# Research Training: Chronic Non-communicable CVDs and Comorbidities in Peru

> **NIH NIH D43** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $247,325

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
MPIs: de las Fuentes, Lisa; Davila-Roman, Victor G.; Málaga, German; Hartinger, Stella
D43 Project Title: “Research Training: Chronic Non-communicable CVDs and Comorbidities in Peru”
Project start / end: 9/1/2021-8/31/2026
Chronic cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of M&M worldwide and in Peru. In addition to the
usual CVD risk factors, social factors such a low socioeconomic status and environmental exposure further
contribute to chronic CVD burden. Among non-communicable diseases (NCDs), high prevalence of hypertension
with low rates of awareness, treatment and control represent an important health care gap that contributes to
CVD burden in Peru. This application for D43 Training Grant represents a collaboration between US
investigators (Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore) and
Peruvian investigators (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Universidad Nacional del
Altiplano de Puno, AB PRISMA in Lima and Puno). The D43 training program will leverage existing research
projects and infrastructure in Peru to train Peruvian scientists and health professionals in chronic NCDs/CVD.
Our group has been successful in securing grant support (i.e., NIH, Gates Foundation); however, the limited
number of Peruvian investigators conducting and leading NCD/CVD studies represents a significant barrier to
implementing an effective and sustainable NCD/CVD research program. The proposed training program will
provide support (tuition, stipend, research funds) for 14 trainees over five years: 8 master’s, 4 PhD, and 2
postdoctoral Peruvian trainees and/or junior faculty. The objectives of this structured program are to develop
the research careers of trainees in the areas of chronic CVD, stroke, implementation science, and environmental
exposure; to provide mentoring and support by an internationally renowned faculty with multidisciplinary
expertise; and to provide opportunities for career advancement and engagement in research projects. The
program will provide intensive training opportunities and build capacity in a range of scientific disciplines and
skills relevant to achieving research independence. The long-term goal of this program is to build a sustainable
and collaborative research-training infrastructure to develop Peruvian research scientists capable of designing
and executing interventions addressing unmet healthcare needs, including the translation of evidence-based
interventions and the implementation and dissemination of effective policies to improve public health in Peru.
This application is responsive to partnering institutions of PAR-18-901 including the NHLBI (HTN/CVD), Fogarty
International Center (global health and LMIC), National Institute of Aging (NCDs including CVD/HTN), National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (stroke), and National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
(environmental exposure as risk factors for NCDs/CVD). The ultimate goals ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10890777
- **Project number:** 5D43TW011601-04
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Victor G. Davila-Roman
- **Activity code:** D43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $247,325
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-09-01 → 2025-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10890777

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10890777, Research Training: Chronic Non-communicable CVDs and Comorbidities in Peru (5D43TW011601-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10890777. Licensed CC0.

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