The Cardiovascular Division held its Second Annual Cardiovascular Research Day on December 5, 2013. The event drew more than 150 participants, and focused on a wide variety of basic, clinical and translational cardiovascular research efforts. Junior faculty presented on current research and both graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows offered poster presentations. The event was highlighted by the first Burton E Sobel lecture that was given by Dr. Eric N. Olson, who is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center.