Helena Jaramillo Mesa thrives on constant learning, fresh ideas, and new challenges as she works to understand the inner workings of viruses.
Category: Virology
Donor generosity helps prime discovery at Morgridge
Two Morgridge investigators in 2025 have received donor-funded named professorships, which provide invaluable support for ongoing research and new opportunities.
‘Vaccines: Dispelling Myths and Making Informed Choices’ Fearless Science Forum
A panel of virology and infectious disease experts discussed vaccines and how to dispel myths and make informed choices at the Fearless Science Forum series on Oct. 27, 2025.
I told AI to make me a protein. Here’s what it came up with
Morgridge Investigator Anthony Gitter comments on a new AI technology that can help design original proteins based on simple, common-language prompts.
Rising Sparks: Sam Gelman, virology alum
Sam Gelman uses his computer science skills to apply machine learning — a branch of artificial intelligence that enables computers to imitate how humans learn and perform tasks — to help uncover important biomedical secrets.