborhood walkability index to predict cardiovascular risk.

Director:
Andrew R. Marks, M.D.
Chairman, Department of Physiology
Founding Director, Center for Molecular Cardiology
Professor, Physiology & Cellular Biophysics; Medicine
Email: arm42@columbia.edu
http://www.physiology.columbia.edu/marksbio2.htm

Co-Director:
Henry Colecraft Ph.D.
Email: hc2405@cumc.columbia.edu
Website: http://www.physiology.columbia.edu/training.html

Program Scope and Mission – The graduate program in Cellular Physiology and Biophysics includes a training program in Translational Cardiovascular Research. This is an optional program for students interested in pursuing advanced graduate training in cardiovascular biomedical research. It is a unique NIH funded program that also supports post-doctoral fellows.

The training program in Translational Cardiovascular Research is conceived to enhance and ensure the development of cardiovascular scientists who have broad-based knowledge in the fields of Cardiovascular Cell Biology, Biophysics, Genetics and Genomics, Bio- and Tissue-Engineering and Clinical Sciences. The training is based within the Clyde and Helen Wu Center for Molecular Cardiology, the Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, and the Department of Medicine. The Center and the Departments of Physiology and Medicine offer a Cardiovascular Seminar Series and journal clubs, joint laboratory meetings, and retreats, which are designed to encourage collaborations and foster excellence. This component of the Department’s Graduate Program seeks to prepare tomorrow’s cardiovascular scientists and endow them with clinical/pathophysiological insights, developing a group of investigators that is focused upon clinically relevant investigation in matters pertinent to heart and vascular diseases. Applicants may have co-mentors, one with primarily basic science expertise and one with translational/clinical science expertise.

Director and Contact:
Gail K. Adler, MD, PhD, FAHA
Email: gadler@bwh.harvard.edu

Program Scope and Mission – A 2 to 3-year Cardiovascular Endocrine Research Fellowship is available at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and is designed to prepare bench scientists and clinical/translational scientists for successful research careers in Endocrinology, Genetics, Cardiology, and/or Nephrology. The program investigates genetic and hormonal mechanisms associated with cardiovascular and renal disease in hypertension, obesity and diabetes. Basic scientists receive training in cell, organ and animal physiology, and molecular biology. Clinical scientists receive training in human physiology, pathophysiology, genetics and clinical trials. Genes currently under investigation include: caveolin 1, angiotensinogen, LSD1, striatin, mTORC, ERAP1, beta 2 adrenergic receptor and estrogen receptor beta. Areas of interest include aldosterone and mineralocorticoid receptor mediated cardiorenal and vascular damage, and cardiometabolic diseases associated with complications of pregnancy. A common goal of our translational research group is to understand pathophysiological mechanisms and to develop specific approaches to personalized medicine. Candidates should have a PhD and/or MD and must be a US citizen or permanent resident. This well-established program has been supported by an NIH T32 Training Grant for more than 40 years; salaries are based on the current NIH stipend levels. More than 80% of the graduates have research careers in academia, government or industry.

Contact us for additional information or for an application packet (Ms. Haris Lefteri, Executive Director of the Cardiovascular Endocrine Fellowship program, hlefteri@bwh.harvard.edu). Brigham and Women’s Hospital is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. Additional details of this program can be provided on request.

Project Leaders: 
Eric Rimm
email: erimm@hsph.harvard.edu

Goodarz Danaei

Project Number: 5T32HL098048-17

https://www.childrensnational.org/for-healthcare-professionals/healthcare-education/graduate-medical-education/residencies-and-fellowships/hematologyoncology

Program Scope and Mission – Training a new generation of investigators to understand how behavioral and environmental risk factors impact cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and how to cost-effectively and sustainably modify these factors, is among the most important scientific tasks of our time. These are global challenges, as changing behaviors and environmental risks are rapidly increasing cardiovascular and metabolic diseases worldwide and widespread use of costly new drug- and device-related treatments may not be practical or cost-effective.

