Sponsored by Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R25HL092618), EICS provides research training, faculty mentorship, compensation, campus housing, and shuttle service during the program.
Program Goals
EICS provides intensive faculty-mentored cardiovascular sciences research experiences and builds professional development skills designed to help students prepare for future careers in biomedical research.
Our Curriculum
Through a dynamic summer curriculum, students engage in hands-on research, faculty- and guest-led lectures and discussions, professional development and career orientation sessions, and networking opportunities with participants across multiple summer programs at Wake Forest. The experience culminates in an end-of-summer symposium where students share their research findings. Each trainee is matched with a faculty mentor whose expertise aligns with the student’s research interests. Mentors represent a wide range of centers and programs across Wake Forest University School of Medicine, including the Cardiovascular Sciences Center (CVSC), Hypertension & Vascular Research Center (HVRC), Center on Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Center for Precision Medicine, Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention, Maya Angelou Research Center for Healthy Communities (MARCH), and the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Research opportunities may span the translational spectrum, including basic/bench science, clinical-epidemiological research, and population health projects.
The 10-week long summer program starts with Week one held in virtual format. The in-person program starts in Week two in Winston-Salem, NC and includes housing accommodation.
