Morgridge Institute Announcements
New round of federal funding received for $85 million medical isotope project
The Morgridge Institute for Research has received a $20.6 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to support development of a new process and manufacturing plant for a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of U.S. patients daily. more >
Morgridge Institute Stem Cell Group’s Victor Ruotti Wins Cycle Computing Challenge
Victor Ruotti, a computational biologist on the regenerative biology team at the Morgridge Institute for Research, has won the 2012 CycleCloud BigScience Challenge. Ruotti’s award comes in the form of computing time—the equivalent of eight hours on a 30,000-core cluster. more >
Morgridge Institute News Releases
- New round of federal funding received for $85 million medical isotope projectMay 08, 2012
- Krakauer chosen to lead Wisconsin Institute for DiscoverySep 29, 2011
- Study reveals critical similarity between two types of do-it-all stem cellsSep 11, 2011
- Wisconsin Science Festival highlights connection between science, artAug 25, 2011
In the News
Department of Energy funds to help start medical isotope plant in Janesville
5.8.12 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Kathleen Gallagher
A camera that peers around corners
3.20.12 | MIT News Office
Cycle Computing announces BigScience Challenge winner
3.13.12 | HPC Wire
Wisconsin stem cell group wins Cycle Computing $10,000 Challenge
3.13.12 | BioIT World | Kevin Davies
Christie partners honored with DSE 2012 awards
3.8.12 | Sign Builder Illustrated
Testing begins on video game for intelligence analysis
3.7.12 | The Oklahoma Daily | Paighten Harkins
Stem Cells: Flexible friends
2.29.12 | Nature | Nirupama Shevde
Q&A: Stemming the tide of misinformation
2.29.12 | Nature | Michael Eisenstein
Radioisotope recipe lacks one ingredient: cash
2.6.12 | New York Times | Matthew L. Wald
White House office studies benefits of video games
1.31.12 | USA Today | Greg Toppo
Image Library
Morgridge Scientific Leadership Team
Sang Kim, James Thomson, Paul Ahlquist, Susan Millar, T. Rock Mackie, Miron Livny and Rupa Shevde
Sangtae "Sang" Kim
Founding Executive Director, Morgridge Institute for Research
Director of Pharmaceutical Informatics, Morgridge Institute for Research
James Thomson
Director of Regenerative Biology, Morgridge Institute for Research
Paul Ahlquist
Lead Scientist, Virology, Morgridge Institute for Research
Thomas
"Rock" Mackie
Director of Medical Devices, Morgridge Institute for Research
Susan Millar
Emeritus Director of Education Research, Morgridge Institute for Research and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Miron Livny
Director of Core Computational Technology, Morgridge Institute for Research
Nirupama “Rupa” Shevde
Director of Outreach Experiences, Morgridge Institute for Research
Carl Gulbrandsen
Board Chair, Morgridge Institute for Research
Managing Director, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
John and Tashia Morgridge
Donors, Board Members; Morgridge Institute for Research
Building/Facility
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery