Mechanisms of cardiovascular disease

This program aims to provide the next generation of investigators with state-of-the art training in cardiovascular research. It works across traditional scientific disciplines to provide trainees with broad-based technical and conceptual approaches to apply to the study of cardiovascular diseases. Program structure includes focus areas that address how the heart changes with aging and with injury such as myocardial infarction, formation of the vasculature system and diseases that compromise it, and metabolic conditions that predispose to and accelerate cardiovascular disease. Our ultimate objective is to train individuals so they have the concepts, experiences, and skills required to initiate and sustain successful long-term independent careers dedicated to decreasing the burden of cardiovascular disease in our society.