# CWRU- Cardiovascular Research Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $490,194

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The goal of this Cardiovascular Research Training Program (CRTP) is to provide outstanding training in basic
cardiovascular research to promising predoctoral students and highly qualified MD or PhD postdoctoral fellows.
The program includes 29 senior trainers and 8 junior trainers from 6 PhD programs and 4 clinical divisions at
Case Western Reserve University. The recruited faculty are known for excellence in research, ample NIH
funding, and robust research space. The Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) serves as the integrating
platform for all trainers on this grant. Training focuses on relating the basic approaches of molecular and cellular
biology, physiology, biophysics, biomedical engineering, and imaging to mechanistic questions and problems
pertinent to the cardiovascular system in health and disease, with particular emphasis on (a) Cardiovascular
metabolism and inflammation, (b) Cardiac function, failure, and arrhythmia, (c) Vascular pathophysiology, and
(d) Cardiovascular tissue engineering and imaging. The majority of student recruitment is through the Medical
Scientist and Biomedical Sciences Training Programs, and includes a strong commitment to the recruitment of
women and under-represented minorities. Predoctoral training is accomplished in PhD programs in Biomedical
Engineering, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, Pathology, and Physiology &
Biophysics. The basic coursework and guided training in research skills provided by these departmental
programs is supplemented and enhanced by CRTP-specific components. These include completion of a required
graduate course in Cardiovascular Physiology, an exciting Immersion Experience in Cardiovascular
Healthcare, participation in a weekly seminar series, a monthly journal club, and an annual CVRI research
retreat. A CRTP faculty committee that includes senior trainers and junior trainers, who are developing
independent programs in cutting-edge areas of cardiovascular research, mentor each trainee. Postdoctoral
trainees, including physicians from the Harrington Physician Scientist Pathway, are appointed via their
recruitment to CRTP trainer labs and will also participate in the Cardiovascular Healthcare Immersion, CVRI
seminars/retreats/journal club, and the mentoring process. In total, this application seeks 8 positions (4
predoctoral and 4 postdoctoral) per year.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9968335
- **Project number:** 5T32HL134622-04
- **Recipient organization:** CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** MUKESH Kumar JAIN
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $490,194
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9968335

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9968335, CWRU- Cardiovascular Research Training Program (5T32HL134622-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9968335. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*