Researchers at WID are dedicated to fundamental discovery, applied research, and new pathways to collaborations that will contribute to solving problems.

The collaborative culture of WID defines our new approach to discovery, calling on a broad community for solutions-based collaborations, unlikely partnerships, and innovative methods.

Label-free Imaging, Plus Data Science, Means Better Quality Control for Biomanufacturing Stem Cells

2024-11-14T21:41:41-06:00

Krishanu Saha and Melissa Skala have devised an innovative method for reprogramming cells that leverages micropatterning, label-free imaging and machine learning to enable real-time, noninvasive monitoring of reprogramming. This method can be used to develop cutting-edge personalized therapies and disease models.

Label-free Imaging, Plus Data Science, Means Better Quality Control for Biomanufacturing Stem Cells2024-11-14T21:41:41-06:00

Randolph Ashton and Collaborators Win WARF Innovation Award

2024-11-14T21:54:52-06:00

WID's Randolph Ashton, Gavin Knight, Benjamin Knudsen, and Nisha Iyer take top honors from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's Innovation Awards. Their work, Superior Neural Tissue Models for Disease Modeling, Drug Development and More, was selected from more than 400 innovation disclosures.

Randolph Ashton and Collaborators Win WARF Innovation Award2024-11-14T21:54:52-06:00

Professor Stephen Wright Announced Winner of the Test of Time Award at 2020 NeurIPS Conference

2024-11-14T21:55:17-06:00

Professor of Computer Sciences at WID Stephen Wright and three colleagues were announced winners of the prestigious Test of Time Award at the 2020 Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems.

Professor Stephen Wright Announced Winner of the Test of Time Award at 2020 NeurIPS Conference2024-11-14T21:55:17-06:00

New Effective and Safe Antifungal Isolated from Sea Squirt Microbiome

2024-11-14T21:56:23-06:00

By combing the ocean for antimicrobials, scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have discovered a new antifungal compound that efficiently targets multi-drug-resistant strains of deadly fungi without toxic side effects in mice. WID postdoc Marc Chevrette is part of the team that published the finding in Science.

New Effective and Safe Antifungal Isolated from Sea Squirt Microbiome2024-11-14T21:56:23-06:00

UW–Madison to Continue Fundamental Data Science Research with Phase II Award from NSF

2025-01-27T14:42:03-06:00

The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery is home to the Institute for the Foundations of Data Science, which has received Phase II funding from the National Science Foundation.

UW–Madison to Continue Fundamental Data Science Research with Phase II Award from NSF2025-01-27T14:42:03-06:00

BADGRS Fosters Supportive Community Through Student-Led Discussions

2024-11-14T22:02:45-06:00

Brilliant and Diverse Graduate Research Scholars (BADGRS), founded by graduate students at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), is a discussion space for grad students, postdocs, and other trainees. They want to destigmatize conversations about mental health.

BADGRS Fosters Supportive Community Through Student-Led Discussions2024-11-14T22:02:45-06:00

NSF Grant Takes Scientific Approach to Public Engagement with Science

2025-01-27T11:40:37-06:00

A grant from the National Science Foundation will help a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison discover the factors that contribute to successful public engagement with science endeavors. In particular, the team is interested in learning what motivations and experiences mold the profiles of scientists who engage successfully with the public.

NSF Grant Takes Scientific Approach to Public Engagement with Science2025-01-27T11:40:37-06:00

WSJ: ‘Who Owns Science?’ Wisconsin Science Festival Panel Explores Culture, Representation

2024-11-14T22:05:18-06:00

university faculty and students, politicians and indigenous advocates discussed representation and inclusion in science at the panel moderated by Rabiah Mayas, associate director of Northwestern University’s Science in Society research center.

WSJ: ‘Who Owns Science?’ Wisconsin Science Festival Panel Explores Culture, Representation2024-11-14T22:05:18-06:00

Tiny Capsules Packed with Gene-Editing Tools Offer Alternative to Viral Delivery of Gene Therapy

2024-11-14T22:05:28-06:00

An interdisciplinary pair of WID researchers has developed a new nanocapsule delivery method for delivering the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing tool. The new system could be used for many types of gene therapies.

Tiny Capsules Packed with Gene-Editing Tools Offer Alternative to Viral Delivery of Gene Therapy2024-11-14T22:05:28-06:00

Cap Times Q&A: Institute for Discovery Director Jo Handelsman Takes Scientific Collaboration to a New Level

2024-11-14T22:05:50-06:00

"When I came we started thinking about how you generate interdisciplinary work. We took an experimental approach to figuring out whether there are deliberate things that we can do that will encourage truly broad collaborations across disciplines."

Cap Times Q&A: Institute for Discovery Director Jo Handelsman Takes Scientific Collaboration to a New Level2024-11-14T22:05:50-06:00
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