James Dahlberg, Morgridge trustee and former interim chief executive officer, is named one of the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2025 Faces of American Innovation for his achievements.
Author: Morgridge Institute for Research
Want to answer a big question in science? Ask a bigger one
Meet David Mangelsdorf, professor and chair of pharmacology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who joined the Morgridge Scientific Advisory Board in 2025. Mangelsdorf discusses his lifelong fascination with big, high-risk challenges in science.
Rising Sparks: Sabina Farhadova, biomedical imaging
Working with investigators Melissa Skala and Darcie Moore, Farhadova will use cutting-edge imaging technologies to answer fundamental questions about neurogenesis – the process by which new neurons are generated in the brain – and stem cell biology.
Little fish, big splash
Kenneth Poss, Morgridge’s newest investigator, studies how zebrafish can restore what is irreparable in humans — including damaged heart tissue.
Rising Sparks: Jose Ayuso, biomedical imaging alum
Morgridge alum Jose Ayuso is an assistant professor in UW–Madison’s Department of Dermatology, where his lab uses advanced biomedical engineering technologies to tap the promise of precision medicine.