Project Leaders:
Helen Heslop
email: hheslop@bcm.edu

Malcolm Brenner
email: MBRENNER@BCM.TMC.EDU

Project Number: 5T32HL092332-23

https://www.bcm.edu/academic-centers/dan-l-duncan-comprehensive-cancer-center/research/programs/cancer-cell-and-gene-therapy-program

Program Scope and Mission – This proposal will recruit and train diverse young researchers so that they can translate cell and gene based therapies from basic science laboratories into clinical development. These therapies hold great promise for regenerative medicine, cancer and other disorders, but can only be implemented after the specialized training provided by this award.

Project Leader:
Todd Rosengart
email: Todd.Rosengart@bcm.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL139430-08

https://www.bcm.edu/departments/surgery/education/training-programs/t32-research-training-program

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiovascular diseases include some of the major causes of death in the United States population: heart attacks, heart failure, strokes, and aneurysms. Many of these illnesses can be prevented or managed with surgery. Training investigators in surgical cardiovascular research is essential to ensure that people receive the best possible care for these conditions.

Project Leaders:
Rolando Rumbaut
email: RRUMBAUT@BCM.TMC.EDU

Miguel Angel Cruz

Project Number:5T32HL139425-07

https://www.bcm.edu/research/research-centers/center-for-translational-research-on-inflammatory-diseases/mentoring/ctrid-t32-program

Program Scope and Mission – This is an institutional training program to train physician and non-physician (PhD) scientists in a collaborative manner to become research leaders in two closely related areas: abnormal formation of blood clots (thrombosis) and the body’s response to injury or infection (inflammation). Thrombosis and inflammation are present in a broad range of severe human diseases in need of greater research, ultimately leading to advances in health.

Project Leaders:
Xander Wehrens
email: wehrens@bcm.edu

Damien Winston Young
email: DWYOUNG2@UNITY.NCSU.EDU

Project Number: 5T32HL170967-02

https://www.bcm.edu/research/research-centers/cardiovascular-research-institute/t32-training-program-in-cardiovascular-research-and-drug-discovery

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, imposing a significant burden on public health through high rates of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. The CRDD training program addresses this challenge by equipping a cohort of predoctoral trainees with interdisciplinary skills in cardiovascular research and drug development, fostering the next generation of scientists and physician-scientists to discover innovative therapies and advance treatments that can reduce the prevalence and impact of these diseases on populations.

Director:
Karin Hoffmeister, M.D.
Senior Investigator Blood Research Institute
Professor of Biochemistry at Medical College of Wisconsin
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Email: K12Admin@bcw.edu

Contact:
Christina Daniels
K12 Program Administrator
BloodCenter of Wisconsin
Blood Research Institute
8733 W. Watertown Plank Rd.
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 937-6896
Email: Christina.Daniels@BCW.EDU
Website: https://www.translationalglycomics.com

Program Scope and Mission – Translational medicine fosters cross-functional collaborations between researchers and clinicians to facilitate new and precision-driven treatments for individualized therapy. While scientists and clinicians successfully applied this approach to four fundamental building blocks of life (nucleic acids, lipids, proteins and carbohydrates), the science of glycans (carbohydrates) has received the least attention. The diverse functions of glycans contribute to the structural integrity of biomolecules, extracellular matrix formation, signal transduction, protein folding, information exchange between cells, and host-pathogen interactions. Despite their functional diversity and specificity, carbohydrates are commonly associated with weight gain and diabetes while their major contributions to health and disease remain vastly understudied. Furthermore, the use and modulation of glycans has been largely unexplored in therapeutic strategies. There is an urgent need to support and educate glycoscientists concomitantly with the biology of human health and disease, thus enabling clinicians and glycoscientists to recognize medical needs and therapeutic opportunities. To meet these needs, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for the first time has offered a K12 Career Development Program in translational glycosciences titled “National Career Development Consortium for Excellence in Glycosciences.”

One of the four national sites is the Blood Research Institute and the Center for Translational Glycomics, BloodCenter of Wisconsin (BCW), in association with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (Roswell), and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). This program, The Medical and Translational GlycOmics Program (Translational GlycO Program), is a multi-institution (Wisconsin, New York and Virginia) program, linking unique and diverse glycoscience expertise with research facilities, major teaching hospitals, blood banking and pharmaceutical education. It is expected that the Translational GlycO Scholars will commit to and pursue a glycoscience based investigation, as it relates to the mission of the NHLBI (heart, blood, lung, and sleep disorders). Training in investigative glycoscience thought processes and experimental tools will be provided through a rigorous program involving hands-on research, didactic coursework, collaboration with experienced scientists in and outside the field, dissemination of knowledge, paper and grant writing activities, and participation in the national K12 consortium. Scholars will become knowledgeable in 1) molecular aspects of glycoscience; 2) experimental research inquiries into functions of glycans; 3) translation of bench research to the bedside; 4) dissemination of research to scientists and the lay public; and 4) writing extramurally funded grant applications. For more information and application processes refer to the K12 Program Website

Project Leaders:
William Zacharias
email: William.Zacharias@cchmc.org

Anne-Karina Perl
email: anne.perl@cchmc.org

Jason Woods
email: jason.woods@cchmc.org

Project Number: 2T32HL007752-31A1

https://www.zachariaslunglab.com/team

Program Scope and Mission – This renewal application for the T32 grant aims to continue support for the Pulmonary Development and Disease Pathogenesis Training Program, which recruits and trains exceptional pre-doctoral and post-doctoral candidates to drive scientific advancements and make groundbreaking discoveries in pulmonary disease diagnosis and treatment. Our program is distinguished by its focus on developmental and regenerative processes, offering a unique, interdisciplinary training environment that integrates pediatric and adult pulmonary programs with basic and clinical sciences. There is an ever-increasing loss of M.D. and Ph.D. candidates from academic-scientific careers at a time in which unparalleled opportunities exist to identify underlying disease pathogenesis mechanisms and develop novel biomarkers, diagnostics, and treatment strategies to improve human health.

