Donor Amos Cader named the endowment after his beloved cat Vladimir, who died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A heart-broken Cader wanted to accelerate research to end the disease, leading him to NC State and Dr.

Donor Amos Cader named the endowment after his beloved cat Vladimir, who died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A heart-broken Cader wanted to accelerate research to end the disease, leading him to NC State and Dr.