Overview
The Division of Cardiovascular Molecular Biology was formed in September 1993 and remains a unique research entity as it consists of MDs, MD-PhDs and PhDs devoted to understanding the basic causes of pediatric heart disease.
The mission of the division is four-fold:
- To work closely with the Division of Pediatric Cardiology to provide a strong research training component for the overall cardiovascular efforts of Cincinnati Children's.
- To develop effective interfaces with the Developmental Biology Division and its research and training efforts, as well as with other molecular/developmental biology efforts of the Research Foundation.
- To integrate research efforts with the overall cardiovascular research efforts of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, strengthen these endeavors, and provide productive collaborative opportunities for pediatric investigators outside the Research Foundation.
- To establish a research program within the Research Foundation that is both nationally known and can serve as a model program for the mentoring of graduate students, research fellows and pediatric faculty interested in the basic molecular underpinnings of normal and abnormal cardiovascular development.