Project Leaders:
Jeffrey Molkentin
email: jeff.molkentin@cchmc.org

Evangelia Kranias

Project Number: 2T32HL125204-11

https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/research/divisions/m/mcb/labs/molkentin

Program Scope and Mission – Heart disease remains the leading cause of death and disability in the western world. This proposed renewal training grant application will again focus on a theme that addresses this medical problem, and our collective 20 faculty members have made this their life's work. The program will train the highest quality of young scientists in cardiovascular research, who will be the future leaders in developing better therapy and treatment for this devastating condition.

Project Leaders:
Daniel Tschumperlin
email: tschumperlin.daniel@mayo.edu

Christina Maria Pabelick
email: pabelick.christina@mayo.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL176414-02

https://www.mayo.edu/research/training-grant-programs/translational-training-in-respiratory-disease-and-repair

Program Scope and Mission – Chronic respiratory diseases and dysfunction lead to shortened lifespans and compromised health for a large population in the US and globally. Interventions that reverse structural and functional lung decline are desperately needed, but frustratingly out of reach, in large part due to the complexity of these challenges. Our Translational Training in Respiratory Disease and Repair program seeks to train a new generation of scientists and clinicians to work together in teams to tackle the most challenging unmet needs in respiratory disease and repair using a patient-centered approach.

Project Leader:
Barry Borlaug
email: borlaug.barry@mayo.edu

Project Number: 2T32HL007111-46

https://www.mayo.edu/research/training-grant-programs/cardiovasology-training-program

Program Scope and Mission – The “Cardiovasology” Training Program at Mayo Clinic is an avenue for advanced training of the specialized workforce of physicians/scientists focused on heart health and disease, with a focus on heart failure. This proposal expands Program faculty and scope, deepens and broadens its scientific expertise, fosters excellence of mentors and trainees, and integrates new training in emerging technologies and innovations. This Program builds on over four-decades of success in attracting, mentoring and retaining talented individuals that will form the next generation of science leaders and scholars in this country.

Project Leader:
Matthew Robert Hodges
email: mhodges@mcw.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007852-28

https://www.mcw.edu/education/graduate-school/graduate-school-programs/physiology/phd-program-in-physiology

Program Scope and Mission – Since cardiovascular and respiratory diseases including heart attack, high blood pressure, obesity, metabolic disease, stroke, asthma, and emphysema are major health problems in the USA and world-wide, it is necessary to train scientists as integrative thinkers capable of pushing the frontiers of mechanistic, organismal physiology knowledge to better understand disease processes. For nearly 25 years of continuous T32 funding, we have had a strong track record of training predoctoral students in multidisciplinary didactic instruction and modern physiological research in order to prepare students to conduct physiological research using novel techniques and methods and teach future generations of physicians and scientists how the human body works in health and disease. For these and other reasons, we request funds to support eight predoctoral students each year for the next five years.

Project Leaders:
Mary Sorci-Thomas
email: msthomas@mcw.edu

Justin Grobe
email: jgrobe@mcw.edu

Jacquelyn Kulinski
email: jakulinski@mcw.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL134643-09

https://www.mcw.edu/departments/cardiovascular-research-center/education/postdoctoral-fellowship

Program Scope and Mission – This is the first renewal for T32 postdoctoral training support of MDs, PharmDs, and PhDs which leverages institutional strengths and scientific excellence in atherosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, cardiac biology and heart failure, precision cardiovascular medicine, and hypertension research. Our commitment for excellence in research training is demonstrated by 100% of graduates remaining in research-related careers, many with further federal funding and has foundations in the core values of mentorship, collaboration, and improved health outcomes by training the next generation of cardiovascular scientists and physicians, through broad-based, personalized, supportive, and rigorous training opportunities. At a time when the burden of cardiovascular disease continues to rise and the pipeline of investigators, especially clinicians dwindles, our training program is designed to invigorate the recruitment and development of those who will make the next series of advances in research to improve cardiovascular health.

Project Leaders:
Mary Sorci-Thomas
email: msthomas@mcw.edu

Allison DeVan
email: adevan@mcw.edu

Erin Theriault
email: etheriault@mcw.edu

Project Number: T32 HL134643

https://www.mcw.edu/departments/cardiovascular-research-center/education/postdoctoral-fellowship

Program Scope and Mission – The goal of the Cardiovascular Research Center’s T32 Training Program is to provide a highly versatile, integrated, and effective approach for training the next generation of cardiovascular scientists and physicians by incorporating a broad-based, personalized, supportive, and rigorous training program that prepares individuals for a career in academics with options for a focus in industry/biotechnology/health policy or to pursue a career as a scientific liaison.

Project Leaders:
Keith Latham
email: lathamk1@msu.edu

Asgerally Fazleabas
email: asgi@hc.msu.edu

Project Number: 5T32HD087166-09

https://www.canr.msu.edu/rdstp/Training-activities/training-activities-research-training

Program Scope and Mission – Research into both animal and human reproductive biology has widespread implications for human health. The Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Training Program (RDSTP) at Michigan State University seeks to continue training young scientists to have the ability to succeed and establish careers critical to research priorities established for the reproductive sciences as well as alternate careers that will enhance the field.

Director:
Dr. Vidu Garg
Vidu.Garg@nationwidechildrens.org
and
Dr. Peter Mohler

Contact:
Dr. Brenda Lilly
Brenda.Lilly@nationwidechildrens.org
and
Dr. Vidu Garg
Vidu.Garg@nationwidechildrens.org

Program Scope and Mission – A postdoctoral fellow position is available for the T32 Fellowship Program entitled, “Training in Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease.” The program is jointly hosted by the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute at The Ohio State University (PIs: Dr. Vidu Garg and Dr. Peter Mohler).

Eligibility requirements are as follows:
• MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DO, DVM, or PharmD, particularly underrepresented minorities, are encouraged to apply. Applicants will receive stipend (at appropriate NIH stipend guidelines), benefits and tuition support.
• Applicant must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment.
• Proposed research must be directly related to aspects of congenital or acquired cardiovascular disease and can be basic, translational, clinical or outcomes research.
• 1 year fellowship that is renewed based upon productivity (for a maximum of 2 years).
• Applicants are required to participate in the T32-developed curriculum (i.e. didactic coursework, seminars and/or journal clubs).
• Applications are scored in 3 areas: trainee qualifications, scientific merit and training potential.

