Research

Research

As an independent research organization, the Morgridge Institute for Research explores uncharted scientific territory to discover tomorrow’s cures. In affiliation with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, we support researchers who take a fearless approach to advancing human health in emerging fields such as regenerative biology, metabolism, virology, bioethics, advanced computing and biomedical imaging.

Frontiers of Biology

Exploring biological questions that could bring profound benefits to human health, including research into regenerative biology, metabolism and virology.

Meet our scientists

Transformational Tools

Advancing technologies to empower biomedical research, from cryo-EM and mass spectrometry; to multi-scale imaging and diagnostics; to machine learning and high-throughput computing.

Meet our scientists

Science & Society

Rising to the societal challenges posed by science, with research programs that address bioethics and science communication, and outreach programs that reach thousands annually.

Meet our scientists

Frontiers of Biology

Exploring biological questions that could bring profound benefits to human health, including research into regenerative biology, metabolism and virology.

Paul Ahlquist

Creating new approaches to undermine viruses

Jason Cantor

Exploring the interplay of biology and the environment

Daniela Drummond-Barbosa

Daniela Drummond-Barbosa

Developing tissues from stem cells

Jing Fan

Navigating the roadways of metabolism

Phil Newmark

Understanding the rules of infinite regeneration

Melissa Skala

Tailoring the cancer treatment to the individual

James Thomson

Assembling the building blocks of human biology

Transformational Tools

Advancing technologies to transform biomedical research, from cryo-EM and mass spectrometry; to multi-scale imaging and diagnostics; to machine learning and high-throughput computing.

Randy Bartels

Developing tools to push the limits of biomedical imaging

About Randy

Brian Bockelman

Brian Bockelman

Maximizing the potential of research computing

Juan C. Caicedo

Juan Caicedo

Detecting patterns across massive biological datasets

About Juan

Josh Coon

Innovating mass spectrometry to drive biological discovery

Kevin Eliceiri

Eliminating the blind spots in modern imaging

Tony Gitter

Decoding the language of diseased cells

Tim Grant

Developing new tools to see life at the atomic scale

Miron Livny

Breaking the bottlenecks in big data analysis

Ron Stewart

Making sense of large biological datasets

Science & Society

Forging a commitment to the societal expectations of science, with research programs that address bioethics and science communication, and outreach programs that reach thousands annually.

Dominique Brossard

Dominique Brossard

Connecting the worlds of science communication theory and practice

Pilar Ossorio

A culture of responsible science

Dietram Scheufele

Dietram Scheufele

Connecting the worlds of science communication theory and practice

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

Spark scientific curiosity and to serve society in partnership with UW–Madison

Community Engagement

Kids doing a science experiment

Help bring discovery to life today!

Summer Science Camps, are BACK! Give now to help students from every corner of the state experience the joy of discovering science.