# Cardiovascular and Chronic Disease Prevention Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2022 · $305,410

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
This grant will support a new postdoctoral training program in cardiovascular and chronic disease prevention
that builds on a prior successful 45-year training program at the Stanford Prevention Research Center (SPRC).
The program’s objective is to mentor doctoral level scientists in interdisciplinary and translational population-
and individual-level behavioral research aimed at preventing CVD and other prevalent chronic diseases. The
program strongly emphasizes interdisciplinary behavioral interventions that can advance health equity. This
application coincides with a period of sustained excellence and innovation for SPRC. A new chief, Dr. David
Maron, leads a growing faculty focusing on cutting-edge scientific inquiry in a diverse array of interdisciplinary
fields, including digital and precision health, community-led participatory research for advancing health equity,
gender health, aging, the microbiome, global health, and healthy people-healthy environments research. The
training program faculty represent a range of disciplines, including behavioral and social sciences, medicine,
epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, physiology, nutrition science, exercise science, environmental
science, communication, and education. In addition to a portfolio of NIH-funded research activities that include
observational and clinical trial designs and methods, SPRC has built a Wellness Living Laboratory (WELL)
consisting of ~28,000 “citizen scientists” from the U.S. as well as China, Taiwan and Singapore. WELL’s long-
term cohort and array of experimental studies provide additional rich research opportunities for trainees.
Postdoctoral training will focus on direct mentored research experiences in a rich, interdisciplinary science
environment that totals ~$10 million annually. Fellows work closely with a primary and secondary mentor and
join a research team where they learn collaboratively about study design and methods, data collection and
analyses, manuscript preparation, and other dissemination mechanisms to speed the translation of research to
practice. Formal instruction in grant preparation is provided through a diverse range of didactic and experiential
methods. Such SPRC and Medical School training opportunities are complemented by a broad array of
resources offered by the Stanford CTSA in addition to career development programs provided by the Stanford
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and other Stanford resources. Fellow selection prioritizes interest in chronic
disease prevention, potential for a productive research career and demonstrated scientific excellence and
potential. Of the 49 fellows completing the prior fellowship in the past 15 years (2005-2020), 82% (40/49)
currently hold research-related positions. SPRC also is strongly committed to diversity; of the 38 prior SPRC
fellows appointed in the past decade, 68% were women and 32% were under-represented minorities (5
Hispanic, 4 African American, 2 Native America...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10347666
- **Project number:** 1T32HL161270-01
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** CHRISTOPHER D GARDNER
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $305,410
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-09-01 → 2027-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10347666

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10347666, Cardiovascular and Chronic Disease Prevention Training Program (1T32HL161270-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10347666. Licensed CC0.

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