Project Leaders:
Karen Ridge
email: kridge@northwestern.edu

Jacob Sznajder
email: j-sznajder@northwestern.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL076139-22

https://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/sqlifts/programs/health-education.html

Program Scope and Mission – The Northwestern University Lung Sciences Training Program (NULSTP) will build on its success in training the next generation of physician-scientists and scientists through mentored research that incorporates rigorous training in advanced technologies. The NULSTP trains young investigators to use systems biology models of lung disease derived from patients’ clinical and molecular data to make predictions about disease pathobiology and to causally test these predictions using murine models of disease to advance our goals of reducing the burden of lung disease and promoting lung health. Trainees will continue to publish novel science, attain career development awards, and transition to independent research careers to become future leaders in lung-related translational and basic research.

Director:
Mark K. Eskandari, MD, F.A.C.S.
The James S. T. Yao, MD, PhD, Professor of Vascular Surgery
Chief and Program Director, Division of Vascular Surgery
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
676 N. St. Clair, #650
Chicago, IL 60611

Contact:
Marsha Blunt, VSSTP Program Coordinator
Telephone: (312) 926-7775
Northwestern Email: marsha.blunt@nm.org
https://www.surgery.northwestern.edu/divisions/vascular/research/scientist-training.html

Program Scope and Mission –

The NIH-funded Vascular Surgery Scientist Training Program at Northwestern University is a two-year mentored research training program designed for surgical residents (MD/DO) in general, cardiac, and vascular surgery interested in vascular biology or vascular biomedical engineering careers. Our goal is to provide a seamless multidisciplinary environment in which the trainee may interact with a diverse group of distinguished research faculty. The T32 mechanism provides a stipend, tuition, fees for coursework, travel funds, and health insurance.

The key to this program is an individualized training plan developed by the mentor and trainee. The unique multidisciplinary environment provides trainees with opportunities to work with mentors from different disciplines. The goal of this program is to match the research interest of the trainee to mentors, coursework, seminars, meetings, and a research plan that will collectively provide the experience necessary to launch a successful career as a physician scientist. Trainees may select one of several tracks of study or a combination of tracks:

• Vascular biology with a basic science or translational emphasis,
• Clinical outcomes/health services research
• Biomedical devices in partnership with the Biomedical Engineering Department
• An integrated program designed by the trainee and his/her mentors.

Trainees who select the clinical outcomes/health services research track will pursue the Master of Science in Health Services and Outcomes Research degree program at NU.

Candidates must hold either an MD or DO degree and must have completed at least two years of clinical training prior to enrolling in the program. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of appointment. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. Applicants will submit a written application along with three letters of recommendation.

Project Leaders:
Jill Rafael-Forney
email: rafael-fortney.1@osu.edu

Brandon Biesiadecki
email: biesiadecki.1@osu.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL134616-09

https://medicine.osu.edu/departments/physiology-and-cell-biology/t32-training-grant

Program Scope and Mission – The goals of this predoctoral T32 are: 1) to train the next generation of cardiovascular researchers for conducting impactful collaborative and translational research; and 2) to enhance the numbers of outstanding researchers and leaders by providing professional development skills training to promote the success and retention of the best investigators in independent scientific careers in cardiovascular research.

Project Leaders:
Vidu Garg
email: vidu.garg@nationwidechildrens.org

Carl Backes
email: carl.backesjr@nationwidechildrens.org

Project Number: 5T32HL166149-03

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11137014

Program Scope and Mission – This integrated pediatric research program will train physicians, surgeons, and basic scientists to perform collaborative basic, translational, and clinical research that will impact the care of infants and children with heart and lung diseases.

Project Leaders:
Mariappan Muthuchamy
email: marim@tamu.edu

Brett Mitchell
email: brettmitchell@tamu.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL170975-02

https://vitalrecord.tamu.edu/school-of-medicine-receives-nations-first-nih-lymphatic-biology-training-grant/

Program Scope and Mission – Although various research institutions and clinics in the United States successfully train graduate students in cardiovascular biology, specific training in lymphatic biology is lacking. Developing the next generation of scientists is vital for the successful pursuit of treatments for lymphedema and other lymphatic dysfunction associated diseases, cardiovascular, kidney, metabolic, cancer, and brain diseases. The LYMPH Training Program at Texas A&M University will help accomplish this goal.

Project Leader:
Dale Sengelaub
email: sengelau@iu.edu

Project Number: 5T32HD049336-18

https://ctrd.indiana.edu/index.html

Program Scope and Mission – Understanding the sexual phenotype –or gender -has far reaching implications for human healthand well-being. Trainee research on steroid hormones, maternal stress, changing environments, maternal and infant health, and healthy sexual behavior and reproduction, using human, non- human model systems, and evolutionarily diverse non-model systems will lead to insights into the basic mechanisms of reproduction and development and to understanding of the physiological differences between the sexes and their influence on illness and health outcomes, all of which will be valuable to policy makers, medical research, and health care.

Project Leader:
Linda B. Smith
email: smith4@indiana.edu

Project Number: 2T32HD007475-31

https://psych.indiana.edu/graduate/degree-programs/dev-psych/training.html

Program Scope and Mission – The Integrative Training Program in Developmental Process trains researchers in typical and atypical patterns of behavioral and brain development, with goal of understanding how early achievements (for example, motor development, language learning, sleep patterns) set the stage for and support later achievements (for example, in sustained attention, behavioral control, school success). By understanding how development builds on itself and the potential multiple pathways to healthy developmental outcomes, we may foster healthy outcomes in children facing challenges from poverty, from sensory-motor disabilities, and from developmental disorders such as autism.

