Smart Cancer Therapies: Teaching the Body’s Own T-cells to Attack Tumors
Kris Saha with colleagues David Beebe and Christian Capitini aim to develop improved methods for making CAR T-Cells with a two-year grant from the NSF.
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Seminars Showcase the Best of WID’s Collaborative Environment
The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery’s SILO and Qbio Seminars pull researchers from across campus for engaging interdisciplinary talks in mathematics and quantitative biology.
Learning Like Humans, Machines Extend the Reach of Research
WID Optimization researchers have partnered with faculty across campus to work on ways to use computers to make better use of human brain power.
Understanding the Immune System with Machine Learning
Systems Biology researchers Deborah Chasman and Sushmita Roy are using machine learning to identify virus and pathogenicity-specific regulatory networks which may guide the design of effective therapeutics for infectious diseases. The work is described in a recent paper in PLOS Computational Biology.
The Warp and Weft of Discovery
The Weaving Lab will be open Monday – Thursday from 9am – 4pm through August 25th.
Lynda Barry at NASA: Drawing to Infinity and Beyond
In April, cartoonist and assistant professor of interdisciplinary creativity at WID Lynda Barry brought a heavy dose of creativity — and her unique perspective on storytelling — to NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
And the Winner Is…
From undergraduate Hilldale Fellows to national and international scholar awards, WID students and faculty gained significant recognition for their efforts and contributions.
LEL’s Brennan Named to Lead National Library of Medicine
Expert in the area of digital health information and communication begins new position August 15th.
Inhibitory Interactions Promote Frequent Bistability Among Competing Bacteria
Systems Biology researchers explore the importance of community history and assembly when considering microbial communities in a paper in Nature Communications.
Taking Sustainability Out of the Classroom with Sustainable U
Field Day Lab’s ‘Sustainable U’ game allows users to learn about systems of sustainability while exploring the UW-Madison campus. The free app is now available for iOS and Android.
Outreach in 3D
The Living Environments Lab at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery takes outreach seriously. On April 1, the lab welcomed dozens of students from the Wisconsin Indian Education Association Conference into the CAVE and Dev Lab to experience 3D virtual environments.
Mass Spectrometry Brings Epigenetics into Focus at UW
The Epigenetics theme at WID is putting mass spectrometry to use in new ways with specialized workflows designed to uncover the mysteries of chromatin.
Finding Meaning in Big Data
Discovery fellows Rebecca Willett and Rob Nowak are creating algorithms to make sense of big data and help machines learn.
How New Yorker Cartoons Could Teach Computers to be Funny
The magazine is using crowdsourcing algorithms developed by WID researchers to find the funniest cartoon captions
Optimization of Energy Systems
Victor Zavala, WID Optimization Affiliate and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in February, 2016, about optimization of energy systems.
The Strategic Value of Carbon Tariffs
Professor Thomas Rutherford, WID Optimization, and colleagues used numerical models to examine whether the threat of carbon tariffs might lower the cost of reductions in world carbon emissions in a paper published in the February issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.
Professor Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng: Advancing Microcellular Polymers
Thanks to the research of Professor Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng, plastics can have applications in products ranging from eyeglass lenses to engineered tissues.
LEL and CAVE Featured on Big Ten Network Video Profile
Patti Brennan and Kevin Ponto illuminate the CAVE for a B1G television audience.
Creative Spark
Image Lab Alumna Angela Richardson shares her formidable talent as artist-in-residence at Madison’s Central Library.
Ponto Connects with New Visualization Techniques in ‘Protean Guise’
Living Environments Laboratory Assistant Professor Kevin Ponto explores interconnectedness and propagation in two displays at the Ruth Davis Design Gallery at Nancy Nicholas Hall, open January 22 to February 21, 2016.
Educational Innovation: ISyE junior design course uses blended learning and lego kits to teach fundamental skills of design
Discovery Fellow Rob Radwin uses blended learning and LEGO kits to solve real world problems.
John Yin: “Arrow In, Arrow Out: Rumination on the Origins of Life and Nurturing Research Collaborations”
John Yin spoke at the Discovery Seminar Series in January, 2016, offering his perspective on the origins of life, dynamic stability, and developing collaborations.
Epigenetics Research at UW-Madison Ready for the Next Step
John Denu, Epigenetics Theme leader, keeps UW-Madison on top of research in epigenetics.
High-Content Analysis of CRISPR-Cas9 Gene-Edited Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Kris Saha and colleagues from the BIONATES Theme detail a new approach that can refine gene editing in this month’s issue of Stem Cell Reports.