"T32 Cardiovascular Research Training Program"

The Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City is seeking candidates for postdoctoral training positions supported by an NIH/NHLBI T32 Cardiovascular Training Grant.

We are looking for highly motivated and talented individuals with PhD, DrPH, MD, DVM, or MD/PhD degrees who aspire to careers in cardiovascular research and discovery. Fellows receive a stipend commensurate with their level of training and other benefits. Candidates must be either a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine has a long and rich history of cardiovascular discovery, including innovations in NHLBI-sponsored training spanning from the 1970s to the present day. The primary goal of our T32 program is to engage individuals in state-of-the-art approaches to the study of cardiovascular disease prevalence and pathogenesis including basic science, clinical research and population-based studies. Areas of interest include cardiac injury/remodeling (Nikolaos Frangogiannis), brain regulation of metabolism and blood pressure (Dongsheng Cai), chemical/structural biology and drug development targeting cell death (Evripidis Gavathiotis), hematopoietic stem cell biology (Keisuke Ito), Ca²⁺ and miRNAs (Gaetano Santulli), cardiovascular development (Bernice Morrow), cardiovascular epidemiology (Carlos Rodriguez, Carmen Isasi, Robert Kaplan), bioinformatics and gene regulatory networks (Deyou Zheng), chaperone-mediated autophagy and aging (Ana Maria Cuervo, Derek Huffman), cell death signaling (Richard Kitsis), heart failure and circulatory support (Omar Saeed), metabolism in vascular disease (Wei Chen, Dario Riascos-Bernal, Nicholas Sibinga), and pulmonary vascular disease (Alexandra Racanelli).

Inquiries, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, and a list of 3 references should be sent to: Dr. Nicholas Sibinga (nicholas.sibinga@einsteinmed.edu) or Dr. Carlos Rodriguez (carlos.rodriguez@einsteinmed.edu).

The salary for this position would be $65,000.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Einstein seeks candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence, and the communities we serve.