Research

About Our Research Programs

The Cardiovascular Research Program is a joint partnership between the Research Institute and the Heart Institute led by Dr. Vaughn Starnes, who contributes significantly to its vision and financial support. The goal of the Cardiovascular Research Program is to support and advance the pediatric and adult cardiac and vascular programs through basic and applied research activities. The basic science research activities take place in the laboratories on the 4th floor of The Saban Research Institute, and the clinical research is carried out at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and in the laboratories at the USC Health Science Campus (HSC).