vicki.kalscheur@wisc.edu
Office: 3239/3431
Education
1. Attends selective classes, UW-Madison, 1988-present.
2. Associate Degree, Biological Sciences- Madison Area Technical College, 1986.
3. AALAS Certification- Madison Area Technical College, 1985.
4. Histotechnology (ASCP) Certification- Madison General Hospital School of Histotechnology, 1981.
5. Associate Degree, Medical Laboratory Technology- Madison Area Technical College, 1976.
Research
Vicki Kalscheur is a senior research specialist in the CORL. Her laboratory specializes in non-traditional techniques involving calcified and decalcified preparations for faculty research, graduate student projects, clinical pathology cases, and more. The collaborations from this laboratory span our campus (including UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research-ICTR and the Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research-WIMR) and universities nationally. The projects involve the study of tissue engineering, mechanical testing, osteoarthritis, tissue injury and repair – including tendon and ligament, bone adaptation, and cartilage regeneration.Please visit the Histology Services at the Comparative Orthopaedic Research Laboratory for more information: http://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/corl/histology-services/
Responsibilities
Vicki actively supports academic & scientific advancement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She trains faculty, graduate students, fellow technicians, and sponsored visitors in histotechnology techniques. She has built a competitive musculoskeletal histology laboratory that utilizes specialized equipment and methodology to optimize results. She is responsible for budget planning and management, coordination of projects and implementation of new methodology.
Recent Publications
Vicki has widely published musculoskeletal articles and technical notes in journals, newsletters, and forums to promote histotechnology and share with others statewide, nationally, and internationally. A few recent publications are listed below:
Computed tomographic imaging of subchondral fatigue cracks in the distal end of the third metacarpal bone in the thoroughbred racehorse can predict crack micromotion in an ex-vivo model.Dubois MS, Morello S, Rayment K, Markel MD, Vanderby R Jr, Kalscheur VL, Hao Z, McCabe RP, Marquis P, Muir P.PLoS One. 2014 Jul 31;9(7):e101230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101230. eCollection 2014.
Arthroscopic assessment of stifle synovitis in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Little JP, Bleedorn JA, Sutherland BJ, Sullivan R, Kalscheur VL, Ramaker MA, Schaefer SL, Hao Z, Muir P. PLoS One. 2014 Jun 3;9(6):e97329. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097329. eCollection 2014
Percutaneous lovastatin accelerates bone healing but is associated with periosseous soft tissue inflammation in a canine tibial osteotomy model.Bleedorn JA, Sullivan R, Lu Y, Nemke B, Kalscheur V, Markel MD. J Orthop Res. 2014 Feb;32(2):210-6. doi: 10.1002/jor.22502. Epub 2013 Oct 25.