The Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) performs cutting edge research illuminating cardiovascular and pulmonary biology and disease and trains clinicians and scientists to become future leaders of these fields.

The CVRI provides a home for a wide spectrum of investigation ranging from the most basic science to disease-focused and patient-based research. It also links faculty interested in cardiovascular biology and disease across UCSF programs, departments and campuses. The diversity of CVRI’s faculty and its collaborative culture fosters a multidisciplinary approach to research problems and provides an important bridge between UCSF’s outstanding clinical and basic science departments.

Faculty Recruitment

In anticipation of the opening of a new Cardiovascular Research Building (CVRB) on UCSF's vibrant Mission Bay Campus, the CVRI and its partner basic science and clinical departments seek to recruit new faculty to develop exciting and impactful research programs in areas of major scientific opportunity and unmet medical need. Click here for search descriptions, for instructions, and to upload applications.

The CVRB is currently scheduled to open for occupancy in October, 2010. See recent images of construction at http://www.hawkeyeaerial.com/UCSF