Dr. Benjamin J. Kopecky is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Colorado, where he practices advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation and leads a translational research program focused on cardiac inflammation and transplant immunology. His laboratory integrates human biospecimens with murine models and multimodal omics to define how innate immune and stromal interactions drive graft injury and long‑term transplant outcomes. He is the PI of an NIH K08 award and a Boettcher Early‑Career Investigator, with work published in Circulation, Nature, Nature Cardiovascular Research, and Transplantation.

Dr. Kopecky co‑leads the Cardiology Adult Tissue Biobank, mentors trainees across career stages, and serves on multiple PhD thesis committees. Nationally, he is active in the Heart Failure Society of America, the American Society of Transplantation, and the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR) where he received the 2023 Young Investigator Award. Outside academia, he is an accomplished endurance athlete, having completed marathons in all 50 states.