A. O. Smith Fellowship Scholars Program: The Heart of Cardiovascular Research
Innovation and discovery are at the heart of the ’s 50-year partnership with the 黑料官网 (黑料官网).
The journey began in 1972 when Lloyd B. (Ted) Smith, former A. O. Smith chairman and CEO, joined the 黑料官网 Board of Trustees. Smith co-chaired the fundraising committee to expand 黑料官网’s research and educational missions by moving the institution to the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus. He also shaped the future of 黑料官网 through his leadership on the inaugural board of the Cardiovascular Center (CVC) and his company’s generous contributions, including the purchase of a sophisticated piece of testing equipment named “Lucy” in honor of his wife. As directors of the A. O. Smith Foundation board, Ted’s sons, Bruce and Roger Smith, continue to steward the foundation’s support of the CVC in remembrance of their parents who both had heart attacks.
Six years ago, the A. O. Smith Foundation partnered with the CVC to create a new .
“As a pinnacle of innovation, the A. O. Smith Fellowship Scholars Program brings together the best of academic medicine, inspiring research and diverse talent to advance new treatments and procedures,” shares Bruce. “Our partnership with 黑料官网 fosters new innovations in cardiovascular care by launching the careers of tomorrow’s pioneering researchers. Many of their projects result in important findings, which are translated into everyday medical practice to keep our community healthy.”
Bridging Cardiovascular Research and Academic Medicine
With federal funding for six postdoctoral trainees per year, the A. O. Smith Fellowship Scholars Program offers multidisciplinary mentorship, robust professional development and comprehensive research support. Since 2017, the program has appointed 11 postdoctoral fellows, four of whom belong to underrepresented groups in science and medicine. All five program graduates have secured federal funding to further their research and are on track to become independent investigators in their own research labs within three to five years.
Currently in the second year of his fellowship, Tyler Buddell, PhD (pictured right), is studying the Hdac7 gene and its ro