# Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Training

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · 2024 · $802,268

## Abstract

ABSTRACT: Despite what are truly modern miracles of science, diagnostics and therapeutics, cardiovascular
disease remains an immense human and societal burden. The objective of this longstanding training grant is to
prepare the next generation of MD and PhD scientists for careers in cardiovascular disease research, for
positive impact on the field. An astounding 90% of prior trainees from the last two cycles have careers which
involve research, and many prior trainees from past T32 grant cycles have become academic cardiovascular
leaders across the country. The Program consists of ten educational opportunity “Pods” spanning a range of
topic areas from translational to clinical and clinical and population science. These Pods provide trainees with
cohesive research opportunities in (1) cardiovascular aging; (2) vascular biology / thrombosis / inflammation;
(3) ion channel biology & arrhythmia; (4) cardiovascular genetics; (5) population/clinical science; (6) cardiac
myocyte biology / myopathies; (7) cardiovascular disease in women; (8) multiomics and system biology
(including metabolism); (9) heart and brain health; and (10) digital health. These latter two Pods represent new
and expanded training opportunities to leverage major new institutional programs, and several of the original
Pods have been expanded/reorganized. The grant, now in its 24th year, provides both didactic training as well
as research immersion for MD, MD PhD, or PhD trainees. It has trained a large number of investigators, many
of whom have led paradigm-changing and sustained research programs and have trainees of their own. Many
of the recent trainees have obtained NIH K- or even R-level funding, with 67% remaining in academia and 23%
having secured industry positions. The T32 core leadership team consists of three senior faculty, each of
whom has a substantial portfolio of research and training, who are drawn from the fields of vascular biology,
cardiovascular pharmacology, and cardiometabolic disease. The program is integrated with common didactic
coursework including a grant-writing workshop, instruction in the responsible conduct of research, and a
diverse array of topical scientific seminars. The glue which holds this program together as a cohesive whole is
the purposeful interactions of trainees at Division-sponsored trainee luncheons, and an interactive networking
program that facilitates interchange among trainee peers and preceptors. Trainees are guided in their
individual didactic programs and experiential learning in labs (bench or computational) with a regular cadence
of meetings with T32 Program Executive leadership, as well as a Trainee Advisory Committee. Metrics for
success include coursework completion, public data presentations, publications, and preparation of an
individual (mock or real) training grant subjected to internal review and feedback. An innovation for this
program includes interaction of trainees with a group of less senior but highly accomplished...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10768811
- **Project number:** 2T32HL007853-26
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
- **Principal Investigator:** David J. Pinsky
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $802,268
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1996-09-30 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10768811

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10768811, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Training (2T32HL007853-26). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10768811. Licensed CC0.

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