The Morgridge Institute for Research Board of Trustees voted on Wednesday to elect Carl Gulbrandsen, emeritus managing director of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Association (WARF), as the new chairman of the 20-member Morgridge Institute board.
Category: Advancement
UW–Madison researchers plan return to lab
Morgridge CEO Brad Schwartz is featured in a report discussing the return of in-person research following nearly three months of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’re in this together
Morgridge CEO Brad Schwartz provides an update on how we’re keeping scientists and teams safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tiny aquatic animals may combat schistosomiasis
Tiny aquatic invertebrates, once a nuisance to scientists studying snail fever, may actually hold the key to fighting the spread of the tropical disease.
Tiny Creature Could Help Prevent Devastating Parasitic Disease
HHMI reports on the Newmark Lab’s discovery and purification of a substance made by rotifers that can paralyze the worms that cause schistosomiasis, a dangerous infection that affects 200 million people worldwide.