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Nora Eccles Harrison

Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute

Advancing Cardiovascular Research since 1969

About CVRTI Research Labs Personnel Seminar Series Publications

Cutting Edge
Cardiovascular Research

Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research & Training Institute (CVRTI) advances cutting-edge cell-to-bedside cardiovascular research and education to address one of the world’s leading causes of death.

At the CVRTI, we uncover new insights into heart muscle biology while developing innovative therapies for patients with heart failure and life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, including sudden cardiac death.

About CVRTI

Uniting Science and
Medicine to Heal the Heart

Located at the University of Utah, the CVRTI brings together a multidisciplinary team of 18 investigator-led laboratories, uniting scientists and physician-scientists to advance cardiovascular discovery. Our research spans heart muscle biology, electrophysiology, metabolism, and genetics.

Founded in 1969, CVRTI is one of the nation’s oldest cardiovascular institutes. Its discoveries have shaped clinical care, including the development of the first artificial heart, discovering the genetic basis of long QT arrhythmias, cardiac mapping, and myocardial recovery..

Research Labs

CVRTI’s Seminar Series – RIPS

Thursday, September 24, 2026
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MT

Join us at the Eccles Health Sciences Education Building,
EHSEB, Bldg. 575, Room 1700, 25 S. 2000 E.

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NEXT EVENT

Role of SGLT2i in Preclinical Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Kellen Hirsch, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Fellow
Lesniewski Lab


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Effects of Empagliflozin on the Endothelial Senescence Trajectory

Arthur José Pontes Oliveira
de Almeida, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar
Lesniewski Lab

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