# Training in Developmental Cardiovascular Biology

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2020 · $322,363

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
This renewal proposal seeks continuation of the Training in Developmental Cardiovascular Biology program,
initiated in 1966. Of the 11 fellows supported by this program during the preceding 10 years who have
completed training, 6 have academic appointments at outstanding institutions and are actively engaged in
federally- or privately-funded research programs. This program will continue to utilize the outstanding
physiology and molecular and cellular biology laboratories at the Cardiovascular Research Institute, the
Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD), and several UCSF departments to train physician-
scientists and basic scientists who will be at the forefront of developmental cardiovascular research in the
coming decades. Modern physiologic and molecular approaches have produced remarkable advances in our
knowledge of cardiovascular biology and disease, and the fields of human genetics and stem cell biology are
providing still more opportunities. These developments promise rapid scientific progress and underscore the
ongoing need for well-trained investigators to both continue this work and build bridges between basic
discovery and the advancement of human health. To this end we will: 1) exploit the unique training
opportunities in the CVRI, GICD, the Department of Pediatrics, and UCSF in general in areas of basic biology;
2) recruit graduates of top Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. programs to careers in cardiovascular research; and 3)
combine clinical pediatric cardiology training with a rigorous grounding in basic research to facilitate the
training of physician-scientists. This grant will support 4 postdoctoral fellows, each for 2 years, and features
two tracks. Track I, the Physician-Investigator Pathway, will support M.D. trainees seeking both clinical
pediatric cardiology and basic science research training. Trainees in this Track will receive support from this
training grant only for the research component of their training. Track II will support Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D.
trainees who will compete openly for postdoctoral positions in basic cardiovascular biology. A strong didactic
curriculum will be provided in a rich scientific environment with rigorous graduate courses, regular trainee
meetings, and attentive mentorship. Each trainee will execute a research project with one of the 22 outstanding
program faculty preceptors.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9962444
- **Project number:** 5T32HL007544-34
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $322,363
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1983-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9962444

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9962444, Training in Developmental Cardiovascular Biology (5T32HL007544-34). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9962444. Licensed CC0.

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