Dr. Brandon J. Tefft

Dr. Brandon J. TefftMarquette University

Medical College of Wisconsin, Biomedical Engineering C-2805

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of America(414) 955-2470btefft@mcw.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor

Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Director

Cardiovascular Regenerative Engineering Laboratory (CaRE Lab)

Professional Preparation

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2011–2018, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic
• Ph.D., 2011, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University 
• M.S. 2008, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University
• B.S. 2005, General Engineering minor in Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Courses Taught

BIEN 4931/5931 Special Topics in BME—Tissue Engineering

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Research Interests

• Cardiovascular regenerative engineering
• Cardiovascular device design
• Tissue engineered vascular grafts and heart valves
• Biomedical nanotechnology

Selected Recent Publications

Grants

• Transcriptomics of Adherent Endothelial Cells for Improved Endothelialization of Small-diameter Vascular Grafts, National Institutes of Health (January 2022–December 2026)
• K99/R00 Award, National Institutes of Health (NHLBI), Bethesda, MD (April 2016–July 2021)
• Career Development Award in Cardiovascular Disease Research Honoring Dr. Earl H. Wood, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (May 2016–April 2018)