The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a premier academic medical institution and recognized worldwide as a leader in cardiovascular research and clinical advancement.
The University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center (CCVC) facilitates growth in high-impact team science, supports innovative collaboration through shared resources and infrastructure, promotes sustainability for cardiovascular clinical research and fosters multi-investigator collaborations through program projects and community outreach. From early stages of basic science investigation through implementation of effective programs and treatments, the UAB CCVC provides infrastructure to enhance training, education, research, service and community outreach.
The CCVC comprises a diverse pool of 160 investigators from across 5 University Schools and 25 Departments.
Since its inception in 2012, the CCVC has funded or co-sponsored over 30 pilot awards, soliciting a broad cross-section of cardiovascular research across the spectrum of basic, translational, and population science. These pilot awards continue to support the CCVC’s overall goal of moving discovery-based findings to individual patients and ultimately improvement of public health.
The CCVC facilitates collaborative and integrative cardiovascular research across all areas of the translational science spectrum, with the goal of moving discovery-based findings to individualized patient care and ultimately improving public health.