Helena Jaramillo Mesa thrives on constant learning, fresh ideas, and new challenges as she works to understand the inner workings of viruses.
Author: Morgridge Institute for Research
Rising Sparks: Alex Duckworth, virology
Alex Duckworth’s boundless curiosity takes him on remarkable journeys to view both the immense and the minuscule with the aid of advanced technology.
Wisconsin Science Festival makes curiosity to go with “Science in a Bag”
As part of the 2025 Wisconsin Science Festival, the Morgridge Institute’s “Science in a Bag” program provided Wisconsin libraries with more than 3,000 drawstring backpacks, each filled with ten to twelve hands-on experiments and activities designed to spark curiosity.
Morgridge and UW researchers develop novel gene editing approach for stem cell therapy
Morgridge Affiliate Matt Brown and the Ron Stewart Computational Biology Group recently published a new approach to “hypoimmune” gene editing of pluripotent stem cell (PSC) therapies.
Rising Sparks: Peter Favreau, biomedical imaging alum
Along with curiosity and collaboration, Peter Favreau focused on developing his interpersonal skills to find success in building a career in microscopy.