# Morgridge Institute for Research
> Morgridge Institute scientists recognize that a fundamental understanding of human biology will drive the next big advances in human health\. We conduct fearless science in some of these promising frontiers\.
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## Pages
- [About](https://morgridge.org/about/)
- [Contact](https://morgridge.org/about/contact/)
- [Privacy Statement](https://morgridge.org/about/contact/privacy-statement/)
- [Research](https://morgridge.org/research/)
- [Directory](https://morgridge.org/directory/)
- [Careers](https://morgridge.org/careers/)
- [Mission and Core Values](https://morgridge.org/about/mission-and-core-values/)
- [Leadership](https://morgridge.org/about/leadership/)
- [Community](https://morgridge.org/community/)
- [News \& Stories](https://morgridge.org/news/)
- [Blue Sky Science](https://morgridge.org/news/blue-sky-science/)
- [Give Now to Improve Human Health](https://morgridge.org/give/)
- [Labs](https://morgridge.org/research/labs/)
## Posts
- [In focus: I2KxBINA Community Congress 2026 ](https://morgridge.org/story/in-focus-i2kxbina-community-congress-2026/): The 6th annual BINA Community Congress, held in conjunction with Images 2 Knowledge, \(I2K\), brought the multiscale imaging frontier to the Discovery Building from Sept 27\-Oct 2\.
- [Behind Nobel\-winning IceCube discoveries, decades of high\-throughput computing](https://morgridge.org/story/behind-nobel-winning-icecube-discoveries-decades-of-high-throughput-computing/): UW–Madison and Morgridge Institute researchers have supported Francis Halzen’s work long before IceCube existed — an exemplar of computing collaborations that have now contributed to four Nobel Prize\-winning efforts\.
- [Rising Sparks: Christian Tentellino, biomedical imaging](https://morgridge.org/story/rising-sparks-christian-tentellino-biomedical-imaging/): Morgridge Postdoctoral Fellow Christian Tentellino’s academic journey brought him to Madison, Wis\. to develop imaging tools aimed at revealing why solid tumors stymy immune cell treatments: “The hope of doing something relevant in the clinical field in the future is what moves me daily\.”
- [Eye\-eating amoeba resists treatment — understanding its biochemistry could help](https://morgridge.org/story/eye-eating-amoeba-resists-treatment-understanding-its-biochemistry-could-help/): \Acanthamoeba\ causes infections in the eye or brain that can lead to blindness or death\. New research into the amoeba’s mitochondrial metabolism could lead to safer, more effective treatments\.
- [How science camps bridge the divide in rural communities ](https://morgridge.org/story/how-science-camps-bridge-the-divide-in-rural-communities/): “Once that belief that certain paths are ‘for other people’ takes hold, it can be difficult to undo\.” Wisconsite and former global insurance CEO Patrick Thiele talks about access to STEM in our Rural Roots, Research Futures project, recognizing the 20th anniversary of Morgridge Summer Science Camp\.
## Events
- [Fearless Science Forum: How do Scientists know what they know](https://morgridge.org/event/fearless-science-forum-how-do-scientists-know-what-they-know/): Join Morgridge CEO Brad Schwartz, national leader in science policy Keith Yamamoto, Director of the Morgridge Institute’s Rowe Center for Virology Paul Ahlquist, and Morgridge Institute Investigator Melissa Skala as they peel back the curtain on the scientific method\.
- [Wisconsin Science Festival](https://morgridge.org/event/wisconsin-science-festival/): The Wisconsin Science Festival is a statewide celebration of science, technology, engineering, art, and math with activities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests throughout Wisconsin\. Events include hands\-on science exhibitions, demonstrations, performances, tours, pub nights, workshops and more\.
- [The Art of Scientific Storytelling: How to Take Your Academic Presentations from Good to Great](https://morgridge.org/event/the-art-of-scientific-storytelling/): Have you ever wondered how to give effective research talks that don't bore your audience to tears? The answer is scientific storytelling\. In this interactive hands\-on presentation, Dr\. Tiffany Green will equip you with scientific storytelling strategies that will transform your presentations from good to great\.
- [Morgridge Metabolism Colloquium](https://morgridge.org/event/morgridge-metabolism-colloquium-dec1526/): Katrin J\. Svensson, Ph\.D\., Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University
- [Morgridge Metabolism Colloquium](https://morgridge.org/event/morgridge-metabolism-colloquium-dec0126/): Jared R\. Mayers, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Washington
## Job Postings
- [Postdoctoral Research Associate \- Bartels Lab](https://morgridge.org/job-posting/postdoctoral-research-associate-bartels-lab/): This position will develop and apply advanced optical imaging methods for deep\-tissue imaging, including coherent nonlinear optical holography\. The postdoctoral research associate will design and construct optical instrumentation, develop data\-acquisition and computational\-reconstruction methods, conduct imaging experiments, and apply these technologies to biomedical research questions\.
