The AMP® HF Program has been officially announced by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH).

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are launching a new partnership to investigate the syndrome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Developing precision treatment strategies for HFpEF is more critical than ever, as the world’s population continues to live longer, resulting in an increase in HFpEF cases. Utilizing cutting edge technologies, including digital measurements and artificial intelligence analytic methods, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Heart Failure (AMP® HF) Program is designed to find novel proteins or genes that could mitigate this disease when altered by therapeutics.

https://fnih.org/news/press-releases/fnih-announces-new-research-initiative-identify-more-precise-treatment

Please click here to view the full announcement.

The inaugural meeting for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Heart Failure (AMP® HF) Program will be held on September 29, 2022 at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Please visit our AMP HF Launch page for more details and announcements.

The HeartShare Research Skills Committee extends our congratulations and welcome to our inaugural group of trainees for the 2022-2023 academic year:

NameInstitutionPosition
Ahmed Fayyaz, MDMayo ClinicResearch Associate
Hanna Gaggin, MD, MPHMassachusetts General HospitalClinical investigator, educator and cardiologist
Adrienne Kline, MD, PhDNorthwestern UniversityPostdoctoral Scholar
Praneet Mylavarapu, MDNorthwestern University / UCSDInternal Medicine Resident
University of California – San Diego /
Student in Northwestern Cardiovascular AI Fellowship (MSAI) Program
Oday Salman, MDUniversity of PennsylvaniaPostdoctoral Research Fellow

The HeartShare Research Skills Program is a 1-year, full-time research fellowship intended for post-doctoral trainees interested in gaining clinical research skills in data science. The program includes an intensive 3-month bootcamp led by the Northwestern Computer Science Department in which trainees will receive hands-on training in data management, programming, and application of machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to clinical research in data science. The remaining 9 months will be dedicated to completing a mentored research project related to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, using the approaches they learned in the data science bootcamp. Fellows will be paired with one clinical mentor and one data science mentor, and will be expected to attend monthly virtual work-in-progress and career development meetings, as well as HeartShare committee meetings relevant to their proposed research project. Fellows will have access to electronic health record data compiled for HeartShare to use for their research project, with an overall goal of being immersed in the HeartShare research environment.

Click here to learn more about the HeartShare Research Skills Program, more information about the trainees and to find information about applying to be part of the program next year.