Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
OFFICE OF RESEARCH TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
The Office of Research Training and Career Development supports training and career development programs in cardiovascular research, offering opportunities to individuals at all educational levels from high school students to academic faculty, including programs for individuals from diverse populations. The programs promote opportunities for investigators, early in their research careers and under mentorship from senior scientists, to perform basic, preclinical or clinical cardiovascular research and to take emerging and promising scientific and technological advances from discovery through preclinical and clinical studies. The Office also collaborates with the scientific community and professional organizations to ensure that training programs meet both the current and future needs of the cardiovascular research workforce. Programs supported by the Office include:
- Institutional and individual research training programs and fellowships for training of promising cardiovascular scientists at the predoctoral, postdoctoral, junior faculty, and established investigator levels.
- Diversity Supplements to ongoing research grants for support of young investigators from diverse backgrounds, from the high school to the junior faculty level .
- The Pathway to Independence Program, which allows the recipient to bridge the gap between a career development award and a research award.
- Career development programs specifically designed for clinical research or for minority researchers and institutions.
The Office of Research Training and Career Development, DCVD may be contacted at 301-435-0535.
September 2008 |
