About UH-HEART
UH-HEART Leadership
Dr. Bradley McConnell, Program Director (on the right), and Dr. Tho Tran, Assistant Program Director (on the left), have committed themselves to empowering students with a passion for cardiovascular research. Collaboratively, they initiated the UH-HEART program from scratch. Overall, the UH-HEART program has yielded remarkable outcomes as its students have progressed into research careers, pursued further education in graduate, medical, or pharmacy schools, and secured positions in academia and industry.
If you have any questions regarding the program or its application process, please don’t hesitate to contact either Dr. Tho Tran or Dr. Bradley McConnell.
Past Cohorts
2023 Cohort
2022 Cohort
2021 Cohort
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. As the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization, the AHA advances groundbreaking research, provides lifesaving resources, and promotes healthier lifestyles.
AHA Summer Research Programs
Cardio SuRPH (Summer Undergraduate Research in Cardiovascular Physiology)
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
cardioSURF
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia tech Carilion
Cardiovascular Disease and Biomedical Engineering at Purdue/Indiana University
Purdue University
LouisVille Undergraduate training Program (LV-UP)
University of Louisville - Center for Cardiometabolic Science
McAllister Heart Institute Summer Undergraduate Mentoring & Meaningful Experiences in Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Penn CVI AHA Summer Undergraduate Fellowship
University of Pennsylvania
The Oregon Research and InnovatiON (ORION) Undergraduate Internship Program
Orgeon Health & Science University
University of Houston - Houston Experience for Advancing Research and Training (UH-HEART)
University of Houston Drug Discovery Institute