CVRC Welcomes Member – Dr. Ruben Alexanian, MD, Department of Medicine
Ruben Alexanian, MD, Department of Medicine Where did you grow up? I grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado; but we moved to Wisconsin when I was a freshman in high school and have been …
May 3, 2021CVRC T32 – Recruitment For Y21 Now Open
The UW Cardiovascular Research Center’s Training Program in Translational Cardiovascular Science (TPTCS) announces the availability of predoctoral and postdoctoral trainee positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for individuals whose research interests align with cardiovascular science. …
April 6, 2021Drs. Timothy Hacker & Hector Valdivia Awarded UW-Madison Research Core Revitalization Program Grant
Congratulations for Drs. Timothy Hacker and Hector Valdivia for being awarded a UW-Madison Research Core Revitalization Program grant for 2020-2021! In collaboration with the O’Brian Center, the Cardiovascular Physiology Core Facility performs urinary flow ultrasound …
March 29, 2021CVRC Member, Dr. Timothy Kamp, MD, PhD Partners With Cellular Logistics To Advance A New Approach To Treat Heart Failure
Dr. Timothy Kamp, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Medicine “This NIH funding will enable Cellular Logistics to develop enhanced Tandem™ HF manufacturing capabilities and increase the ability to distribute the product more widely,” said Dr. Eric Schmuck, vice president, and chief …
March 16, 2021New Tool For Assessing Heart Muscle Cells Helps Unlock Their Potential
CVRC’s very own, Wendy Crone, is the leader of a team of UW-Madison researchers who have developed an algorithm for image analysis that quantifies the organization and alignment of sarcomere structures within single cardiomyocytes, as well …
February 24, 2021Dr. Colleen Witzenburg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Joins CVRC T32 Training Program As Associate Trainer.
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Apple Valley, Minnesota. It is a southern suburb of the Twin Cities. What is your educational/professional background? I earned my B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from …
January 28, 2021Dr. Lee Eckhardt Named Gary and Marie Weiner Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine Research
CVRC member Lee Eckhardt, MD, MS, associate professor, Cardiovascular Medicine, has been named the inaugural Gary and Marie Weiner Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine Research. Dr. Eckhardt is a leading cardiologist who has dedicated her …
January 27, 2021Welcome 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 …
January 4, 2021Ying 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 …
November 23, 2020Regaining 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 …
November 17, 2020Welcome 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, …
October 29, 2020CVRC 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 …
October 8, 2020Gail 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 …
September 21, 2020New 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 …
September 9, 2020Join 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 …
August 12, 2020Congrats 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 …
July 29, 2020Summit & 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 …
July 29, 2020Congratulations 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 …
July 2, 2020Save 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 …
August 14, 2019Katarzyna (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 …
August 13, 2019CVRC 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 …
July 27, 2018Dr. 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, …
July 27, 2018Dr. 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 …
June 29, 2018Department 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. …
June 29, 2018Former 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 …
June 6, 2018Former 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 …
April 3, 2018Faculty 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 …
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