Project Leaders:
Filip Swirski
email: filip.swirski@mssm.edu

Carol Gregorio
email: carol.gregorio@mssm.edu

Project Number: 1T32HL176457-01A1

https://icahn.mssm.edu/education/residencies-fellowships/list/msh-cardio-fellowship

Program Scope and Mission – Our cardiovascular sciences training program, coupled with outstanding institutional support, and state of-the-art approaches seeks to provide graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and physician- scientists with unique opportunities to address modern-era data-driven research projects by delivering a contemporary and collaborative didactic research experience and professional development to train and mentor the next generation of CVP researchers.

Project Leaders:
Larissa A. Shimoda
email: Shimodal@jhmi.edu

Nadia Hansel
email: nhansel1@jhmi.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007534-43

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/pulmonary/education/pulmonary-critical-care-fellowship

Program Scope and Mission – Lung disease is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Despite an expanding understanding of the causes of lung disease, treatments that cure these disorders are lacking and most treatments are symptomatic or supportive. The goal of this program is to train highly qualified individuals in the research disciplines that are necessary to find better treatment and prevention of these disorders.

Project Leaders:
G. Caleb Alexander
email: GALEXAN9@jh.edu

Jodi B. Segal
email: JSEGAL@jhmi.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL139426-07

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-drug-safety-and-effectiveness/training

Program Scope and Mission – Despite remarkable new treatments to treat heart, lung and blood diseases, many important questions remain regarding the benefits and risks of particular products and how these medicines can best be used to improve human health. We propose to renew an innovative and rigorous training program in pharmacoepidemiology, a bridge science that uses tools from pharmacology, epidemiology and clinical medicine to understand the use, safety and effectiveness of drugs in large populations. Our program will continue to train the next generation of scientists to address the needs of patients, clinicians, payers, regulators and other stakeholders, and in so doing, improve the optimal use of medicines to treat heart, lung and blood diseases in the United States.

Project Leader:
Robert J. Brodsky
email: Brodsro@jhmi.edu

Project Number: 2T32HL007525-41

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/kimmel-cancer-center/education-training/hematology-medical-oncology-fellowship

Program Scope and Mission – The goal of this Program is to attract and to train exceptional postdoctoral fellows for careers in academic adult hematology. Improved understanding of stem cell biology, hemoglobinopathies, thrombotic microangiopathies, bone marrow failure states, and myeloproliferative diseases will aid in translating laboratory findings into novel clinical therapies.

Director:
Josef Coresh, M.D.
George W. Comstock Professor
Email: jcoresh@jhsph.edu
https://www.jhsph.edu/faculty/directory/profile/155/josef-coresh

2024 E. Monument Street
Room 2-635, Suite 2-600
Baltimore, Maryland 21287
410-955-0495
Email: coresh@jhu.edu
Website: https://www.jhsph.edu/academics/postdoctoral-training/cardiovascular-disease-epidemiology-training-program/

Contact:
Shoshana Ballew, PhD
Assistant Program Director
Email: sballew1@jhmi.edu

Program Scope and Mission – Established in 1975, the Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology Training Program focuses on interdisciplinary training on the epidemiology of the leading cause of death in the United States. The program integrates knowledge on all aspects of cardiovascular disease: biology, behavior, treatment and prevention. Training emphasizes active participation in research and translational epidemiology using a collaborative approach, which is enhanced by the close relationships between the Department of Epidemiology and the clinical departments of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A number of large ongoing cohort studies and clinical trials provide a rich environment for the conduct of research. The main didactic course focuses on risk factors for cardiovascular disease and strategies for prevention. Seminar-style courses offer a more in-depth understanding of disease pathophysiology and clinical management.

The strengths of the program include the existing depth of interest and expertise in cardiovascular disease epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, as well as the enthusiasm, commitment, and experience in training and mentorship of the Program Director (Dr. Josef Coresh), Program Co-director (Dr. Elizabeth Selvin) and program faculty. Many trainees are based in the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research and are mentored by individuals active in both population-based and clinical research. Among other outstanding collaborations, the program benefits from close ties with the Johns Hopkins University Divisions of General Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Endocrinology.

