Investigators | Collaborators | Staff | Students | Alumni 

The team at the Cardiovascular Regenerative Engineering Laboratory at the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is an international group of researchers specializing in cardiovascular disease, tissue engineering, and device design.  The CaRE team is passionate about cardiovascular regenerative engineering and improving patient outcomes by providing novel solutions demonstrating substantial safety, efficacy, and durability advantages compared to current treatment options. 

Investigators

 

Headshot of Dr. TefftBrandon J. Tefft, PhD 

Director, Principal Investigator

Research Interests: Cardiovascular regenerative engineering and device design, tissue-engineered heart valves and vascular grafts, nanotechnology.

 

Headshot of Shashanka RaoShashanka Rao, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: cardiovascular tissue engineering, redox biology in the context of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and atherosclerosis  

Collaborators

Headshot of Dr. Brian HoffmanDr. Brian Hoffman

The Jackson Laboratory

Headshot of Dr. JoyceDr. David Joyce

Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin & HCA Healthcare 

Headshot of Dr. John LaDisaDr. John LaDisa

Pediatrics, Cardiology Section, Medical College of Wisconsin

Headshot of Dr. Joy LincolnDr. Joy Lincoln

Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Headshot of Dr. Mike MitchellDr. Mike Mitchell

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

Headshot of Dr. Pete RossiDr. Peter Rossi

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

Headshot of Dr. Lobat TayebiDr. Lobat Tayebi

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University

Headshot of Dr. Tomita-MitchellDr. Aoy Tomita-Mitchell

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

Staff

Alexander ArmstrongAlexander Armstrong

Research Technologist, Medical College of Wisconsin

Students

Aysan NazariAysan Nazari

Graduate Student, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Proxy headshotJosh Oswald

Undergraduate Student Researcher

Headshot of Aleks ZielonkaAleks Zielonka

Graduate Student, Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Headshot of William YuanWilliam Yuan

Medical Student, Medical College of Wisconsin

Alumni

Jake Beery Undergraduate Researcher
Prisha Chawla High School Researcher
Joey Cherny High School Researcher
Kelsey Dillon High School Researcher
Toby Frost Undergraduate Researcher
Wei Hei Graduate Researcher
Jake Horder Undergraduate Researcher
Hailey Johnson Undergraduate Researcher
Harsimran Kalsi Undergraduate Researcher
Paul Kashishian High School Researcher
Matthew Kunze Undergraduate Researcher
Pedro Lopez Undergraduate Researcher
Nathan Luzum Medical School Researcher
Kamila Patris High School Researcher
Hilda Martinez Ramirez Research Technologist
Akankshya Shradhanjali, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Amanda Thome Graduate Researcher
Jayne Wolfe Graduate Researcher
Emily Zhang Undergraduate Researcher