Project Leaders:
Gokhan Mutlu
email: gmutlu@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Yun Fang
email: yfang1@bsd.uchicago.edu

Project Number: 2T32HL007605-41A1

https://biosciences.uchicago.edu/directory/research-training-respiratory-biology-t32-hl07605

Program Scope and Mission – Diseases of the respiratory system and of critical illness constitute major public health problem in the US and worldwide. The objective of this Program is to prepare young scientists to pursue research careers addressing mechanisms and treatment of human disease, with a focus on respiratory disease and critical illness. We expect that trainees from this Program will identify disease mechanisms and develop and implement new effective treatments that will improve human health.

Project Leaders:
Yoav Gilad
email: gilad@uchicago.edu

Ivan Paul Moskowitz
email: imoskowitz@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007381-47

https://biosciences.uchicago.edu/content/cardiovascular-sciences-training-grant

Program Scope and Mission – The Cardiovascular Sciences Training Program is dedicated to preparing the next generation of scientists who  aim to understand the normal and abnormal function of the heart and vascular system. Heart and vascular diseases remain a leading killer of Americans, and therefore, we need to have investigators who are well trained in this field. As cardiovascular disease has evolved and our understanding of it has changed, over this next training period, we have added mentors who are experts in bioinformatics and systems analysis to take better advantage of large biomedical data sets that will help us better diagnose and treat cardiovascular disease.

Project Leader:
Sally Horne-Badovinac
email: shorne@uchicago.edu

Project Number: 5T32HD055164-17

https://shb-lab.org/index.html

Program Scope and Mission – The goal of the program is to prepare exceptional future leaders in developmental biology research in both academia and industry, as well as in education. Developmental biology studies are highly relevant to human health; for example, by allowing establishment of animal models of human disease, by providing experimental systems to allow rigorous studies of genetic and genomic mechanisms in whole organisms, and by defining our understanding of stem cell biology.

Project Leaders:
Steven Dudek
email: sdudek@uic.edu

Irena Levitan
email: levitan@uic.edu

Project Number: 1T32HL176452-01A1

https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/medicine/dom-research/research-training-programs/

Program Scope and Mission – The primary goal of our T32 training program is the career development of the next generation of scientific leaders in the fields of pulmonary and critical care medicine along three integrated thematic pathways that provide comprehensive training in translational research focused on the pathophysiologic processes of lung injury and inflammation. Our strong mentorship platform derives from a large group of senior investigators who are leaders in multidisciplinary research and emphasize novel investigative approaches in an ethical and scientifically responsible environment. We are committed to training the next generation of scientific leaders in pulmonary research, including individuals from under-represented groups.

Project Leaders:
Jun Ma
email: maj2015@uic.edu

Rachel Caskey
email: rcaskey@uic.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL134634-07

https://biosciences.uchicago.edu/content/cardiovascular-sciences-training-grant

Program Scope and Mission – We seek continued funding support for training future scientists with MDs and/or PhDs (or equivalent) to develop transdisciplinary team science expertise in behavioral sciences for multimorbidity prevention and control, mechanisms of behavior change and disease, and population health and policy. These trainees will make discoveries during and after their training that will advance the science and practice of lifestyle behaviors and behavior change for the prevention and control of health conditions involving the heart, lung and/or blood.

Project Leader:
Dolly Mehta
email: dmehta@uic.edu

Project Number: 2T32HL007829-32

https://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/pharmacology/education/training-program/

Program Scope and Mission – This training grant application seeks support for 5 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral trainees. These individuals will undergo training provided by well-positioned multi-disciplinary faculty in the rapidly evolving and increasingly competitive field of lung biology and pathobiology. The 5 thematic areas of research training include (1) Lung Vascular Homeostasis, Pathobiology, and Regeneration; (2) Cellular, Humoral, and Mechanical Bases of Lung Injury and Repair; (3) Microbiome and Metabolism in Lung Biology and Pathobiology; (4) Lung Genomics and Data Science in Inflamed and Regenerated Vessels, and (5) Therapeutics Targeting Lung Vessel Regeneration. The goal is to cultivate highly qualified groups of young scientists capable of developing their careers in academic research and alternative pathways.

Project Leaders:
Indrani Bagchi
email: IBAGCHI@ILLINOIS.EDU

Amy Wagoner Johnson

Project Number: 5T32HD108075-02

https://mcb.illinois.edu/news/2024-08-07/new-training-grant-funded-researchers-reproductive-sciences-and-engineering

Program Scope and Mission – The Training Program at the Interface of Reproductive Sciences and Bioengineering proposes to train predoctoral students to conduct innovative and high-quality research at the forefront of reproductive biology. This unique educational platform will expose trainees to cutting-edge and emerging technologies that can advance progress in reproductive research, and train them to meet the challenges required to succeed in any professional environment such as academia, industry, or government.

PI/Program Director:
Asrar B. Malik PhD

Contact:
Dr. Asrar B. Malik
Director of Center for Lung and Vascular Biology
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
835 South Wolcott Ave, E403 MSB
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312 996-5672
Email: abmalik@uic.edu
http://mcph.uic.edu/lungt32/

Program Scope and Mission – The NIH-funded UIC vascular biology training program is currently in its 25th year, providing comprehensive and cutting-edge training in vascular biology. Research topics include mechanisms of vascular regeneration, the use of stem cell therapies in vascular disease, the critical role of the vasculature in inflammation and immunity, modeling inherited vascular diseases with induced pluripotent stem cells, vascular biology of cancer, mechanisms of thrombosis and novel therapeutic anti-thrombotics. Our post-docs and PhD students are trained in using state-of-the art technologies such as intravital two-photon microscopy, super-resolution microscopy, protein engineering, high throughput small molecule screening or single cell transcriptomics. The training involves acquiring a range of skills from critical thinking and developing an innovative, testable hypothesis to deploying and utilizing relevant methods and technologies. We also offer opportunities to learn how to best communicate ideas and results through presentations and manuscripts. The success of our trainees is evident from their publication records in top tier journals and their current positions in academia and industry.