Director:
Dr. Wendy Post, MD
Professor of Medicine
and
Dr. David A. Kass, MD
Abraham and Virginia Weiss Professor of Cardiology

Contacty:
Wendy Post
Email: wpost@jhmi.edu
For Vascular Biology: Thorsten Leucker, MD, PhD
Email: tleucke1@jhmi.edu

Program Scope and Mission – The Johns Hopkins Pathophysiology of Myocardial Disease T32 program trains post-doctoral fellows in multiple areas of heart and vascular disease, spanning basic science through to clinical translational, population, and bio-informatics/modeling disciplines. Dr. Wendy Post and Dr. David Kass are co-PIs of this program first established in 1974 and running continuously for over 45 years. For further information about the Division of Cardiology T-32 grant and eligibility criteria for interested applicants please see https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart_vascular_institute/cardiovascular-research/johns-hopkins-cardiovascular-training-grant.html

Of particular interest to NAVBO are our opportunities to study vascular biology related themes with faculty from the Division of Cardiology, and other Divisions/Departments in the School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University. These faculty provide expertise and training opportunities in all aspects of vascular biology with an emphasis on exploring molecular mechanisms of vascular inflammation and thrombosis and translating these findings to the clinical arena. Basic studies of vascular inflammation are applied to patients with conditions such as acute coronary syndrome, SARS-CoV-2 infection, metabolic syndrome, HIV infection, and aging. We are using imaging modalities including positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study endothelial cell function and assess vascular inflammation in patients.

In addition, our vascular biology program integrates novel high throughput sequencing technologies, such as single cell RNA-seq, single cell ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq and Hi-C techniques, together with state-of-the-art computational methods and targeted wet lab experiments to discover novel genetic mechanisms for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Our work also focuses on genetic ASCVD mechanisms that affect components of the vascular wall, including endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, vascular fibroblasts and vascular macrophages. Trainees can learn and apply new genomic technologies and experimental genome editing methods to obtain insights on the physiology and pathophysiology of vascular function and disease.

Project Leaders:
David E. Sosnovik
email: sosnovik@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu 

Patrick Thomas Ellinor
email: pellinor@partners.org

Project Number: 5T32HL007208-48

https://cvrc.massgeneral.org/cardiovascular-bioengineering-and-biomedical-imaging-cabbi/

Program Scope and Mission – This training grant, which is in its 45th year, provides NIH funds to the Cardiology Division at the Massachusetts General Hospital to train the next generation of scientists in cardiovascular research. Our training program continues to have an excellent track record of training scientists who remain in academia/research and go on to become leaders in their chosen research fields.

Project Leader:
Jessica Elizabeth Haberer
email: jhaberer@partners.org

Project Number: 5T32HL166133-03

https://globalhealth.massgeneral.org/ourwork-items/global-non-communicable-diseases-research-training-program/

Program Scope and Mission – Non-communicable diseases account for 71% of all deaths globally, including in the United States, yet training opportunities for research in global cardiovascular, cardiometabolic, pulmonary, and hematologic diseases are limited. This research training program is designed to fill this gap and provide pathways for post-doctoral research fellows to contribute to these critical fields. The program will provide fellows with in-depth research training, professional development, and high-quality mentorship; emphasis will be placed on relevance for non-communicable diseases and health promotion in the United States.

Project Leaders:
Glenn Fishman
email: glenn.fishman@nyulangone.org

Ira Goldberg
email: Ira.Goldberg@nyulangone.org

Project Number: 2T32HL098129-16

https://med.nyu.edu/departments-institutes/medicine/divisions/cardiology/education/t32-training-program

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiovascular disease remains the major cause of death in the US. Through the renewal of this highly successful postdoctoral training program, we align ourselves with the stated goal of the NHLBI to “provide a sustained flow of qualified physician-scientists able to think critically and translate findings freely between the basic and clinical spheres.” We will accomplish this goal through strong mentorship by established experts in the field, specialized didactics, and intensive training through discovery, translational, clinical and data-science research projects relevant to the major manifestations of cardiovascular disease.

