CVI Summer Research Program
For Undergraduate and MD Students
Our 10-week Stanford Cardiovascular Institute (CV) Summer Research Program is designed to provide meaningful research experiences to undergraduate and medical students in the field of cardiovascular science. Our long-term goal is to bolster a pool of scientists and physician-scientists who will support and/or contribute to cardiovascular research and medicine and expose them to the landscape of 21st century translational research and medicine. A primary goal of our program is to advance cardiovascular research and medicine by supporting students from various backgrounds and skillsets. The CVI Summer Research Program is open to all.
2025 CVI Summer Research Program Public Events
2025 CVI Summer Research Program Overview Slides
The CVI Summer Research Program provides both research and training
Specific research domains our faculty specialize in include precision medicine, cardiothoracic surgery, health disparities, pulmonary research, heart failure, rhythm disorders, and clinical trials. We also provide a dedicated curriculum to ensure trainees learn about these topics and more from leaders in cardiovascular and pulmonary science and medicine.
Eighty percent of trainee time is devoted to a cardiovascular or pulmonary research project in the lab of a Stanford faculty mentor.
The remaining 20% of students' time is spent in a comprehensive curriculum consisting of scientific seminars, career development workshops, social and networking opportunities, and personal development sessions.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in MAvERICS (Metascience Analyses and Explorations of Reproducibility In Cardiovascular Science) where, as part of a collaboration between CVI and SPORR, small teams of summer students work under the guidance of a CVI early career scientist to conduct a metascience study in the field of cardiovascular research.
Our program provides exceptional research training and strives to be an inclusive opportunity for individuals with varying backgrounds, outlooks, and career goals.
Program Details
Application deadline: January 10, 2025
LoR Submission deadline: January 19, 2025
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Program Support
The Stanford CVI Summer Research Program is currently supported by the American Heart Association, The National Institutes of Health, Stanford Institutional Awards, and the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute.
We gratefully accept personal gifts to support student summer research experiences.
Student Testimonials
Each year, many students provide testimonials about their summer research experience.
Our Alumni Testimonials Database is accessible to all and provides our fellows' narratives since 2023.
Claudia Trogolo Franco (2023)
Undergraduate fellow, Ponce Health and Sciences University
Project Title: "Sex differences in perioperative outcomes aftercomplex endovascular aneurysm repair"
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