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CURRICULUM VITAE

Michaela Patterson PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Medical Education Building
8701 Watertown Plank Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
08/2001 - 05/2005 B.S., Bates College, Lewiston, ME
09/2007 - 06/2012 Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
08/2012 - 08/2018 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
09/2018 - Present Assistant Professor, Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

AWARDS AND HONORS:
2020 - 2021 Outstanding Graduate School Educator, MCW
2020 - 2021 Outstanding Medical Student Teachter's Award, MCW
2021 - 2022 Outstanding Graduate School Educator, MCW
- 2015 Keystone Symposia Travel Award, Keystone Symposia
- 2018 Audrey E. Streedain Postdoctoral Excellence Award, University of Southern California
- 2017 ISSCR Abstract Merit Award, International Society for Stem Cell Research
- 2011 Graduate Research Advocacy Day, UCLA Representative, University of California Office of the President
- 2020 Outstanding Graduate School Educator for 2019-2020, MCW
- 2011 Collegium of University Teaching Fellows Teaching Fellowship, UCLA
- 2020 Dr. Michael Keelan Jr., MD, Research Foundation Award, MCW Cardiovascular Center
- 2022 Community of Innovators Awardee, MCW
- 2017 ISSCR Travel Award, International Society for Stem Cell Research
- 2011 Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, UCLA, Academic Senate
- 2010 Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, UCLA
- 2019 Searle Scholar Nominee, MCW
- 2010 Broad Stem Cell Research Center Travel Award, UCLA

MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2010 - 2012 International Society for Stem Cell Research (Trainee Member)
2014 - 2018 American Heart Association (Trainee Member)
2017 - 2018 International Society for Stem Cell Research (Trainee Member)
2018 - Present American Heart Association (Early Career Memember)

EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS:
Ad-Hoc Reviewer
EMBO Journal
Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
Biophysical Reviews
Nature Regenerative Medicine
Heliyon
American Journal of Physiology, Heart and Circ


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Swift SK, Purdy AL, Kolell ME, Andresen KG, Lahue C, Buddell T, Akins KA, Rau CD, O'Meara CC, Patterson M. Cardiomyocyte ploidy is dynamic during postnatal development and varies across genetic backgrounds. Development. 2023 Apr 01;150(7). PMCID: PMC10113957