Project Leader:
Frank Sellke
email: frank_sellke@brown.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL160517-04

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11125869

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. This Cardiovascular Surgery Research Training Program aims to prepare next-generation scientists and clinician-scientists in state-of-the-art cardiovascular research by training surgery residents and postdoctoral fellows through outstanding mentored research experiences. This Program will help advance basic and translational research to develop novel therapeutic modalities by a group of well-trained cardiovascular academic researchers.

Program Director:
Dr. Patricia D’Amore, PhD, MBA, FARVO
Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School

Contact:
Bridget Boles
Program Manager
Email: Bridget_boles@meei.harvard.edu

Program Scope and Mission – The Training Program in the Molecular Bases of Eye Diseases (MBED) is an ongoing postdoctoral training program in the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School (HMS) that is aimed at attracting and mentoring talented and motivated basic scientist trainees in the field of vision research. The program includes 40 faculty members who represent a wide choice of research interests and expertise to the trainees in the program. The mentors represent a diversity of relevant disciplines including development, ocular immunology, vascular biology, neurobiology, regenerative medicine, gene therapy, growth factor biology, to name a few. In addition, the research faculty are investigating a number of important ocular pathologies such as age related macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal degenerations, corneal inflammation, wound healing, dry eye and corneal transplantation. This diversity provides a wide selection of training opportunities. The training program seeks to train scientists who will use a range of disciplines to investigate, the cause of blinding diseases with the goal of identifying methods for earlier diagnosis, more effective treatments, means for prevention and eventually to develop cures.
Since the initiation of the program in 1997, the program has trained and mentored 78 trainees, many of who continue in the field of vision research and whose achievements are reflected in their publications and presentation record. The goal of the MBED training program is to provide trainees with expertise in molecular approaches and models as well as an understanding of and the ability to recognize the important clinical and basic research questions facing ophthalmology. The commitment of the faculty to the success of their trainees is evidenced by the quality and success of resulting trainees. The location of the affiliate institutions in Boston provides an outstanding research environment with access to excellent facilities and resources. The program encompasses all aspects of training required to produce an independent and successful vision researcher including: full-time research, didactic courses and mentoring. These are all aimed at educating well qualified trainees in knowledge and understanding of the basic and clinical principles that are key to identifying and solving important ophthalmic problems, instruction in grant and manuscript writing and review as well as presentation skills, and training in the responsible conduct of research.

Project Leaders:
Walter K. Kraft
email: walter.kraft@jefferson.edu

Kevin James Downes
email: downeskj@email.chop.edu

Scott A. Waldman
email: scott.waldman@jefferson.edu

Project Number: 1T32HD117733-01

https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/skmc/departments/pharmacology/programs/fellowship.html

Program Scope and Mission - Clinical pharmacology is a broad discipline focused on improving the effectiveness and safety of drugs in humans. Yet, at this time of scientific opportunity, a critical shortage of trained individuals limits the discovery and development of drugs for use in adults, children, and pregnant women. To fill that gap, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson University and have developed a successful joint Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship Program to train postdoctoral clinician scientists dedicated to translating new discoveries into drugs that revolutionize pediatric and maternal care.

Director:
Catarina I. Kiefe, Ph.D., M.D.
Chair and Professor
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Email: catarina.kiefe@umassmed.edu
https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/130044

Contact:
Richard McManus
Email: Richard.mcmanus@umassmed.edu
Website: https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/130044

Program Scope and Mission – The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has a cardiovascular T32 training grant entitled "Transdisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research" under the direction and senior leadership of Drs. Catarina Kiefe and John Keaney. The program represents a wonderful opportunity for the institution to promote the entire spectrum (T0 – T2+) of cardiovascular research on the UMMS campus. A call has been issued to request applications from trainees who wish to become part of this exciting program at the post-doctoral level. New trainees will join four other current trainees in the program.

