Each academic year, CVRI sponsors leaders in cardiovascular research to serve as visiting professors and provide a seminar addressing a cardiovascular topic and of interest to a broad audience.  These visiting professors, hosted by the requesting department, provide lectures to and interact with our research community, with a particular focus on interdepartmental interactions with our early career scientists.  Administration of this award will be handled by the requesting department or division. 

Application for CVRI co-sponsorship of cardiovascular seminar

In addition, CVRI hosts up to three extended professorships each academic year.  These two-day professorships include multiple lectures, seminars, and opportunities for interaction with trainees and junior investigators:

A gift from Martin Bloomfield, MD '60 enables CVRI to host both the

• Sobel Visiting Professorship and the
• Alpert Visiting Professorship

CVRI's Early Career Advisory Committee hosts a Rising Star Visiting Professor lecture series.