About Us
The Morgridge Institute for Research is a new, private, not-for-profit interdisciplinary biomedical research organization dedicated to the vision of “Discovery to Delivery,” of accelerating the movement of science from the laboratories of researchers to public use around the world as treatments and cures. It is associated with and located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, consistently one of the top research universities in the world.
The Morgridge Institute is part of the twin institutes of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery a public-private initiative that facilitates interdisciplinary research and breakthrough discoveries to advance human health and well-being. The new state-of-the-art facility housing the institutes will open in December 2010.
The Morgridge Institute for Research leverages the best of a great public university with the flexibility and resources of a world-class private research institute. Its goal is to improve human health by improving the way scientists collaborate, discover, deliver and educate. With an initial focus on studying human pluripotent stem cells and viruses, the Morgridge Institute brings together world-class scientists to facilitate research collaborations across the fields of biology, computer science and bioengineering.
The institute is led by acclaimed scientist Dr. Sangtae “Sang” Kim as executive director. Stem cell pioneer Dr. James Thomson was named as its first scientific director in 2008. The initial programming of the Morgridge Institute for Research includes focuses on:
Discovery Challenges Areas
- Regenerative Biology
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Virology
Delivery Areas
- Medical Devices
- Pharmaceutical Informatics
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Education to excite people of all ages about the wonder and world of discovery
In time, the Morgridge Institute hopes to discover new treatments and cures for some of the world’s most devastating diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, hepatitis C, cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