Eligibility: Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-015.html Applicants must show evidence of high academic performance in the sciences and commitment to a career as an independent researcher. Post-doctoral candidates must have received a PhD, MD, DO, DC, DDS, DVM, OD, DPM, ScD, DrPH, DNSc, PharmD, PsyD, or equivalent doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. By the time of the award, the individual must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., possess a currently valid Permanent Resident Card USCIS Form I-551, or other legal verification of such status). This fellowship program may not be used to support the clinical years of residency training. However, these awards are appropriate for the research fellowship years of a residency program. Research clinicians must devote full-time to their proposed research training and confine clinical duties to those activities that are part of the research training program.

Project Leaders:
David D. McManus
email: mcmanusd@ummhc.org

Ben Steven Gerber
email: ben.gerber@umassmed.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL171799-03

https://www.umassmed.edu/coder/

Program Scope and Mission - The Cardiovascular Digital hEalth Research (CODER) program will train postdoctoral MD and PhD scientists in digital health. CODER includes themes of informatics, data science, artificial intelligence, mobile health, point-of-care technologies, implementation science, and health equity applied to cardiovascular disease management and prevention. Ultimately, CODER trainees will make future innovative discoveries as independent investigators that will advance the field and support the mission of NHLBI.

Project Leaders:
Dudley K. Strickland
email: dstrickland@som.umaryland.edu

Rosemary A. Kozar
email: rkozar@som.umaryland.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007698-30

https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/traininggrants/training-grants-at-umsom/

Program Scope and Mission - Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US and worldwide, and there is a significant need for training a new generation of investigators in next-generation technologies to solve this complex disease. This Training Program will equip an elite group of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars to become the next-generation of scientists and physician scientists capable of discovering cures for Cardiovascular Disease.

Project Leaders:
Thomas P. Cappola
email: thomas.cappola@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Sharlene M. Day
email: sharlene.day@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Rajan Jain
email: jainr@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Daniel Patrick Kelly
email: dankelly@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007843-29

https://www.med.upenn.edu/cvi/cardiovascular-t32.html

Program Scope and Mission - There is an acute shortage of well-trained MD and PhD investigators performing high impact cardiovascular research to combat the burden of cardiovascular disease. The University of Pennsylvania Cardiovascular Institute’s training program in cardiovascular biology and medicine is uniquely positioned to prepare MD and PhD postdoctoral trainees for successful careers in cardiovascular biomedical science. Our aim is to equip the next generation of cardiovascular scientists with the latest tools to improve cardiovascular health.

Project Leader:
Jason D. Christie
email: jason.christie@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007891-28

https://www3.pennmedicine.org/departments-and-centers/department-of-medicine/divisions/pulmonology-allergy-and-critical-care/education-and-training/fellowship-offerings/clinical-training

Program Scope and Mission - There is a national shortage of qualified clinician-scientists able to conduct the rigorous clinical research needed to address cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. This training program proposes to continue to address this shortage through the efforts of a distinguished, experienced, and committed training program faculty. Training will continue to be provided to those who desire careers as clinician-scientists focusing on cardiology and pulmonary clinical research through a program that provides trainees with the skills needed to design, conduct, and complete epidemiologic studies that will address the most vexing population-based questions in cardiovascular and pulmonary medicine.

Project Leader:
Rodney M. Camire
email: camire@chop.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007971-24

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11128442

Program Scope and Mission - For over 20 years this T32 training grant has supported pre- and post-doctoral trainees interested in hemostasis and thrombosis, areas with great clinical importance as heart attacks and strokes remain the number one cause of mortality in the western world. We are requesting renewal to maintain our rich history of mentoring in this space which is supported by an extra-ordinarily strong environment with an interactive and dedicated group of innovative and experienced faculty members. The renewed T32 will provide excellent research opportunities, while providing trainees with outstanding scientific development, mentoring, career development, and training in career growth to ensure that there is a next generation of scientists interested in the blood sciences.

