# Training to provide the knowledge, skills, and culture to the next generation of cardiovascular scientists

> **NIH NIH T32** · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $360,631

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in the United States. The efficient development
of future novel diagnostics and therapies to identify and treat cardiovascular disease will require highly
collaborative and multi-disciplinary teams consisting of the best basic, translational and clinical investigators. To
achieve this overarching goal, it will first be essential for cardiovascular researchers to possess multi-disciplinary
skills and work in highly inter-disciplinary, collaborative and translational teams to efficiently move knowledge
from the bench to the bedside, to the community and back. Second, to obtain optimal productivity towards
improving cardiovascular health of the population, it is essential to utilize the contributions from the best of the
entire scientific workforce. We have established a Training Program addressing these two unmet needs that will
ultimately be required to optimally train and retain the next generation of the best cardiovascular investigators.
The goals of this Training Program are:
1. To provide multi-faceted cardiovascular research training to work in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams
 that will facilitate efficient translation of scientific findings to improve human health.
2. To enhance the numbers of outstanding researchers and leaders by providing training for the advancement
 of women to all trainees, improving the culture for women to succeed, and promoting the retention of women
 in independent scientific careers in cardiovascular research.
In addition to advanced Cardiac Physiology and Biostatistics coursework, Rigor and Reproducibility, and
Responsible Conduct of Research Training, several innovative Program Activities were implemented in the first
funding cycle to achieve these goals. Leadership Skills and Advancement of Women workshops supply both
men and women with key professional development and leadership skills at the predoctoral level to improve the
career trajectory of women and change the culture for women to succeed to retain the best scientific investigators
at later career stages. These workshops also provide valuable networking opportunities for trainees with
prominent visiting cardiovascular scientists. The Clinical Mentorship program allows trainees to learn the
language and culture within clinical medicine and to develop the skills needed to form future collaborations with
physicians. Molecular and Cellular Cardiophysiology research-in-progress presentations are highly interactive
and improve both the research and presentation skills of the trainees as well as emphasize rigor and
reproducibility. In this renewal, we will continue to expand upon these programs by also including Career
Mentorship to meet the individualized career goals of trainees. At The Ohio State University, we have a highly
collaborative and multi-disciplinary scientific infrastructure that has been created to support translational
cardiovascular research, education, and tr...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10885010
- **Project number:** 5T32HL134616-08
- **Recipient organization:** OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Brandon J Biesiadecki
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $360,631
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-07-01 → 2027-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10885010

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10885010, Training to provide the knowledge, skills, and culture to the next generation of cardiovascular scientists (5T32HL134616-08). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10885010. Licensed CC0.

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