# Training in Multi-Modality Molecular and Transitional Cardiovascular Imaging

> **NIH NIH T32** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $469,843

## Abstract

This is the revision of a second competitive renewal of a currently funded T32 grant that received a very
favorable initial review. This grant provides post-doctoral training in multi-disciplinary multi-modality 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 and image guided intervention. As imaging technology and molecular medicine
advances, increasingly complex questions often arise requiring the convergence of perspectives from multiple
disciplines. The future of cardiovascular imaging will most likely be practiced by integrated multidisciplinary
teams with diverse areas of expertise. The goal of this research training program is to provide the necessary
skills needed to work in this new multi-disciplinary investigative environment. Applicants will be recruited from
both clinical and basic science departments, with attention paid to recruitment of female, minority, disabled,
and disadvantaged candidates. We will continue to select and enroll applicants to maintain support for 6 post-
doctoral fellows each year, with an equal balance of physicians and scientists. We have added a new pathway
that focuses on image-guided therapy, and have expanded the image analysis pathway to include specific
training in machine and deep learning provided by the recently established Translational Image Analysis and
Machine Learning (TIAML) Center and partnering with data science center at the university. Post-doctoral
fellowship training will be 2-3 years in duration. There will be four primary research focuses in the post-doctoral
training, 1) cardiovascular molecular imaging, 2) cardiovascular imaging technologies and analyses, 3) image
guided therapy, and 4) translational cardiovascular imaging. The primary faculty for this program are from the
Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and from
multiple departments within the Yale School of Medicine, including: Internal Medicine (Section of
Cardiovascular Medicine), Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, and Surgery. The faculty sponsors have been
selected based on extramural support, research productivity, and commitment to multi-disciplinary training.
Each trainee will be assigned a primary preceptor in the basic sciences and engineering or clinical research
and co-mentor with complementary expertise. Trainee progress will be monitored by individual mentors, the
trainee’s advisory committee, and the Program Directors. Drs. Sinusas and Duncan will co-manage the
program to assure a balanced and integrated experience in the relevant clinical and engineering sciences. We
have also established a more formal relationship between our T32 training program and the Vascular Biology
T32 training program within the section of Cardiovascular Medicine and will establish an annual resear...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10270922
- **Project number:** 2T32HL098069-11A1
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** JAMES S DUNCAN
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $469,843
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2010-09-21 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10270922

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10270922, Training in Multi-Modality Molecular and Transitional Cardiovascular Imaging (2T32HL098069-11A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10270922. Licensed CC0.

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