Project Leaders:
Lawrence F. Brass
email: brass@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Peter S. Klein
email: pklein@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Vikram Paralkar
email: vikram.paralkar@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007439-47

https://www.med.upenn.edu/penn-heme-research-training-program/

Program Scope and Mission - As the pace at which biomedical research advances increases, there is a greater need than ever for physician- scientists and scientists who are trained to work at the intersection between medicine and science. The goal of the Hematology Research Training Program is to identify, train and mentor a diverse group of outstanding men and women and to help them become teachers, scholars, and leaders of biomedical research in academia, industry with an emphasis on fields of endeavor that are applicable to the broad range of hematology.

Project Leader:
Edith Tzeng
email: tzenge@upmc.edu

Project Number: 2T32HL098036-16A1

https://www.surgery.pitt.edu/research/fellowshipstraining/t32-vascular-surgery-training-grant

Program Scope and Mission - Vascular disease contributes to morbidity and mortality in Westernized cultures and worldwide but it remains underdiagnosed and poorly treated medically. The study of vascular disease greatly benefits from the involvement of physician-scientists who possess important clinical insights that inform the investigation of pathophysiology and treatment of disease and can translate this knowledge to therapies that can ultimately improve lives. The overall goal of this training grant is to support the development of such physician-scientists into skilled investigators who can drive vascular innovation and the improvement of vascular care.

Project Leader:
Sanjeev G Shroff
email: sshroff@pitt.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL076124-18

https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/subsites/programs/cbtp/

Program Scope and Mission - Historical observations suggest that revolutionary scientific and therapeutic advances often emerge at the interface between disciplines. Therefore, we believe that individuals trained in both engineering principles and cardiovascular science (biology) are critically needed to develop novel therapeutic approaches for treating cardiovascular diseases that are leading causes of death and disability in the Western world. The proposed program aims to provide such training to students pursuing a doctoral degree in bioengineering, with a focus on the cardiovascular system.

Project Leaders:
Rebecca C Thurston
email: thurstonrc@upmc.edu

Peter Gianaros

Project Number: 5T32HL007560-43

https://psychiatry.pitt.edu/research/research-training/postdoctoral-training/training-programs/cardiovascular-behavioral

Program Scope and Mission - Behavioral, psychological, and social factors contribute to the development of cardiovascular diseases and their unequal distribution across populations. To address the public health burden of cardiovascular diseases, the Strategic Vision of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has underscored the need to train a workforce of translational scientists who conduct rigorous, interdisciplinary research on the behavioral, psychological, and social factors in cardiovascular disease risk and resilience. Our T32 program has been dedicated to addressing this need for over 40 years by providing state-of-the-art training in cardiovascular behavioral medicine research.

Project Leader:
Juan Carlos Celedon
email: juan.celedon@chp.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL129949-09

https://www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/divisions/pulmonology/education-and-training/pulmonology-fellowship/research-opportunities

Program Scope and Mission - Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine is one of the smallest pediatric subspecialties. Very few pediatric pulmonologists have had adequate training and mentorship in research, and thus lack the skills to perform cutting-edge research in pediatric pulmonary diseases. This training grant will continue to educate a new generation of pediatric pulmonologists and Ph.D. scientists, who can play a role as leaders and researchers in pediatric pulmonary medicine.

Project Leaders:
Jeremy Kahn
email: jeremykahn@pitt.edu

Timothy Girard
email: timothy.girard@pitt.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007820-27

https://www.ccm.pitt.edu/node/221

Program Scope and Mission - Over four million Americans are admitted to an intensive care unit each year, and mortality for critical illness syndromes such as acute lung injury and sepsis exceeds 25%. This training program will provide post-doctoral scholars with cutting-edge interdisciplinary training in critical care outcomes research across the translational spectrum, creating a scientific workforce with the skills, experience, and expertise to design and execute research studies that will improve patient-centered outcomes for patients with critical illness and acute cardiopulmonary disease.

