Training Program in Cardiovascular Research
Graduate Training in Cardiovascular Biology
A training program funded by the National Institutes of Health
The training program in Cardiovascular Research, funded by the NIH, supports graduate students interested in the cardiovascular system.
Cardiovascular diseases represent the major causes of mortality and morbidity in the United States, requiring major efforts in fundamental research. The program provides a format for the training of scientists who will devote time and effort in developing the tools to study and control the disease. Training is offered in topics related to cardiovascular disease including vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, heart failure and hypertension, with application the of disciplines as, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology and physiology.
The training faculty is affiliated with several basic science departments, including Biochemistry, as well as the department of Medicine and with the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute. There are strong research interactions between members of the training program. Each faculty member has experience in teaching graduate courses, most have had numerous trainees that have gone on to hold academic positions, and all have active grant support.
The program is unique as it provides an opportunity to train predoctoral fellows (Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. 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 needs of graduate students is provided by an academic mentor approach.
For more information, please contact Dr. Katya Ravid, Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine, Principal Investigator, Training Program in Cardiovascular Biology (ravid@biochem.bumc.bu.edu) or visit the program’s website.
