Working together, Center members combine their unique perspectives, generate new ideas and reduce the time it takes to “translate” new discoveries from laboratories to the aid of patients.
The Cardiovascular Research Center brings together over 130 researchers, physicians and educators to focus on ways to prevent and treat cardiac problems. These investigators represent more than 30 specialties–from genetics to pharmacology and preventive cardiology to cardiovascular surgery. They attack cardiovascular problems through basic research, clinical investigation, diagnosis, treatment and public education.
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Welcome Dr. Valentina Lo Sardo to the CVRC!
Welcome CVRC’s Newest Member: Dr. Valentina Lo Sardo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Cell & Regenerative Biology. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Italy. I was born in Palermo, in the …
Ying Ge, PhD, professor of cell and regenerative biology, has been awarded the Biemann Medal from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry for 2020.
Congratulations to CVRC member Ying Ge, PhD, Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology, for being awarded the 2020 Biemann Medal from the American Society for Mass Spectrometry! She was also named to the Top …
Regaining balance: How women faculty can navigate expectations in a pandemic world
CVRC member Kristyn Masters provides 10 suggestions for women principal investigators to better juggle the balancing act during these trying times. 1. Find a peer group of women to provide professional support 2. Say …
Welcome Dr. Quanyin Hu to the CVRC!
Welcome CVRC’s Newest Member: Dr. Quanyin Hu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, School of Pharmacy, Wisconsin Center for NanoBioSystems. Quanyin Hu joined UW-Madison faculty in 2020. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Anhui Province, …
CVRC Spotlight: New Member Dr. Wei Guo
Welcome CVRC’s Newest Member: Dr. Wei Guo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Meat Science & Animal Biologics, Department of Animal & Dairy Science. Wei Guo joined the UW–Madison faculty in January 2020 as an assistant professor in …
Gail Robertson Elected President of the Biophysical Society
Congratulations to our Director of the Training Grant on Translational Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr Gail Robertson, for being elected President of the Biophysical Society! Gail will assume that office during the Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in …
New Class of T32 Trainees Have Officially Started
Predoctoral Trainees: Alana Stempien, Biomedical Engineering, Crone Lab Madison Freeman, Biomedical Engineering, Chesler Lab Ian Begeman, Cell & Regenerative Biology, Kang Lab Jake Melby, Chemistry, Ge Lab Nhu Vu, Chemistry, Li Lab Postdoctoral …
Join us today to help cheer on Kyle Brown, Predoc Trainee, defend his thesis!
You are invited to attend Kyle Brown’s PhD Thesis defense “Novel Proteomic Approaches to Characterize Endogenous Membrane Proteins” today, August 12th at 3:00PM via WebEx. Kyle is a current Predoc Trainee in CVRC’s Training Program …
Nanoparticle system captures heart-disease biomarker from blood for in-depth analysis
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a method combining sticky nanoparticles with high-precision protein measurement to capture and analyze a common marker of heart disease to reveal details that were previously inaccessible. The …
Congrats to T32 Trainers – Ahmed Mahmoud and Junsu Kang!
Not only will Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud and Dr. Junsu Kang officially become CVRC T32 Trainers this year, but they have also recently been recognized for their outstanding work regarding additional awards and funding! See news …
Summit & Poster Fair to be held December 2020
SAVE THE DATE! The 2020 Summit & Poster Fair will be held on Thursday, December 3rd @1pm via WebEx. Researchers, clinicians and trainees with interest in cardiovascular medicine are welcome, but we strongly …
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Makielski on his retirement!
The Cardiovascular Research Center would like to extend best wishes to Jonathan Makielski, MD, on his retirement from the School of Medicine and Public Health. On behalf of the faculty, researchers, and students, we would …
Save The Date!
