Colleen Witzenburg
Principal Investigator
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Postdoc, University of Virginia
Colleen is fascinated by the complexity and adaptability of cardiovascular soft tissues. She is interested in how the heart, vessels, and valves remodel and grow both temporally and spatially in response to disease. Colleen runs on curiosity and chocolate and loves jogging with her dog and gaining new computational skills.
Graduate Students
Callyn Kozitza
B.S., Minnesota State University, Mankato
M.S., University of Wisconsin – Madison
Callyn’s research involves developing a customizable computational model of pulmonary artery growth in hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Outside of the lab, she enjoys spending time with friends and family (and cat, Louis), crocheting, and true crime podcasts.
Cate Eberman
B.S., Smith College
M.S., Boston University
Cate’s research focuses on characterizing structural heterogeneity of myocardium via imaging modalities, and its effects on regional mechanical properties. In her spare time she enjoys sailing, gardening, and skiing.
Azmal Bin Adil
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka
Azmal’s research focuses on developing computational models of cardiac tissue to investigate the characteristics of infarcted and surrounding regions following myocardial infarction. Outside the lab, he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, playing cricket, and watching sports.
Peyton Lancaster
B.S., Cornell University
Peyton’s research involves studying how the tissue properties of aortic valve leaflets influence the development of calcifications to ultimately develop our understanding of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease pathogenesis. Outside of the lab Peyton enjoys staying active outside, thrifting, making homemade sourdough, and cooking!
Diya Subramanian
B.E., National University of Singapore
Diya’s research involves biomechanically testing porcine aortic and pulmonary valve leaflets to understand mechanisms driving aortic valve calcifications. Outside of lab, she loves to dance, run (newfound hobby), and spend time with her family and friends.
Undergraduate Students
Sudhi Chavadam
Sudhi’s research involves histological segmentation and analysis of cardiovascular growth in aortic coarctation. In his spare time, he enjoys running, playing the guitar, and spending time with family and friends.
Amber DuVal
Amber’s research involves the exploration of the transition between Post Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension and Combined Pre/Post Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension. In her free time, she enjoys oil painting, hiking, coffee dates, and spending time with friends and family.
Maribel Glodowski
Maribel’s research explores the use of computational models to predict left ventricular growth and remodeling after aortic coarctation and treatment. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, crocheting, and chatting with friends and family.
Natalie Miller
Natalie is conducting mechanical property testing on mice brains modeling Alzheimer’s disease. Outside of the lab, she enjoys running, thrifting, and going to concerts!
Laboratory Alums
Graduate Students:
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Ashley Hiebing, Ph.D. (Columbia University)
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Daniel Pearce, Ph.D. (Cornell University)
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Matt Culver, M.S. (Medical Murray)
Undergraduate Students:
- Rhea Nagori
- Julia Glatzmaier
- Gannon Huebner
- Aadhi Hari
- Shreya Sreedhar, B.S. (University of Texas – Austin)
- Francisco O’Neill Rodriguez, B.S. (UW-Madison SMPH)
- Mark Nemcek, B.S. (University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine)
- Michael Chiariello, B.S. (Epic)
- Connor Link, B.S. (GHX)
- Elizabeth Gunderson, B.S. (Boston Scientific)
- Luis Mañán Mejías, B.S. from University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez (Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico)
- ChaMee Vang, B.S. from St. Olaf University (Medtox)
- Kurt Vanderheyden, B.S. (GE Healthcare)
- Riley Pieper, B.S. (University of Michigan Robotics Institute)