Spurred by the small triumphs of writing successful code and the endless learning to be had through collaborations, computational biologist Beth Moore builds tools for tackling mountains of scientific literature and biological data.
Author: Morgridge Institute for Research
Rising Sparks: Bjorn Paulson, biomedical imaging
Postdoc Bjorn Paulson approaches challenges with focused drive and precision to design imaging tools that will help advance biomedical science.
50% of cancer cell therapy fails. Scientists developing a screening to predict success
There’s no patient fitness screening method in place for cell therapies, so Morgridge Investigator Melissa Skala’s lab is building one.
4-H Youth Explore Future STEM Careers at UW–Madison Science Expedition
On November 5, 2025, thirty-three 4-H members from Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, and Washington counties kicked off their day before sunrise—boarding a bus to UW–Madison for the first annual Tri-County Science Expedition. In the Morgridge Institute for Research, students stepped into a functioning stem-cell lab, practicing aseptic techniques and learning how scientists grow and study living cells.
Empowering Open Science: Eliceiri led team Secures NIGMS R24 Grant to Advance Image Analysis Tools
Morgridge investigator and UW–Madison professor Kevin Eliceiri secures a national resource grant to expand open-source image analysis infrastructure and resources for the global research community.