Grant Information

Multidisciplinary Training In Cardiovascular Research Grant NIH T32 HL07224

This training program, which began in 1975, provides postdoctoral trainees, with an M.D. or Ph.D., strong  multidisciplinary training enabling them to pursue scientific careers in cardiovascular science.  Trainees accepted into the program,  must commit two or three years to the program which contains 7 key elements:
1) a carefully planned and mentored research project under the direction of an established NIH-funded investigator;
2) development of grant writing skills;
3) annual presentation at a “Work-in-Progress” seminar series attended by the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute faculty and staff;
4) assessment of a trainees progress both by the mentor (ongoing) and by senior committee members during their annual presentation;
5) development of paper writing skills and a scientific journal internship to emphasize the key requirements to ready publications for high-impact journals; and a journal club that encompasses basic, translational, and clinical articles;
6) a “Biostatistics** for Basic Science” curriculum  designed to provide fundamental understanding of research design and analysis; and
7) a mentorship program that fosters career development.

The training program is centered in the Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute at the Boston University Medical Campus and is made up of multidisciplinary faculty from the Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Physiology, and Pharmacology. Research areas represented by the faculty include biochemistry, physiology, immunology, inflammation, vascular biology, hypertensions, genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolism, and cardiomyocyte biology.  Trainees completing the program  will be equipped with the necessary tools to ask relevant questions, conduct original research, and secure independent funding.

Title:  Multidisciplinary Training in Cardiovascular Research
NIH number: T32 HL07224
Number of trainees per year: 11 postdoctoral
Number of participating faculty: 35