- [Metabolism Investigator](https://morgridge.org/job-posting/metabolism-investigator/): The Morgridge Institute for Research, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin\-Madison, seeks a joint tenure track assistant professor to lead a vibrant metabolism\-focused research program\. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary and collaborative\-minded scientists passionate about mechanistic understanding of metabolism and metabolic regulation, its connections with core biological processes, and innovative approaches to study metabolism\.
- [Philanthropic Giving Manager](https://morgridge.org/job-posting/philanthropic-giving-manager/): The Philanthropic Giving Manager will serve as a key frontline fundraiser for the Morgridge Institute for Research \(Morgridge\)\. As a member of the Development Team, the Philanthropic Giving Manager will be responsible for building and fostering relationships with individual donors and giving prospects, in pursuit of our mission to serve society through impactful biomedical discoveries and spark curiosity for science in our everyday lives\.
- [Research Cyberinfrastructure Manager](https://morgridge.org/job-posting/research-cyberinfrastructure-manager/): The Research Cyberinfrastructure Manager will provide technical oversight for the development team within the Research Computing group, overseeing a team including Research Software Engineers \(RSEs\) working on large\-scale data management problems within the institute’s and national cyberinfrastructure as part of the Center for High Throughput Computing \(CHTC\)\.
- [Research Software Engineer](https://morgridge.org/job-posting/research-software-engineer/): The Research Software Engineer \(RSE\) will work to bring modern software engineering techniques and approaches to research projects at the institute as part of long\-running engagements and collaborations between scientists\.
## Blue Sky
- [How do you identify edible mushrooms?](https://morgridge.org/blue-sky/how-do-you-identify-edible-mushrooms/): There’s not one rule that applies to mushrooms\. You have to know your biodiversity to know which species are edible and which species are not edible\.
- [How does electricity move through wires?](https://morgridge.org/blue-sky/how-does-electricity-move-through-wires/): It’s a complicated process, but there are charges inside wires and these charges can be acted on by an electric field\. They can move through the wire in something that’s called an electric current\.
- [Why do the northern and southern lights only appear near the poles?](https://morgridge.org/blue-sky/why-do-the-northern-and-southern-lights-only-appear-near-the-poles/): The formation of the northern and southern lights—known as aurora borealis and aurora australis—begins with solar flares from the sun\. The solar flares eject groups of electrons from the sun that act as a wind and flow toward the Earth\.
- [How do plants grow if there's no sunlight?](https://morgridge.org/blue-sky/how-do-plants-grow-if-theres-no-sunlight/): Plants need sunlight for a process that we call photosynthesis\. Plants are what we call autotrophs, meaning they create their own food or energy to grow\.
- [How much does a human brain typically weigh?](https://morgridge.org/blue-sky/how-much-does-a-human-brain-typically-weigh/): The human brain includes 100 billion neurons, or brain cells, and is an ever\-changing organ\.
## Profile
- [Fiona Flynn](https://morgridge.org/profile/fiona-flynn/)
- [Jonathan Stefely](https://morgridge.org/profile/jonathan-stefely/)
- [Todd Newman](https://morgridge.org/profile/todd-newman/)
- [Elsa Olson](https://morgridge.org/profile/elsa-olson/)
- [Alexis Udell](https://morgridge.org/profile/alexis-udell/)
## Features
- [Immortal: An oral history of stem cell discovery](https://morgridge.org/feature/immortal/): In November 1998, the journal \Science\ published James Thomson’s groundbreaking work on embryonic stem cells\. There has been 20 years of progress since the initial discovery spawned a new field of research, and tremendous potential exists for the future\. We reached out to the people who lived it, and they shared the experiences in their own words\. This is their story\.
- [Fluorescence Imaging Explained: Microscopic Life in Many Colors](https://morgridge.org/feature/fluorescence-imaging-primer/): Life is aglow — literally\. Scientists harness this phenomenon, known as fluorescence, to reveal the cellular secrets underlying health and disease otherwise destined to remain hidden from view\.
- [Cryo\-EM Explained: Visualizing Life’s Machinery](https://morgridge.org/feature/cryo-em-primer/): The world of the super\-small — of proteins, ribosomes, bacteria, viruses, and other biomolecules — is perpetually abuzz inside of us\. A powerful structural biology technique called cryogenic electron microscopy \(cryo\-EM\) gives scientists a new window into the machinery of life\. Here’s a look at how the technology works\.
- [Curiosity\-driven Research Explained: Basic science lays the foundation for life\-saving discoveries](https://morgridge.org/feature/curiosity-driven-research-explained/): When scientists ask fundamental questions about life, biomedical breakthroughs follow — often at a distance\. Why should we embrace the long, unpredictable path from curiosity to cure?
- [Model organisms: Peculiar creatures, big discoveries](https://morgridge.org/feature/model-organisms/): From axolotls to zebrafish, this story explores some of science’s classic models, others more unusual, but all with potential for increasing our understanding of biology to improve human health\.
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