Author: Morgridge Institute for Research

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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.