Postdoctoral training

The major goals of postdoctoral training are: 1) to further develop the cognitive and investigative skills of fledgling young scientists; and 2) to facilitate the transition from a mentored to a fully-independent investigator. To accomplish both of these goals, the postdoctoral experience should include opportunities to apply new, state-of-the art technologies in the biomedical sciences to problems at the forefront of cardiovascular biology.

Within the CVRI, cardiovascular phenomena are studied at all levels of organismal organization, ranging from the molecular to the entire system. Opportunities are available for postdoctoral training at single or multiple levels of biological organization. In addition, with increasing collaborations between basic and clinical investigators in the CVRI, the postdoctoral fellow will have greater access to human tissues and clinical data required for research focused on pathobiology of major cardiovascular disorders. Similarly, with a growing program aimed at developing animal models of cardiovascular dysfunction, the ability to study cardiovascular disease processes in greater detail becomes an important component of the CVRI training programs. Finally, with the explosion of advances in genomics and proteomics, probing the molecular basis of cardiovascular phenomena is a key area of training within the CVRI.

A general description of research efforts at each level of cardiovascular organization, and the state-of-the art facilities available in the CVRI to support those activities, are provided elsewhere on this site.

Interactions between postdoctoral trainees are facilitated by a weekly Cardiovascular Forum featuring nationally-recognized visiting scientists, cardiovascular journal clubs and an annual CVRI-sponsored scientific meeting of cardiovascular faculty and trainees.

To express your interest in CVRI postdoctoral training programs, contact any CVRI investigator.

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