Cardiovascular Research Summit – Celebrating 25 Years of the Foundation of the CVRC On behalf of Dr. Héctor Valdivia, we are pleased to announce the 2019 Cardiovascular Research Summit: Celebrating 25 years of the …
Katarzyna (Kasia) Borys joins CVRC as new Administrator
Kasia has a M.S. in Biology of Animal Reproduction from the University of Krakow, Poland, and another M.S. in Bacteriology from the UW-Madison. She was introduced to Research Administration in 2013. She comes to us …
Functional Cardiac Fibroblasts Derived From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Via Second Heart Field Progenitors
Jianhua Zhang, Ran Tao, Katherine F. Campbell, Juliana L. Carvalho, Edward C. Ruiz, Gina C. Kim, Eric G. Schmuck, Amish N. Raval, André Monteiro da Rocha, Todd J. Herron, José Jalife, James A. Thomson & …
CVRC member, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Receives Pilot Award from UW ICTR
July 27th, 2018 CVRC member, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Receives Pilot Award from UW ICTR. Of the recently announced 24 Pilot Awards from UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW ICTR) for translational, clinical, methods, dissemination and …
Dr. Lee Eckhardt is Awarded Grant from NIH-NHLBI
July 27th, 2018 CVRC trainer and past trainee, Dr. Lee Eckhardt, MD, MS, associate professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been awarded $1.5M over 4 years (R01) from the National Institutes of Health – National Heart, Lung, …
Dr. Amish Raval is Awarded Grant
June 29, 2018 CVRC trainer, Dr. Amish Raval, MD, associate professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been awarded $107,000 over 1 year from the State Economic Engagement and Development (SEED) Research Program for a proposal entitled, “Bioengineered …
Department of Medicine Research Day Poster Awardees
June 29, 2018 Postdoc fellow, Louise Reilly, PhD, mentored by CVRC trainer, Dr. Lee Eckhardt, MD was selected as a Best Poster Awardee for basic science at the Department of Medicine’s annual Research Day event. …
Former CVRC Trainee, Dr. Matthew Tattersall, Receives American Heart Association Award
June 1, 2018 Former CVRC trainee, Matthew Tattersall, DO, MS, assistant professor (CHS), Cardiovascular Medicine, was selected for a Summer 2018 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association for a project entitled, “Asthma Phenotypes …
Former CVRC Trainee is Awarded NIH F31
March 31st, 2018 Former CVRC trainee, Catherine Steffel, has been awarded an F31 grant by the National Institutes of Health for her project titled, “In-vivo Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Carotid Plaque Validated with 3D Reconstructed …
A Wisconsin Doctor’s Tips on Women’s Heart Health
March 23rd, 2018 CVRC trainer and former trainee, Dr. Heather Johnson, offers tips on women’s heart health. Discover Wisconsin’s video about health tips in honor of women’s heart health month featured Heather Johnson, MD, MS, associate …
Faculty recognized with 2018-19 Kellett Mid-Career, H.I. Romnes and WARF Named Professorship fellowships
March 15, 2018 CVRC trainer, Dr. Gail Robertson, PhD has received a 2018-19 Kellett Mid-Career Award, and Dr. Ying Ge, PhD has been awarded the H.I Romnes Faculty Fellowship. Gail Robertson (Kellett), professor of neuroscience, studies …
Team Led by Dr. Lee Eckhardt Receives Best Paper Award
May 14, 2018 An article authored by the research team of CVRC trainer, Lee Eckhardt, MD, MS (pictured at upper left), associate professor, Cardiovascular Medicine has been selected for the 2017 Best Paper Award by the editors …
Funding Awarded for Heart Arrhythmia Research by Dr. Alexey Glukhov
May 14, 2018 A new research study led by CVRC trainer, Alexey Glukhov, PhD, assistant professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been awarded awarded $1.9 M over 5 years by the National Institutes of Health – National Heart, Lung, and …
Clearing Up Confusion: Looking at the New Blood Pressure Guidelines
January 24th, 2018 Former CVRC postdoc trainee, Dr. Matthew Tattersall, DO, assistant professor (CHS), Cardiovascular Medicine, explains new guidelines for managing and diagnosing high blood pressure. The American Heart Association released new guidelines for diagnosing …
Understanding atrial fibrillation in patients with high blood pressure
January 12th, 2018 CVRC trainer, Alexey Glukhov, PhD, assistant professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been awarded $100,000 over two years by the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s New Investigator Program for a proposal entitled, “Mechano-Electrical Feedback in Pathophysiology …
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Calendar of Events
CVRC Core Events
- Vascular Biology Research Colloquium (VB Schedule 2020-2021)
- Heart Failure / Cardioregenerative Medicine Research Colloquium (HF Schedule 2020-21)
- Arrhythmias/Ion Channels Research Colloquium (IC Schedule 2020-2021)
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Science Seminar Series (Vadim Fedorov Flyer)(Frontiers brochure 2020-2021)
- Cardiovascular Research Summit & Poster Fair (click here for more info)
To view previously recorded events click here.