Our 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.
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.
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CVRC Members Nominated for WARF Innovator of the Year Award
September 8th, 2017 CVRC members Peiman Hematti, MD (pictured at left), professor, Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care, Amish Raval, MD (pictured in middle), associate professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, Eric Schmuck, PhD (pictured at right), associate scientist, Cardiovascular …
Dr. Alan Rapraeger Awarded NCI Funding to Study Myeloma Cell Signaling
August 14th, 2017 CVRC member, Dr. Alan Rapraeger, professor of human oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million R01 grant from the National …
Advance furthers stem cells for use in drug discovery, cell therapy
July 14, 2017 CVRC trainer, William Murphy, and former trainee, Eric Nguyen, developed a new material for growing and raising stem cells that could allow researchers to move away from using Matrigel. This week, a UW–Madison …
Cai Research Group Attends 2017 SNMMI Annual Meeting in Denver
June 20, 2017 CVRC member, Dr. Weibo Cai, and the Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology Laboratory received multiple awards at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2017 Annual Meeting in Denver. The lab is led …
34 faculty honored with Vilas professorships
June 19, 2017 CVRC trainer, Kristyn Masters, was named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible …
Researchers Earn UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative Awards
April 19, 2017 The 16-member UW2020 Council then ranked the 119 submitted proposals and final selections were made by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education leadership. The 21 funded projects include …
UW Treats First Participant in Trial of Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Failure
April 17, 2017 UW-Madison associate professor of medicine and CVRC member, Dr. Amish Raval, is one of the principal investigators for an innovative clinical trial using stem cells for the treatment of heart failure that develops after a …
22nd Annual Poster Fair Award Winners
December 07, 2016 Congratulations to the 22nd Annual Scientific Poster Fair Award Winners! Di Lang, PhD, Research Associate, Glukhov Lab, Department of Medicinie Jeanette Shultz, Graduate Student, Emborg Lab, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program …
Stem Cell ‘Heart Patch’ Moves Closer to Clinic
September 21, 2016 UW-Madison faculty and CVRC members Dr. Timothy Kamp and Dr. William Burlingham are working with teams from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Duke University to develop three-dimensional patches that will …
WIMR II Receives LEED Gold Certification
May 06, 2016 The second tower for the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMRII) was awarded the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is an …
Twelve Professors Receive Romnes Faculty Fellowships
May 5, 2016 Kristyn Masters and William Murphy, CVRC members and trainers in the Training Program in Translational Cardiovascular Science, have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships.
CVRC Events Calendar
Vascular Biology Research Colloquium
Chairs: Bo Liu, Associate Professor, Vascular Surgery; Emery Bresnick, Professor, Cell & Regenerative Biology
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: 8571 WIMR
Heart Failure / Cardioregenerative Medicine Research Colloquium
Chair: J. Carter Ralphe, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiology
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: 8571 WIMR
Cardiovascular Research Conference
Chair: Gail A. Robertson, Professor, Neuroscience
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: 8571 WIMR
Arrhythmias / Ion Channels Research Colloquium
Chair: Alexey Glukhov, Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: 8571 WIMR