We have 40 preceptors participating in the training program who exhibit a breadth of scientific expertise ranging from basic cell biology to translational models of vascular disease. The faculty comprises a cohort of exceptionally talented mentors with a commitment to research training, collaboration, and developing careers of young investigators. These trainees and faculty meet regularly at the weekly vascular biology seminar as well as additional departmental seminars with invited speakers, many of whom are renowned leaders in the field of vascular biology. The program has several defining features that:
· contemporary biomedical research training must be underpinned by collaboration that can be local or international,
· research training is driven by fundamental ideas, and
· solving important scientific problems and research training should be such as to provide a variety of opportunities beyond the training phase.
The research training program provides opportunities for exposure to scientific leaders and role models and the intellectual environment of Chicago. It is our view that nurturing curiosity is a fundamental aspect of research training but that it also involves learning to ask important questions and becoming a well-rounded and humane individual.

Co-Director:
Jan Kitajewski, PhD
Email: kitaj@uic.edu

Co-Director:
Kishore Wary, PhD
Email: kkwary@uic.edu

Contact:
Kamil Czarnowski, MPA
Director of Administrative Operations
Physiology and Biophysics
College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
835 South Wolcott Ave
Room E-231 MSB
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312-996-3836
Email: kczarn4@uic.edu
Web: https://physiology.uic.edu/training/

Program Scope and Mission – The NIH-funded Vascular Biology, Signaling and Therapeutics (VBST) training program is designed to be interdisciplinary, drawing on institutional expertise in four themes: Angiogenesis & Regeneration, Vascular Signaling, Neurovascular Biology and Vascular Therapeutics. VBST is made up of twenty-six (26) mentors, of which nine (9) are physician-scientists. This training program utilizes expertise within and interactions between the themes to train predoctoral and postdoctoral applicants in an integrative fashion.

VBST strives to meet an imperative need to train exceptionally talented and diverse scientists engaged in interdisciplinary vascular research with translational potential. The program’s aims are to assure that trainees understand the human vascular system, and are thereby poised to advance translational opportunities, reduce vascular disease, and bridge the current gaps in knowledge between discovery research, drug development and therapy.

Director and Contact:
Dawood Darbar, MBChB, MD
Email: darbar@uic.edu

Program Scope and Mission – Project Summary Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a major cause for significant morbidity and mortality in the U.S. especially in ethnic minorities with their high burden of risk factors. Personalized medicine is a rapidly growing field of healthcare whereby an individual's unique genomic, environmental and clinical background is analyzed to ascertain susceptibility to disease, predict their clinical course and tailor specific therapies. Despite recent advances in CV genomics, our inability to target therapy to underlying mechanisms in individual patients, the failure to translate these scientific discoveries to the bedside care of patients and barriers to the incorporation of ethnic minorities in translational CV research have limited our ability to fulfill the promise of personalized medicine. Furthermore, traditional training programs are no longer able to provide trainees with the requisite skills needed to implement the personalized medicine revolution underway. Thereby, major goals of the Training Program in Personalized Cardiovascular Medicine (TPIPCVM) are to equip trainees to become leaders in CV Genomics and be trained in molecular, cellular, disease and whole animal modeling and clinical and translational approaches to CVD so that this new knowledge can be translated into best evidence-based personalized CV care. We will recruit highly talented and motivated pre- and post-doctoral trainees and provide them with the highest caliber training in CV genomics stemming from existing strengths of our faculty in the Division of Cardiology and our partners at UIC. The 3 Research Focus Groups: 1) Cardiac arrhythmias; 2) Ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; and CVD-related metabolic syndrome are highly interrelated with each other and directly linked with the central theme of Personalized CV Genomics. The overarching goal of the TPIPCVM is to train the next generation of CV investigators to create new knowledge and implement into best evidence-based personalized medicine. The TPIPCVM mentors are highly successful physician-scientists/scientists with a proven record of research, mentoring and collaboration who offer superb inter- and multi- disciplinary training opportunities. Major strengths of this training program include: exposure of trainees to an integrated basic science molecular, cellular, and whole patient approach to identify the underlying mechanisms of CVD; the track record of the faculty and their common research interest in Personalized CV Genomics; dedicated training in personalized CV medicine; and the potential to implement scientific discoveries to a diverse and under-represented population of patients cared for at UIC Medical Center. The TPIPCVM sets out to train 2 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral students annually. Collectively, this Training Program offers a unique training experience and fulfills an urgent need for training in personalized CV medicine.

Public Health Relevance

The Training Program In Personalized Cardiovascular Medicine (TPIPCVM) provides support for the training of basic and physician-scientists before and after their doctoral degrees. The central theme of the training program is cardiovascular genomics with a focus on abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), weakened heart muscle (cardiomyopathies) and heart disease related the being overweight (metabolic syndrome) and how we can translate these discoveries to the bedside care of patients. The program will prepare future researchers for the unique challenges associated with treating patients with heart disease in an individualized manner.

Director and Contact:
Martha L. Daviglus, M.D., Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine and Medicine
Executive Director, Institute for Minority Health and Research
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Email: daviglus@uic.edu
Phone: 312-413-0739
http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/research/research-in-chicago/institute-for-minority-health-research/administrative-staff/name/martha-daviglus/
Website: http://chicago.medicine.uic.edu/departments/academic-departments/medicine/research/research-training-programs/

Program Scope and Mission – This Training Program is designed to prepare the next generation of scientists to conduct research in the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related chronic diseases in minority populations. Despite decades of research progress, the burden of CVD and related chronic diseases in the United States remains high. Moreover, there are persistent race/ethnic disparities in CVD and other chronic disease outcomes. The goal of this program is to generate a talented and well-trained group of pre- and post-doctoral (MD and PhD) researchers to improve understanding of the etiology and prevention of CVD and related chronic conditions in minority populations and to alleviate race/ethnic disparities in CVD and related chronic disease outcomes.

