Dr. Oechtering joined the UW Department of Radiology in 2020 as a visiting assistant professor before transitioning to a scientist role in 2023, a Cardiothoracic fellow in 2024, and then as faculty in 2025. She …
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Dr. Tattersall & Dr. Stein’s Most Recent Research Released in JAMA Cardiology
Congratulations to Dr. Matthew Tattersall, DO, MS, and Dr. James Stein, MD, for their research was recently released in JAMA Cardiology! “Importance of Age and Sex in Carotid Artery Plaque Detection and Cardiovascular Disease Risk” …
Welcome Dr. Kenneth Poss, PhD to the CVRC!
Kenneth Poss is Director of Regenerative Biology at Morgridge Institute and Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He received his B.A. in Biology from Carleton College and his Ph.D. …
Dr. Colleen Witzenburg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering Received $1.25 Million Grant
Congratulations to Colleen Witzenburg, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering for receiving a five-year, $1.25 million grant through a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The Witzenburg lab studies the mechanics of tissues with …
CVRC Annual Newsletter
Check out the 2024 CVRC Annual Newsletter
CVRC Welcomes Dr. Jingshing Wu, MD, PhD!
I am a physician scientist with a clinical specialization in Neonatology and a Developmental Biologist studying cardiac development. Scientifically I enjoy thinking about how environmental factors influence epigenetic regulation of cardiac development and its relationship to human …
Welcome, Dr. Veli Topkara, to the CVRC!
Dr. Veli Topkara, MD, MSc Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Medicine We welcome Dr. Veli Topkara as new core faculty of the Cardiovascular Research Center. Dr. Topkara is a faculty member in the Division of …
Bo Liu, PhD, Professor, Recieves Kellet Mid-Career Award
Eleven faculty have been honored with Kellett Mid-Career Awards to support those promoted to tenured positions seven to 20 years ago and who have made key research contributions in their fields. The award, named …
New Research Collaborative Receives Nearly $11 million
Three Department of Medicine faculty—Allan Brasier, MD, professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Nathan Sandbo, MD, associate professor, Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; and Chair Lynn Schnapp, MD, George R. and Elaine Love Professor—are key members of a new research …
Eagles Telethon Raises Funds For Cardiovascular Research
On Wednesday, June 19, at the Eagles Club at the intersection of Beaumont Road and Wisconsin Street in Prairie du Chien, Tom Stram and Dan Moris, two of the three emcees for the 49th …