# Training in Cardiovascular Research

> **NIH NIH T32** · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · 2021 · $640,916

## Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. There is an ongoing need to provide
multidisciplinary training for physician and PhD investigators who will devote a significant component of their
professional activity to understanding the pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular disease. This is the
6th renewal application for the University of Utah (UofU) Cardiovascular Research Training Program. Since its
inception in 1984, this program has trained 112 individuals who have largely gone on to pursue research
careers. During the last training period (2010-2015), this training grant supported 24 post-doctoral research
trainees (8 MD/DOs, 1 MD/PhD, 15 PhDs) who all remain active at academic institutions. Our trainees have
authored 157 publications, with an average of 2 first-author publications each. They have also received several
grants and career development awards (e.g. NIH, American Heart Association). This program continues to
build on our unique strengths in cardiovascular research at the UofU, spanning basic and mechanistic
investigation across a range of model systems and translational studies in humans. This training program
unifies the three major cardiovascular research centers at the UofU Health Sciences Center: The Molecular
Medicine Program at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, Heart Failure and Regeneration Initiatives in the
Divisions of Cardiovascular Medicine at the School of Medicine, and the Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular
Research and Training Institute that specializes in cardiac electrophysiology and ion transport. This training
program spans 10 UofU departments and includes 33 well-funded faculty mentors who lead exciting and
productive cardiovascular research programs. Each trainee will participate in a two-year training program that
includes a research project with a multidisciplinary mentoring committee, didactic coursework, and professional
development opportunities. With this renewal application, we continue to request support to prepare 8
postdoctoral trainees to be leaders in cardiovascular research. The next stage of the training program will
utilize an expanded mentor pool and implement a dual-leadership structure (MPIs: Dean Li, MD, PhD, and
Mike Sanguinetti, PhD), as well as new program activities to prepare our trainees for careers in cardiovascular
research. The next five years of the training program will leverage new resources and opportunities at the UofU
and represents a new era of interdisciplinary collaborative cardiovascular research at our institution.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10104367
- **Project number:** 5T32HL007576-35
- **Recipient organization:** UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
- **Principal Investigator:** Stavros George Drakos
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $640,916
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1994-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10104367

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10104367, Training in Cardiovascular Research (5T32HL007576-35). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10104367. Licensed CC0.

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