Project Leaders:
Steven Lentz
email: steven-lentz@uiowa.edu

Anil Kumar Chauhan
email: anil-chauhan@uiowa.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007344-47

https://internalmedicine.medicine.uiowa.edu/research#accordion-item-1381-0

Program Scope and Mission – The training program has as its primary objective to prepare MD, MD/PhD, and PhD postdoctoral fellows for productive careers in the hematology research workforce. There is a particular need to expand the number of scientists and physician-scientists trained in research in the field of hematology because of its direct relevance to some of the most common human medical conditions, including abnormalities of immune cells, vascular diseases, disorders of blood clotting, and sickle cell disease.

Director:
Francois M. Abboud, M.D.
Edith King Pearson Chair of Cardiovascular Research
Associate Vice President for Research
Chair Emeritus, Department of Internal Medicine
Founding Director, Francois M. Abboud Cardiovascular Research Center
Professor of Internal Medicine – Cardiovascular Medicine
Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Email: Francois-abboud@uiowa.edu
https://medicine.uiowa.edu/internalmedicine/profile/francois-abboud

Contact:
Loretta Bassler
Email: Loretta-bassler@uiowa.edu
Website: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/cardiovascular/research/abboud-cardiovascular-research-center-t-32

Program Scope and Mission – The discovery of the causes of cardiovascular disease and their prevention; the care of the suffering patients and their cure, requires dedicated physicians and scientists to devote their lifelong work to a health mission without which a civilized society would not survive. Such individuals require years of training in medical science beyond their professional degree under the tutelage and mentoring of established senior medical investigators/teachers working in an environment with exceptional intellectual, technical, and physical resources. At the University of Iowa Cardiovascular Research Center, we have provided a world-renowned training center since 1975, have graduated hundreds of scientists, many of whom are national leaders throughout the USA, and aim to continue to do so for future generations with the renewal of federal support that we are applying for and hope to attain.

Contact:
Daniel Michele, PhD
Professor, Departments of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and Internal Medicine
University of Michigan
North Campus Research Complex
2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg 26, Room 207S
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800
Email: dmichele@umich.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/cvre-t32/home

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiac and vascular diseases remain the leading causes of death worldwide, and the demand for a diversely trained PhD workforce to develop new therapies is expanding. The program goal is to address this deficit in the PhD workforce by teaching the next generation of cardiovascular PhD scientists and engineers how to develop and translate basic research towards applications in clinical medicine. This Predoctoral Training Program includes training on how to conduct preclinical translational research, improve understanding of steps of developing therapies from bench to bedside, and experiential learning in research entrepreneurship. All training is conducted at state of the art facilities of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center laboratories alongside world leading research teams in basic and translational research, clinical research, health services and outcomes research, and multidisciplinary programs.

The Program Features Include:

Basic Cardiovascular Research Training

• Selection of Research Training Mentor & Project and Perform Laboratory Research
• Selection of Clinical Advisor for your Project
• Frontiers in Cardiovascular Sciences Seminar Series
• Research Responsibility and Ethics Training

Training in Pre-Clinical Translational Research

• Pre-clinical Cardiovascular Models, Preclinical Testing and Phenotyping
• Translational Cardiovascular Research Seminars

Training in Research Entrepreneurship

• Research Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
• Entrepreneurship Course
• Experiential Learning in Project Design, Management and Team Science

Fellows are encouraged to explore a variety of additional enrichment activities to supplement the requirements of the training grant.

Project Leaders:
Yuqing Eugene Chen
email: echenum@umich.edu

Donald Likosky
email: likosky@med.umich.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL166113-04

https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/cardiac-surgery/education/fellowships/t32-training-grant

Program Scope and Mission – This new post-doctoral training program will establish a pipeline to train outstanding surgeon scientists in cardiac surgery. We will leverage the considerable resources at the University of Michigan in medical education; NIH-funded laboratories in basic, translational, and clinical/health services research as well as a talented pool of mentors to attract surgeon scientists during their cardiac surgery residency. Our multi-disciplinary training program for surgeon scientists will prepare them for exceptional careers in cardiac surgery with the ultimate goal of advancing health and health outcomes for patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Project Leaders:
Peter Henke
email: HENKE@UMICH.EDU

Katherine Ann Gallagher
email: kgallag@med.umich.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL166130-04

https://sites.google.com/umich.edu/cvre-t32/home

Program Scope and Mission – Surgeon-scientists in training have competing clinical responsibilities but must compete for contentious funding lines, which means that state-of-the art training is critical for producing the best surgeon-scientists. With the aging of the population, the number of patients with cardiovascular disease is markedly increasing. The proposed program, with its overarching focus on vascular biology and three distinct tracks including (1) basic/translational, (2) health sciences and (3) biomedical engineering, under multi-disciplinary preceptor guidance, will produce the next generation of surgeon-scientist leaders who will pave the way to new discoveries in human health.

Project Leaders:
Jordan Shavit
email: JSHAVIT@UMICH.EDU

Sung Won Choi

Project Number: 5T32HL007622-37

https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/pediatrics/education/advanced-training-programs/t-32-boxer-training-program-molecular-translational-hematology

Program Scope and Mission – Hematologic diseases affect millions of individuals throughout the United States. The goal of this program is to train the next generation of investigators in academic hematology who will develop new diagnostics and therapeutics for patients with these disorders.

Project Leader:
Robert Pickett Dickson
email: rodickso@med.umich.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007749-33

https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/pulmonary-critical-care-medicine/education/fellowships-training-programs/t32-research-training-program-lung-disease

Program Scope and Mission – The University of Michigan’s Multidisciplinary Training Program in Lung Disease provides research training for M.D. and Ph.D. scientists in laboratory-based and clinical research. The purpose of this training is to produce outstanding biomedical scientists who investigate the manifestations, mechanisms, prevention, and treatment of lung disease and critical illness.

