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Want to answer a big question in science? Ask a bigger one

Want to answer a big question in science? Ask a bigger one

Meet David Mangelsdorf, professor and chair of pharmacology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who joined the Morgridge Scientific Advisory Board in 2025. Mangelsdorf discusses his lifelong fascination with big, high-risk challenges in science.

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Morgridge supporters discover the impacts of community engagement during a ‘Night in the Lab’

Morgridge supporters discover the impacts of community engagement during a ‘Night in the Lab’

During a special event, the Community Engagement Team welcomed a group of enthusiastic, science-curious donors and supporters to learn how the team sparks curiosity in communities across Wisconsin and beyond.

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Founder of Morgridge spinoff company awarded for entrepreneurial impact

Founder of Morgridge spinoff company awarded for entrepreneurial impact

Greg Piefer, founder of Morgridge spinoff company SHINE Technologies, is among three outstanding recipients of the 2025 Chancellor’s Entrepreneurial Achievement Award.

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Rising Sparks: Sabina Farhadova, Biomedical Imaging

Rising Sparks: Sabina Farhadova, Biomedical Imaging

Working with investigators Melissa Skala and Darcie Moore, Farhadova will use cutting-edge imaging technologies to answer fundamental questions about neurogenesis – the process by which new neurons are generated in the brain – and stem cell biology.

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