The Drummond-Barbosa Lab looks to the tiny fruit fly to understand big complex questions about the relationship between stem cell development and changes in diet, metabolism, and the environment.
Author: Morgridge Institute for Research
Rising Sparks: Nick Arp, metabolism
Nick Arp is building a toolbox of knowledge in the research lab and in the medical clinic, searching for answers to scientific questions that can improve patient care.
AI protein-prediction tool AlphaFold3 is now open source
Morgridge Investigator Anthony Gitter provides comments to Nature News on the importance of open-source code as for-profit companies wade into the academic field of AI research.
Live Imaging Intracellular Parasites Reveals Changes to Host Metabolism
Researchers at the Morgridge Institute and UW–Madison use advanced imaging to study how Toxoplasma gondii changes host cell metabolism, offering insights into potential treatment strategies.
An ancient animal is helping scientists improve modern technology
Researchers at UW–Madison and the Morgridge Institute are looking to improve advanced microscopy techniques by studying proteins from tardigrades — an ancient group of microscopic animals with the uncanny ability to survive under extreme conditions.