Project Leader:
Terence S. Dermody
email: dermody@chp.edu

Project Number: 2T32HD071834-11

https://www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/education/fellowships

Program Scope and Mission - The Research Training Program for Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh supports the training of physician-scientists who seek to improve child health through research. The broad public health significance of this program will be realized through the academic and scholarly accomplishments of the trainees, with connections to both the direct treatment of patients in the clinical setting and the discovery of disease mechanisms and new therapeutic agents.

Project Leader:
Sruti Shiva
email: sss43@pitt.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL110849-14

https://pulmvasc.pitt.edu/training/

Program Scope and Mission - While there have been major biomedical science discoveries over the last two decades, we still face a steady decline in our collective ability to translate these remarkable basic science discoveries into new drugs and treatments for patients. In this training program, we address this challenge directly with a creative approach to training early career physicians and basic scientists in the essential tools for translational patient-oriented research, drug development, and commercialization of basic discoveries. We implement this training in the scientific context of the study of high blood pressure in the lungs, an important and common complication of many heart and lung diseases.

Director:
Akira Sekikawa, MD, PhD
Email: akria@pitt.edu

Co-director:
Emma Barinas-Mitchell, PhD
Email: barinas@edc.pitt.edu

Website: http://www.cvdtraining.pitt.edu/

Program Scope and Mission – This NHLBI-funded T32 program addresses the critical need to promote epidemiological research of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The primary goal is to train individuals in CVD Epidemiology based on a pathophysiological understanding and experiential learning to develop better prevention strategies in future. Our program offers multiple opportunities to pursue training related to CVD in a variety of areas including vascular aging, high risk and international populations, women’s health, nutrition and environment, physical activity and psychosocial factors, grounded in traditional and novel epidemiological and analytical methods. We emphasize Big Data including electronic health record and omics, Mobile Health and Cross Cohort Collaboration. The program current funds four pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral trainees.

Director:
Patrick J. Pagano, Ph.D., FAHA
Professor & Vice-Chair for Graduate Education
Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology
Molecular Pharmacology Program
Vascular Medicine Institute
http://www.vmi.pitt.edu/faculty/pagano.html

Contact:
Ms. Shannon Granahan
Coordinator, Molecular Pharmacology Program
BST Starzl Tower: W1340
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Email: phgradst@pitt.edu
Website: http://www.pharmacology.us/MPTP

Program Scope and Mission – Molecular Pharmacology is a basic science into the molecular exploration of fundamental cellular processes in normal physiology and in disease. The Molecular Pharmacology Training Program (MPTP) of the University of Pittsburgh is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program that provides research training in the basic and translational aspects of Pharmacology. The MPTP offers formal training through coursework and provides research opportunities individually tailored to suit each student. The program is outstanding in its long-term innovations in training students to be critical thinkers and leaders in their career track of choice as well as to complete their dissertation in a timely manner. The Pharmacology Training Program T32 provides up to 2-years of support in a wide range of disciplines ranging from cardiovascular disease to cancer therapy, neuropharmacology and GPCR receptor signaling.

Project Leaders:
Steve Georas
email: Steve_Georas@urmc.rochester.edu

Michael A. O'Reilly
email: michael_oreilly@urmc.rochester.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL171029-02

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11121731

Program Scope and Mission - The objective of this T32 Training Grant is to educate and train basic scientists and physician-scientists conducting high impact and innovative research that will improve the health of people suffering from lung diseases. We aim to provide multifaceted and personalized training opportunities that will endow our trainees with the skills required to become successful independent researchers, educators, and policy makers in lung biology and pulmonary medicine.

Project Leaders:
Heather Winona Stout Delgado
email: hes2019@med.cornell.edu

Robert J. Kaner

Project Number: 5T32HL134629-08

https://medicine.weill.cornell.edu/divisions-programs/pulmonary-critical-care-medicine/education/fellowships/research-training/t32

Program Scope and Mission - This program in pulmonary and critical care medicine provides comprehensive research training for individuals with a firm commitment to a career in research focused on lung disease. Our major goal is to train future physician scientists and scientists to become independent researchers in academic medicine. This T32 program will enable trainees to have a better understanding of the pathogenesis of lung disease and to identify new diagnostic or therapeutic modalities in these disorders.

