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Brandon J. Tefft PhD
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Brandon J. Tefft, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • TBRC C2805

Contact Information

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 2011-2018
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2011
MS, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2008
BS, General Engineering minor in Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005

Biography

Dr. Tefft is an associate professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University. He also holds a secondary appointment in pediatrics at Medical College of Wisconsin and is a member of the Cardiovascular Research Center, Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin, and Children's Research Institute. His research and teaching interests are in the field of tissue engineering. Dr. Tefft's research program has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and American Heart Association, among others.

Honors and Awards

2022-2023 Outstanding Graduate School Educator, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

2020-2021 Outstanding Graduate School Educator, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

2018-2019 Outstanding Graduate School Educator, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Research Interests

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

Publications

Publications of Brandon J. Tefft PhD from the Faculty Collaboration Database

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