Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin-Madison (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Kristyn Masters, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Biomedical engineering professor Kristyn Masters handles samples in her lab, where Masters and colleagues identified the early stages of a process that may eventually cause aortic stenosis, a severe narrowing of the aortic valve that reduces blood flow to the body and weakens the heart.

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UW-Madison photo by Stephanie Precourt.

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