Morgridge Investigators Jason Cantor, Kevin Eliceiri, and Melissa Skala received award funding to advance projects in metabolism and biomedical imaging.
Category: Metabolism
Morgridge, UW alum ‘diving into the deep end’ of vaccine development
After years of sharpening her knowledge of mass spectrometry in the Josh Coon Lab, chemistry PhD alumna Anji Trujillo landed her dream job of working on the front lines of drug development at Pfizer in St. Louis.
Open wide: Detecting links between what’s in your mouth and illness
Using tiny specks of dental plaque, scientists at the Morgridge Institute for the first time compiled a sophisticated analysis that opens the door to using the trove of micro-organisms in your mouth as an indicator of other health issues.
Where are they now? Catching up with recent alumni in their new careers
A few of our recent Morgridge alumni reflect on how their research experience at the institute prepared them for their scientific careers.
Scientists Pinpoint Structure of Antifungal, Challenge Binding Mechanism
Morgridge affiliate Chad Reinstra, a biochemist at UW–Madison, has unlocked the structure of Amphotericin B (AmB), a powerful and reliable drug that saves lives by obliterating serious fungal infections that can’t be diagnosed quickly.