Project Leaders:
Geoffrey S. Pitt
email: geoffrey.pitt@med.cornell.edu

Jonathan W. Weinsaft
email: jww2001@med.cornell.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL160520-04

https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/grant-0000045290

Program Scope and Mission - This Multidisciplinary Research Training Program in Cardiovascular Disease addresses the critical need for more physician-scientists and scientists focused on cardiovascular physiology and diseases. This Program will provide postdoctoral fellows with rigorous, personalized and state-of-the-art research training. The overarching goal is to equip outstanding young researchers with the knowledge and skills required to accelerate the translation of basic science discoveries into new approaches to the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease.

Project Leaders:
Sarwat Chaudhry
email: SARWAT.CHAUDHRY@YALE.EDU

Erica Herzog
email: erica.herzog@yale.edu

Project Number: 5T35HL007649-39

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11123130

Program Scope and Mission - The purpose of this renewal is to provide intensive short-term research training for 24 selected pre-doctoral medical students in the most outstanding laboratories and training sites at the Yale School of Medicine. The specific research experiences will range from fundamental molecular biology and cellular physiology to applied clinical studies in heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) related diseases. The program is designed to attract the most highly qualified Yale medical students into careers as physician-scientists in the biomedical sciences.

Project Leader:
James P. Noonan
email: james.noonan@yale.edu

Project Number: 5T32HD007149-47

https://gsas.yale.edu/programs-of-study/genetics

Program Scope and Mission - Rapid and inexpensive DNA sequencing technologies have revolutionized medicine by revealing the landscape of mutations that contribute to human disease. Over the next decade, whole genome sequencing of many thousands of individuals, coupled with novel genome editing approaches to determine the impact of specific human mutations in experimental model systems, will provide unprecedented insight into disease mechanisms and empower new strategies for prevention, diagnosis and treatment. This training program will train the next generation of scientists to be able to take full advantage of this sea change in human genetics and prepare them for productive careers in science that will lead to improved human health.

Director:
Albert J. Sinusas, MD
Yale University School of Medicine
Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, DANA-3
P.O. Box 208017
New Haven, CT 06520-8017
Office: 203-785-5005
FAX: 203-737-1026
albert.sinusas@yale.edu

Contact:
James Duncan Ph.D.
Diagnostic Radiology
300 Cedar Street
TAC
New Haven, CT 06520-8042
Email: james.duncan@yale.edu
Website: https://medicine.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/ytric/educationandtraining/postdoctoraltraining.aspx

Program Scope and Mission – The training program is focused on providing multi-disciplinary multi-modality training in molecular and translational cardiovascular imaging for highly qualified fellows holding either a MD or/and PhD, in preparation for academic careers as independent investigators in the highly clinically relevant field of cardiovascular imaging. Post-doctoral fellowship training will be 2-3 years in duration. Currently four fellowship slots are available, although this will be expanded to six. There are three primary research focuses in the post-doctoral training, 1) cardiovascular molecular imaging, 2) cardiovascular imaging technologies and analyses, and 3) translational cardiovascular imaging. Applicants will have full access to resources available through the Yale Translational Research Imaging Center (Y-TRIC), including: small and large animal surgical suite, state-of-the-art digital fluoroscopy suite, 3D ultrasound, novel hybrid CZT SPECT 64-slice CT, microSPECT/CT, microCT, and optical imaging, along with other institutional resources, including; PET/CT, and MRI. Participation in ongoing NIH funded projects. Applications are encouraged from clinical, engineering, and basic science departments. Each trainee is assigned a basic and clinical mentor, and participates in group projects, and weekly seminar series. The goal is to train individuals to work in a multi-disciplinary research environment. Applicants are encouraged to visit our website: http://y-tric.yale.edu/.

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