About the UH-HEART Program
Bradley McConnell, Program Director (on the right), and 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.
Please don’t hesitate to contact either Tho Tran or Bradley McConnell if you have any questions regarding the program or its application process.
UH-HEART Cohorts
Participants in the UH-HEART program have progressed into research careers, pursued further education in graduate, medical, or pharmacy schools, and secured positions in academia and industry.
2025 Cohort
Bismah Shaikh (University of Houston)
Jessica Nguyen (University of Houston)
Parmida Ahmadi (University of Houston)
Gonzalo Ramirez Pulido (University of Houston)
Brandon Than (University of Houston)
2024 Cohort
2023 Cohort
Caycel Desales (UH)
Juslyn Dhingra (UT Austin)
Iman Jaka (UH)
Alisha Khan (UH)
Le Tran Anh Thu (UH)
2022 Cohort
Asha Ayyar (UT Austin)
Omar Harb (UH)
Saher Khan (UH)
Kush Kinariwala (UH)
Anique Siddiqui (UH)
2021 Cohort
Roberto Flores (University of St. Thomas)
Ashton Huckaby (UT San Antonio)
Naazneen Ibtehaj (UT Austin)
Jett Lim (UH)
Mark Manickath (UT Austin)
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