Postdoctoral Fellowship | Cardiovascular Center

The goal of the Cardiovascular Center’s T32 Training Program is to train the next generation of cardiovascular scientists, including those currently underrepresented in biomedical science, by incorporating broad-based, personalized, inclusive, supportive and rigorous training opportunities.

Accepting applications year-round. 2020 Application Cycle Deadline is Spring 2021, Friday, March 12.

This three-year training commitment emphasizes critical components designed to launch/sustain research careers:

1) individualized development plans (IDPs),
2) personalized multidisciplinary mentoring teams,
3) training in core competencies, and
4) industry/biotechnology or scientific liaison career options for trainees not pursuing a traditional career in academia.

Additional support for trainees is provided by a grant from the A. O. Smith Foundation for the CVC’s A. O. Smith Fellowship Scholars Program. This unique program is designed to support talented cardio-vascular researchers and physicians in an innovative educational program that aims to provide mentoring, training, research support, and the necessary resources to overcome the barriers that exist to launching and sustaining a successful research career.

Program Leadership

Ivor Benjamin, MD, FAHA, FACC

Director, Cardiovascular Center; Professor, Medicine, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, and Surgery; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

David D. Gutterman, MD

Northwestern Mutual Professor of Medicine; Senior Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

Mary G. Sorci-Thomas, PhD

Professor, Medicine (Endocrinology); Associate Director, Cardiovascular Center; Associate Program Director, CVC T32 Training Program

Current Postdoctoral Fellows

Ryan Adam, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: Alison Kriegel, PhD

Michael Flinn, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: Caitlin O’Meara, PhD

Christine Klemens, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: , Alexander Staruschenko, PhD

Jing Liu, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD

Joshua Nord, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: Brian Smith, PhD

Jennifer Stancill, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: John Corbett, PhD

Sakthi Sundararajan, MD, MS

Postdoctoral Fellow

Faculty Mentor: Nicole Lohr, MD, PhD

Past Postdoctoral Fellows

Pablo Nakagawa, PhD

Instructor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin - Years: 2019-2020

Moua Yang, PhD

Past Postdoctoral Fellow

Institution: Harvard Medical School - Years: 2018-2019

Postdoctoral Fellowship Information

This program provides up to three years of training for postdoctoral fellows with an MD, PhD, PharmD, or DO degree (two new slots/year) and brings together 46 basic scientists and translational investigators to serve as mentors in a program that is supported by specific research areas of scientific excellence (“Signature Programs”), a highly-integrated collaborative research environment, and access to an extensive research infrastructure.

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About the Program

An up to three-year fellowship is available in the Medical College of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Center, in one of four major areas of research:

Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, & Vascular Biology
Hypertension
Precision Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiac Biology & Heart Failure

The Cardiovascular Center postdoctoral fellow will receive personalized training within their selected research area led by a team of exceptional faculty members.

Fellows will:

Have premier support toward fellowship funding
Create and follow an individualized development plan (IDP)
Conduct research studies
Write grants and publish manuscripts
Present oral presentations locally and nationally
He/she will have structured guidance toward becoming an independent investigator
Clinical scholars will have protected time for research

Per NIH guidelines, the postdoctoral fellow must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Download the Program Flyer (PDF)

Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Campus

Froedtert Hospital

Children's Wisconsin

Herma Heart Institute

Versiti Blood Research Institute

Children's Research Institute

MCW Cancer Center

Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin (CTSI)

Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center (GSPMC)

Meet the Faculty Mentors

In order to establish a project and training plan, it is recommended applicants reach out to a faculty mentor. A training plan and project are crucial for submitting a competitive application.

Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology

Andreas Beyer, PhD
William Campbell, PhD
Magdalena Chrzanowska, PhD
John Corbett, PhD
Matthew Durand, PhD
Hubert Forster, PhD
Julie Freed, MD, PhD
Benjamin Gantner, PhD
David Gutterman, MD
John Imig, PhD
Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, MBA
Balaraman Kalyanaraman, PhD
Girija Konduri, MD
Joy Lincoln, PhD
Peter Newman, PhD
Kirkwood Pritchard, Jr., PhD
Ramani Ramchandran, PhD
Daisy Sahoo, PhD
Roy Silverstein, MD
Brian Smith, PhD
Mary Sorci-Thomas, PhD
Michael Widlansky, MD, MPH
David X. Zhang, MD, PhD

Hypertension

Allen Cowley, Jr., PhD
Justin Grobe, PhD
Srividya Kidambi, MD
Alison Kriegel, PhD
Mingyu Liang, MB, PhD
Nicole Lohr, MD, PhD
Julian Lombard, PhD
Curt Sigmund, PhD
Andrey Sorokin, PhD
Alexander Staruschenko, PhD

Precision Cardiovascular Medicine

Ivor Benjamin, MD
Zeljko Bosnjak, PhD
Ulrich Broeckel, MD
Aron Geurts, PhD
John Lough, PhD
Michael Mitchell, MD
Aoy Tomita-Mitchell, PhD
Michaela Patterson, PhD
Brandon Tefft, PhD

Cardiac Biology and Heart Failure

John Auchampach, PhD
Tom Aufderheide, MD
Xiaowen Bai, MD, PhD
Caitlin O'Meara, PhD
Dorothee Weihrauch, DVM, PhD

Program Advisory Committees

Executive Committee

Gilbert White, II, MD - Chair
Executive Vice President for Research
Director, Blood Research Institute
Richard H. and Sara E. Aster Chair for Medical Research
Professor of Medicine, Biochemistry, and Pharmacology & Toxicology

Joseph Barbieri, PhD
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology

Thomas Ebert, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Education
Residency Deputy Program Director
Professor of Anesthesiology

Hubert Forster, PhD
Professor of Physiology

Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, MBA
Associate Chief of Staff for Research, Milwaukee VAMC
Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Medicine

George MacKinnon, III, RPh, PhD, FASHP
Founding Dean and Professor of Clinical Sciences

External Advisory Committee

Michelle Albert, MD, MPH
UCSF School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Director of NURTURE Center

Joey Barnett, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Vice Chair of Pharmacology
Professor of Pharmacology
Director of Office of Medical Student Research
Assistant Dean or Physician-Researcher Training
Director of T32 GM007628

R. Clinton Webb, PhD
Augusta University
Herbert Kupperman Chair of Cardiovascular Disease
Regents’ Professor, Department of Physiology

Nancy R. Webb, PhD
Professor of Nutritional Sciences
Director for Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program
Cardiovascular Research Center
University of Kentucky College of Medicine

How to Apply

Applicants should be highly-motivated, ambitious, productive, and have (or anticipate having) a PhD, PharmD, MD, or DO in a relevant research area such as biology, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, biochemistry, pharmacology, or physiology with a strong track record of, and a keen interest in at least one of the four research areas.

Applicants should apply online through MCW Human Resources (Requisition ID: 25187)

Please include copies of your:

Curriculum Vitae
Letters of reference from 3 former mentors/supervisors
Cover letter including a statement of research interest and name of your preferred primary faculty mentor

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Candidate Evaluation

Candidates for the CVC Postdoctoral Fellowship position will be evaluated by the T32 Program Directors, as well as the Executive Committee based on the criteria listed in the form.

Download the Candidate Evaluation Form (PDF)