# Mechanisms of cardiovascular disease

> **NIH NIH T32** · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $247,051

## Abstract

This is an application for a new T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research
Service Award entitled Mechanisms of Cardiovascular Disease. The Albert Einstein
College of Medicine, one of the first institutions in the nation to establish a formal
Molecular Cardiovascular Biology Program in 1987, has a long tradition of
cardiovascular research training. Contemporary biomedical science permits the
integration of genetics, epigenetics, molecular biology, physiology, model systems
research, and epidemiology to drive progress in understanding of cardiovascular disease.
Through these modalities, we can begin to understand the precise molecular
mechanisms that predispose to and are involved in complex processes such as
congenital heart disease, atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, and heart failure.
Our program's overall structure includes 11 trainers representing 6 different departments,
with areas of thematic focus in 1) Myocardium – Injury and Aging, 2) Vascular
Development and Disease, and 3) Metabolism – Cardiovascular Risk. The mission of
this program is to provide the next generation of investigators, including both pre- and
postdoctoral trainees, with state-of-the art concepts, experiences, and skills required to
initiate and sustain successful long-term independent careers in cardiovascular research.
As a result of this program, dialogues among scientists working in fundamental areas of
biology, basic cardiovascular scientists, and clinical cardiologists will be enhanced,
leading to productive collaborations and cutting-edge research. This program brings our
institution's considerable depth, rigorous scientific approach, and tradition of innovation
to bear on important and highly prevalent cardiovascular problems.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9908028
- **Project number:** 5T32HL144456-02
- **Recipient organization:** ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Richard N Kitsis
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $247,051
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-01-01 → 2023-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9908028

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9908028, Mechanisms of cardiovascular disease (5T32HL144456-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9908028. Licensed CC0.

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