Project Leader:
David Pinsky
email: dpinsky@umich.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007853-27

https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/internal-medicine/divisions/cardiovascular-medicine/research

Program Scope and Mission – This past decade has been marked by a cessation in the previous steady decline of cardiovascular deaths, and potentially even a slight uptick, creating a public health imperative to better understand the causes and treatments for cardiovascular disease. Building on an exceptionally strong prior track record of academic training, this proposal seeks to train the next generation of investigators with modern techniques for cardiovascular research, including in new areas particularly relevant to the aging demographics of the American population, leveraging new insights into mechanisms of cardiovascular disease for all and especially for women, and the digital health revolution. Working with a diverse and experienced cohort of faculty preceptors, trainees will immerse themselves in both experiential/project-based learning as well as didactic training in critical elements of cardiovascular science, to emerge as future thought leaders to better understand, diagnose, and treat a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases.

Project Leader:
Jason Spence
email: spencejr@umich.edu

Project Number: 1T32HD114564-01A1

https://medresearch.umich.edu/labs-departments/centers/cell-plasticity-organ-design/education/training-program

Program Scope and Mission – The Training Program in Organogenesis will provide an outstanding and unique training experience that unites exciting career and professional development activities with interdisciplinary research efforts towards understanding how organs and tissues are formed and maintained, and how these mechanisms are altered in disease. Our past trainees have been highly successful, and we envision that in the future, our trainees will be leaders in academia and industry who will create replacement organs, design therapeutics, improve stem cell therapies and develop effective organ transplantation systems. Support for 6 predoctoral candidates per year is requested.

Project Leader:
Suzanne Moenter
email: smoenter@umich.edu

Project Number: 5T32HD079342-12

https://medschool.umich.edu/departments/molecular-integrative-physiology/education/phd-program/training-grants

Program Scope and Mission – This training grant will increase the number of scientists trained in reproductive biology, and prepared for a variety of career positions. This is important as it prepares scientists to participate in basic research, translational work on health and disease, education, entrepreneurship and public policy. Individuals with expertise in reproductive biology in combination with relevant career skills are of value to public health and this is one of the few research centers that stresses this combination in our training.

Project Leaders:
Gregory Vercellotti
email: verce001@umn.edu

Jeffrey S. Miller
email: mille011@umn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007062-49

https://med.umn.edu/dom/education-training/hematology-research-training-program

Program Scope and Mission – Advanced research training of doctors and scientists in hematology is essential to finding cures for blood diseases. This training program will prepare a diverse group of hematologists and scientists to develop new scientifically based treatments and understandings of these diseases to improve the health and safety of patients with blood diseases and eliminate health disparities.

Project Leaders:
Samuel Dudley
email: sdudley@umn.edu

Peter A. Crawford
email: crawforp@umn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL144472-07

https://med.umn.edu/dom/education/fellowships/cardiovascular-research-training-program

Program Scope and Mission – The major goal of this Training Program is to provide an interdisciplinary research and training environment wherein trainees will be exposed to the continuum of technological development from conceptual idea to testing at the basic, small animal, large animal, and human levels. Trainees will be advantaged by community strengths in basic, translational, and clinical science, training in cardiovascular innovation and entrepreneurship, and industry interactions and mentorship.

Project Leaders:
James Pankow
email: panko001@umn.edu

Pamela Lutsey
email: lutsey@umn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007779-32

https://www.sph.umn.edu/academics/divisions/epich/fellowships-training/cardiovascular-disease-epidemiology-prevention-research/

Program Scope and Mission – This University of Minnesota program will provide training in cardiovascular disease epidemiology and prevention to 3 postdoctoral and 4 predoctoral (PhD) students. Trainees will learn how to formulate and conduct research to enhance understanding of the causes of cardiovascular disease and how to prevent them.

Project Leader:
Joseph Metzger
email: metzgerj@umn.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL166142-03

https://www.sph.umn.edu/academics/divisions/epich/fellowships-training/cardiovascular-disease-epidemiology-prevention-research/

Program Scope and Mission – Inclusive Excellence Training Program in the Systems Biology of Cardiovascular Inflammation is a new training program at the University of Minnesota. This program fills a major void at our institution by focusing emphasis on the highly clinically relevant problem of inflammation in cardiovascular biology, obesity, diabetes and metabolism with study focus from gene to whole organism. This program will train the next generation of biomedical researchers by leveraging outstanding faculty with successful mentoring history and new core facilities for a stellar training program for our trainees.

Directors:
Samuel Dudley, MD, PhD
and
Peter Crawford, MD, PhD

Contact:
Elizabeth Gorka
Email: egoldsmi@umn.edu

Program Scope and Mission – This Training Program in Cardiovascular Innovation is designed to teach the scientific and technical skills necessary to develop a novel idea and carry this idea through to proof-of-concept in man. The training program takes unique advantage of the strengths of the Lillehei Heart Institute (LHI), the University of Minnesota Cardiovascular Division, the wider community of translational medicine and entrepreneurship at the University of Minnesota, and the Twin Cities biotech, pharma, and device industries. This application trains basic and clinical scientists in an interdisciplinary environment with the goal of giving them the insight and tools to be able to successfully carry an idea from conception to implementation in man. Therefore, the major goal of this new Training Program is to provide an interdisciplinary research and training environment wherein trainees will be exposed to the continuum of technological development from conceptual idea to testing at the basic, small animal, large animal, and human levels. Trainees will be advantaged by community strengths in basic, translational, and clinical science, training in cardiovascular innovation and entrepreneurship, and industry interactions and mentorship. The combination of scientific and entrepreneurship training is the central innovative feature of this application.

Project Leaders:
Catherine Cubbin
email: ccubbin@austin.utexas.edu

Elizabeth Matsui
email: elizabeth.matsui@bcm.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL140290-08

https://socialwork.utexas.edu/research/postdoc/

Program Scope and Mission – The proposed training program at the University of Texas at Austin is an inter-professional education partnership between the Schools of Social Work and Medicine. The proposed program aims to recruit and retain promising pre- and postdoctoral scholars to train and engage them in behavioral, population, and implementation science research to promote cardiovascular and respiratory health. Key innovations include recruitment and mentoring activities, including a team-based mentoring approach with a near-peer mentoring component, and cross-fertilization of social work and medical trainees.

