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* * * Important Update for iLab Users * * *

New Support System Now Live: We are pleased to share that the new iLab Help Desk platform is now live as of January 14th, 2026.

The ‘Help’ link in iLab now opens an email through the new ticketing system. For details, please visit our Help Site article: Submit and Track Support Requests in the Portal.


Upcoming Holiday Closure:
In observance of a holiday, Agilent CrossLab/iLab Operations Software Support Help Desk will be closed during U.S. hours on Monday, January 19th, 2026. During this time, support in the U.S. and Canada will be unavailable. APAC and EU Support will remain open as normal. For urgent matters, please add "Urgent" to your ticket/email subject or press "1" when prompted to escalate a call on the iLab Support phone, and we will prioritize those requests first.

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The iLab Core Management System functionality should only be minimally impacted by the transition to Workday when system changes are implemented on January 17th.   Service requests, reservations, and forms will remain the same and requested services can be performed by the core facilities as usual except for the Saturday January 17th outage. Please reach out to ilab@mcw.edu with questions or concerns.

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Cardiovascular Academic Initiative (CAI)

Overview of Services

The Cardiovascular Academic Initiative (CAI) is an organized clinical/translational initiative to focus and support the cardiovascular academic missions and intertwine them with the clinical missions of MCW.
Strategic Objectives:
(1) Create collaborative spaces for innovation in cardiovascular research and clinical care
(2) Facilitate the translation of cardiovascular research between basic sciences, early human studies, and clinical practice
(3) Train the next generation of leaders in cardiovascular research and education

Leadership

Monica Driessen Research Coordinator 414-955-6707 mdriessen@mcw.edu
Amberly Anger Program Coordinator 414-955-6776 aanger@mcw.edu
Michelle Knezevich Data Analyst    
Michael Widlansky MD, MPH/Director, Cardiovascular Academic Initiative mwidlans@mcw.edu

Location and hours of operation

Hours Location

Monday - Friday 8:00 am  to 4:30 pm 

8701 W. Watertown Plank Rd.

HUB for Collab Med- 5th fl

Milwaukee, Wi, 53226

Links and Resources

https://www.mcw.edu/departments/medicine/divisions/cardiovascular-medicine/research/cardiovascular-academic-initiative

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
CAI

 

 
CardioAcademicInitiative@mcw.edu
 

 
Amberly Anger
Financial Contact
 

 
aanger@mcw.edu