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LILLEHEI
Summer Research Scholars

LHI offers annual summer research scholarships in basic science research related to cardiovascular disease. These scholarships seek to expose highly qualified students to several disciplines within CV disease research and its clinical applications.

RESEARCH LABS
Research Labs

LHI is a premier clinical & basic science research institute focusing on cardiovascular genomics, heart development & regeneration, stem cell therapies,  heart failure, vascular biology, and device design to treat cardiovascular diseases.

LECTURE SERIES
Lecture Series

The LHI Lecture Series is a weekly event which runs from September through June, showcasing the leading edge research taking place both here at the University of Minnesota and institutions across the United States and abroad.

Lin Yee Chen

Director, Lin Yee Chen, MBBS, MS

Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Foundation Chair in Adult Cardiology

The Lillehei Heart Institute was built more than twenty years ago on the legacy of University of Minnesota icons who created a culture of innovation and discovery. Today, established investigators work together with the next generation of young investigators to advance scientific discovery in the development of cardiovascular disease therapies and to provide training and education for our future cardiovascular scientists and physicians.

Please join us in welcoming Julie Xiong, who has joined the Med Ed/Cardiovascular team as the new Fellowship Administrator for the Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program.

Announcements

Effective April 23, 2025, Dr. Valmiki Maharaj will assume the role of Program Director for the University of Minnesota’s Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program. He succeeds Dr.

Announcements