Project Leader:
Jean Chrisostome Bopassa
email: bopassa@uthscsa.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007446-44

https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/11176700

Program Scope and Mission – Heart attacks and stroke are the most common causes of death and disability in the United States. Well-trained scientists are needed to investigate the causes and complications of these events. This research training program is designed to prepare early career scientists to become independent investigators and leaders who can use a multidisciplinary approach to discover answers that will lead to the prevention and treatment of heart disease, hypertension and stroke.

Project Leaders:
Ian M. Bird
email: imbird@wisc.edu

Jon Levine

Project Number: 5T32HD101384-05

https://erp.wisc.edu/ipend-training-grant/

Program Scope and Mission – Research scientists focused on the fields of pregnancy and reproduction are critically important in the advancement of national public health. Nonetheless, the increasing complexity of such research across clinical and non-clinical specialties means there may not be enough future cross-trained scientists to meet our health needs. We propose a partnership of the Faculty of the Integrated Program in Endocrinology with Clinical Fellowships in the depts ObGyn, Pediatrics and Medicine, in conjunction with outstanding Campus Research Centers and Cores to provide an excellent environment to train these future scientists in translational research, and we propose here a training program plan to achieve that goal.

Director:
Dr. Anjon Audhya
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
School of Medicine and Public Health
5214a Biochemistry
420 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-3761
Email: audhya@wisc.edu

Contact:
Kristin Cooper, MS
Program Coordinator
Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mail: Room 1005, 1111 Highland Ave
Office: L5/175
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: (608) 262-9826
Email: kgcooper@wisc.edu
http://molpharm.wisc.edu/

Program Scope and Mission – Pharmacology is the knowledge of the biochemical and physiological actions of drugs, which act on cellular signaling pathways. The molecular basis of cellular signaling and its control by various drugs is a major aspect of modern pharmacology and this aspect is emphasized in the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program. The majority of signal transduction pathways still await discovery or at least a thorough molecular characterization. Members of our program employ the whole spectrum of modern biochemical, cell and molecular biological, physiological, and pharmacological methods in a basic research-oriented scientific environment to unravel the many unsolved mysteries underlying cellular regulation and signaling. Certain research initiatives have a translational component, with the goal of applying basic discoveries to developing new therapeutic modalities.
Our program brings together an outstanding group of over 70 dedicated trainers with a focus on cellular signal transduction. Graduates of the program will be well prepared for a career in basic biomedical sciences in academia, industry, and more. We provide a unique training experience for young scientists who want to elucidate basic principles of cellular signal pathways. Detailed knowledge of these pathways is the most important prerequisite for the discovery of new drugs and the treatment of diseases. The members of the Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Training Program invite you to examine the educational and research opportunities described on our website, and to consider joining this unique and exciting graduate program.

Project Leaders:
Alan Mast
email: aemast@versiti.org

Karin Maria Hoffmeister
email: khoffmeister@versiti.org

Project Number: 5T32HL170989-02

https://www.versiti.org/versiti-blood-research-institute/training/t32-training-program

Program Scope and Mission – Transfusion Medicine, Classical Hematology, and Glycobiology are increasingly important, but under- subscribed, areas of medicine. We propose a new and comprehensive training program for trainees in these areas of research to become independent scientists who will pursue careers that advance science to improve the health of millions of people with blood disorders.

Project Leaders:
Mohamed Zayed
email: zayedm@wustl.edu

Guy Genin
email: GENIN@WUSTL.EDU

Eric Claude Leuthardt
email: leuthardte@wudosis.wustl.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL170959-03

https://vascularsurgery.wustl.edu/education/

Program Scope and Mission – An interdisciplinary approach is required to better prepare future surgeons and engineers for the challenges and opportunities in cardiovascular research. The CVISE T32 training program synergizes the training of post- doctoral surgeon-scientists and pre-doctoral graduate engineering students to focus on key modern topics spanning the field of cardiovascular disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Graduates from this highly institutional supported program will acquire the skillsets necessary to transition into independent investigators who are capable of collaboratively investigating cardiovascular diseases, and developing innovations that will have a lasting impact on healthcare and society.

Project Leaders:
Michael Holtzman
email: mjholtzman@wustl.edu

Steven Brody
email: brodys@wustl.edu

Janet Sojung Lee
email: ljanet@wustl.edu

Project Number: 5T32HL007317-47

https://pulmonary.wustl.edu/education/research/training-grant/

Program Scope and Mission – Pediatric obstructive sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with negative health consequences such as behavior disorders, poor academic performance, neurocognitive deficits, and cardiovascular sequelae. Though evidence-based treatments exist for SDB, low-resourced children consistently face barriers and experience stark differences in access to SDB care—differences that can potentially be addressed by a culturally acceptable patient navigation intervention. The proposed K23 mentored training award will allow the candidate to acquire the skills and research experience to develop as an independent surgeon-scientist and pilot a patient navigation intervention aimed at improving the timely evaluation and evidence-based treatment of children with SDB.

Director:
Jian-Ping Jin, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor & William D. Traitel Endowed Chair
Wayne state University School of Medicine
Department of Physiology
Email: jjin@med.wayne.edu

Contact:
Christine R. Cupps
Program Administrator
Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program
Wayne State University
Department of Physiology
5278 Scott Hall
540 E. Canfield
Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: 313-577-4639
Email: ccupps@med.wayne.edu
Website: http://physiology.med.wayne.edu/dctp

Program Scope and Mission – Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality in the United States. Understanding the physiology and pathology of the heart and circulation is the foundation for improving the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program (DCTP) was the first NIH-supported predoctoral training program in the region to provide research training for PhD graduate students in integrative and translational cardiovascular sciences. This training effort is contributing to the education of a new generation of scientists who will not only pursue cardiovascular research to improve health care, but also strengthen our economic base by innovations that will be translated to medical practice.

The DCTP has assembled an leading group of researchers from multiple departments such has Physiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, who provide expertise and research opportunities to trainees that range from molecular, cellular and organ levels to clinic research. In addition, Wayne State University has an outstanding track record of providing extensive training in the cardiovascular sciences and an exceptional record in the training of minority students in the Detroit metropolitan area, contributing a major role in research education in the region.

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