A few of our recent Morgridge alumni reflect on how their research experience at the institute prepared them for their scientific careers.
Category: Virology
Giving middle school students a glimpse into the ‘invisible world’ of viruses
A new digital learning resource developed by PBS Wisconsin called “Meet the Lab,” which gives middle school-aged students a glimpse into high-powered research labs and the scientists who run them, highlights the Morgridge Institute virology research team.
Researchers, UW educators see bright future for AI in healthcare
Anthony Gitter, a Morgridge investigator, discussed his lab’s promising new efforts to use AI to create custom-fit chemicals — or as he described it, “a brand new recipe” for treating illnesses.
Chemical Legos: A machine learning approach to faster drug discovery
Virtual chemical libraries are capable of producing billions of never-before-synthesized chemical combinations, advancing the quest for beneficial new drugs. Machine learning models are helping find the best candidates.
CZI project to enable high-resolution mapping of molecules within cells
Tim Grant is part of a new project supported by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) that hopes to create a three-dimensional map that aligns molecules in their proper neighborhoods within a cell.