We seek to revolutionize cardiovascular care and enhance public health across Wisconsin through training the next generation of cardiovascular researchers.

Milwaukee, WI
Joined February 2017
We’re ecstatic to welcome our undergraduate Summer Program participants to campus this week! They are apart of our @American_Heart SURE Program and our @NIH R25 ASPIRE program, joining us from all over the country! @MedicalCollege
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To recognize #NationalWearRedDay, Team CVRC took their best red #selfie! Cardiovascular disease is the No 1 killer of women- let’s raise awareness! @HeartNews @American_Heart @MedicalCollege
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Congratulations @LabFreed on your recent appointment as Senior Associate Dean and Director of the @CTSIWI!
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MCW_CardioResearchCenter retweeted
Incredibly excited (and bittersweet) to share our last major manuscript from my PhD with @LabFreed! Here we explore how estrogen mediated sphingolipid signaling can drive its dual effects on the human microcirculation! @ztzirgibel @RachelHLimpert @DrCNClarke @CVCatMCW @MCW_Anesth @MCW_Research @MCWPhysiology
🩸 New #JACCBTS study reveals estrogen’s dual effects on microvascular health differ by sex ⚖️ A balanced ceramide: S1P ratio is 🔑 to endothelial health 🧬 May explain why long-term hormone exposure can 📈 CV risk jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacbt… #APSSexDiff2025 @gogo_gopss @LabFreed
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The program provides up to 3 years of training for postdoc fellows with MD, PhD, PharmD, or DO degree & brings together over 40 basic scientists to serve as mentors @MedicalCollege mcw.edu/departments/cardiova…
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NEW Teacher Training program – Launching Spring 2026 @MedicalCollege @ahwendowment
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MCW_CardioResearchCenter retweeted
🚨 New RFA Alert! The @mellowescenter & @CVCatMCW are offering pilot funding to advance #genomicsciences & #precisionmedicine—especially in cardiovascular research. Awards up to $75K. Details + RFA: mcw.edu/-/media/MCW/Departme… @precision_ru @MedicalCollege @MCW_Research
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Happy National Research Administrators Day! Research administration is a broad and dynamic field that crosses a number of disciplines while keeping a strict focus on promoting, supporting, and facilitating life-saving research.
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Postdoc Appreciation Week goodies! Available in the CVRC to MCW & Versiti postdocs till 2pm or while they last! @MedicalCollege @BloodCenterWI
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Kicking off the 2025 Fredrickson Lipid Research Conference in Milwaukee! Huge thanks to @CVCatMCW & @Versiti for hosting. An outstanding program ahead on lipids, atherosclerosis, and cardiometabolic health.
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Congratulations to CVRC Member Matthew Durand, PhD, on his recent MPI R01 award! @MedicalCollege
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Congratulations to our CVRC Director, @MichaelWidlans1 on the recent announcement that he will serve as interim chief of the division of cardiovascular medicine effective Oct. 16 @MedicalCollege
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Gorgeous addition to our wall today! Thanks @ArteryInk for the custom design and Amplify Graphics for the professional install!
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ATTN: Early Career Investigators! New JMCC Call for Papers "Metabolic Contributions to Heart Disease: Insights from the Next Gen of CV Researchers". First or last authors must be ISHR member and ECI. More info: buff.ly/fJSUat9 @qkarwi @jarmonlees @ishr_eci @eci_ISHR
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MCW_CardioResearchCenter retweeted
Welcoming @NIH Director Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya to MCW! Today, we have the honor of hosting Dr. Jayanta “Jay” Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, the 18th Director of The National Institutes of Health, at the Medical College of Wisconsin! @MedicalCollege @ahwendowment #MCW #NIHDirector #JayBhattacharya #PresidentsSpeakerSeries #ScientificInquiry #Leadership #HealthEconomics #FreedomOfExpression
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