Cardiovascular T32 Trainees

Year 2026-2027

Luis Cadeno-Rosario, PhD

Regulation of the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier (MPC) by the Wnt/b-catenin pathway in mitochondrial cardiac metabolism

Dept. of Biochemistry, Mentor: Jared Rutter, PhD

Kellen Hirsch, MD

Examining the Role of Cellular Senescence in Human and Murine Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Dept. of Internal Medicine, Mentor: Anthony Donato, PhD

Andrew Horn, PhD

Mechanistic Role Of Gpx4 In Cellular Senescence and Cardiovascular Function

Nora Eccles Harrison CVRTI, Mentor: Lisa Lesniewski, PhD

Eugene Kwan, PhD

Impact of Diverse Fibrotic Substrate in Defining the Fibrillatory Area of Atrial Fibrillation

Nora Eccles Harrison CVRTI, Mentor: Ravi Ranjan, MD, PhD

Lauren Levy, MD

Pedigree-driven whole genome sequencing for variant discovery in bicuspid aortic valve aeropathy

Dept. of Surgery, Division of CT Surgery, Mentor: Craig Selzman, MD

Diane Lu, MD, PhD

Quantifying Right Ventricle Reverse Remodeling and Myocardial Fibrosis by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Echocardiography Before and After Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention

Dept. of Internal Medicine, Mentors: Andrew E. Arai, MD, Ethan Tumarkin, MD, PhD

Christian Moreau, PhD

Understanding How GJA1-20k Limits Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury During Acute Cardiac Insult

Nora Eccles Harrison CVRTI, Mentor: Robin Shaw, MD, PhD

Deborah Peana, MD, PhD

Gene Editing in PPA2 Mitochondrial Dysfunction Associated Cardiomyopathy

Dept. of Internal Medicine, Mentors: Chaudhuri, Dipayan, MD, PhD, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, MD, PhD

Year 2025-2026

Christian Eaton, PhD

Characterization of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Common ALDH2 Variant in Coronary Artery Disease

Nora Eccles Harrison CVRTI, Mentor: Hongchao Guo, PhD

Edwin Miranda, PhD

Effects of lipid carbonyl scavenging on microvascular function during aging

Dept. of Molecular Medicine, Mentor: Katsu Funai, PhD