Stories indexed under: Morgridge Institute for Research

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• Study shows patient’s own cells may hold therapeutic promise after reprogramming, gene correction April 4, 2011 Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of California and the WiCell Research Institute moved gene therapy one step closer to clinical reality by determining that the process of correcting a genetic defect does not substantially increase the number of potentially cancer-causing mutations in induced pluripotent stem cells.
• UW-Madison researcher Thomson wins prestigious Albany Prize March 16, 2011 In recognition of his pioneering work in isolating human stem cells and the promise they hold for the future of medicine, Wisconsin researcher James Thomson has been named a co-recipient of the 11th annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.
• New induced stem cells may unmask cancer at earliest stage Feb. 4, 2011 By coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer leukemia in the laboratory dish.
• Wisconsin stem cell pioneer wins Faisal International Prize Jan. 21, 2011 James Thomson, director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research and a University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher since 1994, learned this week that he is this year's co-winner of the prestigious King Faisal International Prize in Medicine.
• Slide show: Entering a state of discovery Dec. 2, 2010
• Team receives funds to advance development of production method for medical isotopes Oct. 4, 2010 An acute shortage of a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of medical patients daily will be addressed through a federal funding agreement reached Sept. 30 to advance pioneering technology developed at a Middleton, Wis., company and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Atlanta middle-school students join Wisconsin peers at science camp July 14, 2010 This summer, there's no cooler place to be than in the lab for two dozen scientifically minded middle-school students.
• Gift of $16 million pharmaceutical facility benefits Morgridge Institute March 3, 2010 Mentor Worldwide LLC's donation of a $16 million manufacturing facility to the new Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will help fuel the nonprofit's mission of accelerating biomedical discoveries to delivery as treatments and cures.
• Morgridge Institute for Research announces scientific leadership team, research areas Feb. 10, 2010 The Morgridge Institute for Research has finalized its inaugural team of top scientists selected to bring to life the institute's mission of accelerating discovery to delivery to improve human health.
• MathBio looks at ‘best picture’ Oct. 21, 2009 If 2008’s inaugural MathBio Symposium was a big-picture look at collaboration, the focus of this year’s symposium is on the best picture.
• Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery celebrate ‘topping out’ May 28, 2009 On May 26, the construction team of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery held a “topping out” ceremony, traditional in the building industry for recognizing the construction milestone of placing and welding the last beam at the top of a building.
• Recent sightings: Eyes on UW March 30, 2009 Photo: Two remote-controlled webcams, maintained by the Division of Information Technology and mounted on the roof of the Computer Sciences and Statistics building, document progress of different construction sites on campus.
• Wisconsin, Morgridge scientists excise vector, exotic genes from induced stem cells March 26, 2009 A team of scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reports that it has created induced human pluripotent stem (iPS) cells completely free of viral vectors and exotic genes.
• For Kim, calculated risk is all in the game March 24, 2009 Like many overachievers, Sangtae Kim, who was named last fall to lead the Morgridge Institute for Research, is a calculated taker of risks. He knows chance when he sees it and, importantly, he knows how to size it up.
• Deep drilling begins for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery geothermal system Jan. 6, 2009 Deep drilling begins this week to place 75 bore holes approximately 300 feet below the site of the future Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, marking another first for the interdisciplinary research building project.
• Executive director named for Morgridge Institute for Research Sept. 11, 2008 A distinguished researcher from Purdue University with significant private and public sector experience will return to Wisconsin as the executive director of the new Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the twin Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
• Online 'Discovery Portal' meant to foster greater research collaboration Sept. 9, 2008 The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is launching a new and powerful online resource for finding researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Wisconsin Discovery Portal, located at http://discoveryportal.org, is a Web-based search tool and directory offering professional profiles of 2,600 UW-Madison researchers.
• Morgridge Institute to hold symposium on integration of math, biology July 16, 2008 To address the challenge and position UW-Madison scientists for the future, the Morgridge Institute for Research, part of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, has slated the first symposium on the Integration of the Mathematical and Biological Sciences, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3.
• Institute sponsors symposium to explore integration of math, biology May 13, 2008 The Morgridge Institute for Research and the Graduate School are sponsoring a two-day symposium open to faculty and academic staff interested in exploring the interfaces connecting the mathematic, computational and biological sciences, and the major impact of these evolving interactions on research, education, training and discovery.
• Groundbreaking ceremony for Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery planned April 30, 2008 Gov. Jim Doyle and University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni John and Tashia Morgridge will join the UW-Madison community at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 2, to celebrate the start of construction of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.