Author: Morgridge Institute for Research

Rising Sparks: Amritava Das, bioethics

Amritava Das, whose interdisciplinary work at Morgridge straddled biomedical engineering and bioethics, is taking his career beyond the theoretical realms of science, into the worlds of government policy and national defense.

Lifesaving science at UW-Madison depends on patent rights

Morgridge Board member and former director Jim Dahlberg wrote a column for The Wisconsin State Journal illustrating how a research finding that stemmed from curiosity led to a discovery with huge value, not only in financial terms, but for the lives of the individuals who benefitted.

Rising Sparks: Alex Walsh, biomedical imaging

Growing up in Austin, Texas, Alexandra Walsh was surrounded by scientific rigor and enthusiasm — and she used that early inspiration to forge a research career in biomedical engineering.