Tag Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Saturday Science at Discovery: June focus on ice cream
June 3, 2011You start with milk, but then what? Get the scoop from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, June 4, in the Town Center of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Red Hat honors UW–Madison partnership, contribution to research computing
May 9, 2011Red Hat Inc., the world's largest open-source software company, has given the first Red Hat Cloud Leadership Award to the Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and named the CHTC its first Red Hat Center of Excellence Development Partner.
Study shows patient’s own cells may hold therapeutic promise after reprogramming, gene correction
April 4, 2011Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of California and the WiCell Research Institute moved gene therapy one step closer to clinical reality by determining that the process of correcting a genetic defect does not substantially increase the number of potentially cancer-causing mutations in induced pluripotent stem cells.
UW-Madison researcher Thomson wins prestigious Albany Prize
March 16, 2011In recognition of his pioneering work in isolating human stem cells and the promise they hold for the future of medicine, Wisconsin researcher James Thomson has been named a co-recipient of the 11th annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research.
Discovery Town Center debuts Saturday Science Series for families
March 3, 2011The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center will debut a new monthly series of free science exploration and education programs aimed at kids and families this Saturday March 5. Its first program, Leopold Discovery Day, invites learner of all ages to celebrate the life and discoveries of legendary University of Wisconsin–Madison environmentalist Aldo Leopold, known as the "father of wildlife management."
New induced stem cells may unmask cancer at earliest stage
February 4, 2011By coaxing healthy and diseased human bone marrow to become embryonic-like stem cells, a team of Wisconsin scientists has laid the groundwork for observing the onset of the blood cancer leukemia in the laboratory dish.
Wisconsin stem cell pioneer wins Faisal International Prize
January 21, 2011James Thomson, director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research and a University of Wisconsin–Madison researcher since 1994, learned this week that he is this year's co-winner of the prestigious King Faisal International Prize in Medicine.
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery facility opens on UW–Madison campus
December 2, 2010Twin research institutes and a space designed for all to engage in science opened Thursday on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Scientists ferret out a key pathway for aging
November 18, 2010A team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and their colleagues describe a molecular pathway that is a key determinant of the aging process.
Search and screen panel named for WID director
November 5, 2010A search and screen committee has been named to find the first permanent director for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Martin Cadwallader, vice chancellor for research and dean of the Graduate School, says the committee is accepting nominations and hopes to have a candidate selected by late spring.
Team receives funds to advance development of production method for medical isotopes
October 4, 2010An acute shortage of a medical isotope needed by tens of thousands of medical patients daily will be addressed through a federal funding agreement reached Sept. 30 to advance pioneering technology developed at a Middleton, Wis., company and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Atlanta middle-school students join Wisconsin peers at science camp
July 14, 2010This summer, there's no cooler place to be than in the lab for two dozen scientifically minded middle-school students.
Stage set for WID’s Town Center to welcome visitors
May 6, 2010It won’t open until December, but the Town Center now under construction within the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is already sharing its plans for engaging citizens with world-class science.
WID Town Center previewed May 6
April 22, 2010Get a sneak peek at the design, attractions and menus of Town Center at “Journey to the Center of the Institutes,” a preview May 6 in the Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons and Deck.
Gift of $16 million pharmaceutical facility benefits Morgridge Institute
March 3, 2010Mentor Worldwide LLC's donation of a $16 million manufacturing facility to the new Morgridge Institute for Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will help fuel the nonprofit's mission of accelerating biomedical discoveries to delivery as treatments and cures.
UW-Madison biochemists take a bead on gene-controlling code
March 2, 2010DNA may provide the blueprint for life, but scientists are learning more about the role of a chemical code that governs the way that blueprint is read.
Morgridge Institute for Research announces scientific leadership team, research areas
February 10, 2010The Morgridge Institute for Research has finalized its inaugural team of top scientists selected to bring to life the institute's mission of accelerating discovery to delivery to improve human health.
Expert on equine disaster situations to speak at UW–Madison
January 8, 2010The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine continuing education program will host the 21st annual seminar "Horse Emergencies: Being Prepared During Disaster Situations" on Saturday, Feb. 20.