(2024 summer fellowship cohort, mentors and previous summer cohorts) The Cardiovascular Research Center’s Summer Undergraduate Fellowship programs began on June 3, 2024, with a group kick-off meeting! The two programs, American Heart Assocation and …
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Applications Now Open For The 2024 CVRC Undergraduate Summer Fellowship
Sponsored by the UW-Madison Cardiovascular Research Center (CVRC), this program requires mentors to be CVRC members who are experts in a cardiovascular field and have a demonstrated interest in mentoring successful scientists. Collaboratively, we will …
Cardiovascular Research Center Annual Newsletter
We are pleased to share our first issue of the CVRC Newsletter. Please follow the link below to read about some of the main events of 2023.
Junsu Kang’s Lab Has Identified That il11 Plays Dual Roles in Heart Regeneration
Harnessing The Regenerative Potential of Interleukin11 To Enhance Heart Repair Balancing between regenerative processes and fibrosis is crucial for heart repair. However, strategies to regulate the balance between these two process are a barrier …
T32 Postdoc Trainee Named “Rising Star in Proteomics and Metabolomics” by ACS
Congratulations to Melissa Pergande, T32 Postdoc Trainee, named a “Rising Star in Proteomics and Metabolomics” by ACS! Rising Stars in Proteomics and Metabolomics 2024 In this Collection, we recognize emerging scientists in the fields of …
Combining Cell Types May Lead to Improved Cardiac Cell Therapy Following Heart Attack
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Academia Sinica of Taiwan have harnessed a combination of lab-grown cells to regenerate damaged heart muscle. The study, published in Circulation — which addresses major challenges of using heart muscle …
Past T32 Trainee Starts New Position As Assistant Professor At the University of St. Thomas
Dr. Kathleen Miller is an assistant professor in the Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of St. Thomas. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring …
Regenerating and Renewing Heart Tissue
University of Wisconsin-Madison Asst. Prof. Ahmed Mahmoud, Prof. Timothy Kamp and Assoc. Prof. Youngsook Lee have interests in heart development and adult cardiac disease, the leading cause of death and hospitalizations in the world. This …
Dr. Saba Munawar, PhD, MS, Wins People Choice Award
Congratulations to Dr. Saba Munawar! Dr. Saba Munawar, PhD (Eckhardt Lab) competed in the 8th Annual UW–Madison Postdoctoral Research Symposium held on Wednesday, September 20th in the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery as part of Postdoctoral Fellow appreciation (UW Postdoc …
Badger Talks – The Latest In Cardiovascular Research
The University of Wisconsin-Madison was built on the Wisconsin Idea that education should influence people’s lives beyond the boundaries of campus. Badger Talks, the official UW speakers bureau, produces a monthly-themed livestream series, the Badger …