# Minority Institutional Research Training Program (T32)

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR · 2024 · $342,790

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 This is a resubmission of a competitive renewal application for a Cardiovascular Research Training
Program (CRTP) that was established 27 years ago at the University of New Mexico (UNM). It has served to
provide opportunities for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees from underrepresented backgrounds to gain
research training in cardiovascular biology. This grant has also been a catalyst for the development of an
integrated program of research and training in cardiovascular sciences at UNM. The CRTP has bridged the
basic and clinical sciences and has fostered new productive collaborations between disciplines. This area of
research and training emphasis has particular relevance to the state of New Mexico where the incidence of
cardiovascular-related disease is high, especially in the Hispanic and Native American populations.
 During the tenure of the grant, several new programs have evolved that unify research in the
cardiovascular sciences at the UNM Health Sciences Center (HSC), including the formation of the Vascular
Physiology Group with researchers from the School of Medicine and the College of Pharmacy. In addition,
since the initial funding of the award, the UNM HSC has identified signature research programs including one
focused on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease (CVMD). This area of research receives special funds from
the Office of Research to support pilot studies and to enhance collaborative projects between its members. All
of the mentors on this grant are members of this signature program with a key member of the T32 serving as
the leader of the CVMD program. Collaborative research is also facilitated by the structure of the Biomedical
Sciences Graduate Program that offers a unified training environment within the UNM HSC. The graduate
program is non-departmental and provides interdisciplinary training over a broad base of biomedical science in
the first year, followed by in-depth training in the chosen discipline.
 The goals of the current application are to build upon the existing framework and continue to improve our
success in research training, career development, retention, and recruitment of URM scientists. To foster this
latter objective, we have designed recruitment strategies that seek to improve integration of our program with
existing minority-based undergraduate programs at UNM and partner institutions in the region. We will also
promote collaborations with clinician scientists in the Clinical and Translational Sciences Center (CTSC) to
provide new opportunities for training in translational research. Leaders of the CTSC are mentors on this T32
and will help to coordinate research opportunities in the CTSC for both pre- and post-doctoral trainees.
 Twenty-five productive and collaborative faculty members from both basic science and clinical departments
will serve as faculty mentors. The CRTP will continue to support six predoctoral and two postdoctoral positions
per year. Planned appointmen...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10868545
- **Project number:** 5T32HL007736-29
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIS CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** THOMAS C RESTA
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $342,790
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1993-07-01 → 2026-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10868545

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10868545, Minority Institutional Research Training Program (T32) (5T32HL007736-29). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10868545. Licensed CC0.

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