The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) hosts the Research Forward initiative to stimulate and support highly innovative and groundbreaking research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
mRNA-activated blood clots could cushion the blow of osteoarthritis
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have developed a promising technique for treating osteoarthritis using therapeutic blood clots activated by messenger RNA.
Search begins for new vice chancellor for research
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin has appointed a 17-member search and screen committee to help identify a vice chancellor for research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Steve Ackerman, who served as vice chancellor for research and …
UW researcher’s career inspired by his own spinal cord injury
Dan Hellenbrand grew up on a small farm near Lodi and by his 20s was on the path to his desired career in carpentry. Then, in an instant, that path vanished.In April 2003, he was …
Mineral coatings could enable shelf-stable mRNA therapies
The rapid development of mRNA-based vaccines against COVID-19 was a gamechanger in the global pandemic. The vaccines employ messenger RNA to direct cells to produce a protein from the surface of the virus—triggering an immune …
UW researchers will develop gene editing therapy to treat blindness
With new support from the National Institutes of Health, a team of researchers at the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery will lead drug therapeutics testing for two diseases known to cause blindness. Over the next five …
Clemson Award for Applied Research
“The impact of Dr. Murphy’s translational biomaterials research is huge; the products successfully translated from Dr. Murphy’s lab are of critical importance. For example, the TruMatch Graft Cage™ is a 3D-printed personalized resorbable implant for …
mRNA therapy could break down treatment barriers for patients with chronic spinal cord injuries
“My hope is this opens up an opportunity to treat patients who have chronic spinal cord injuries,” says Professor Murphy, whose lab develops biologically inspired materials for regenerative medicine applications. “That’s a patient population that …
Science and Serendipity: How Apples Are Laying the Foundation for Regenerating Bone
Researchers are using innovative plant-based biomaterials to grow new bone that could restore depleted bone mass after space travel. May 9, 2022
William Murphy receives mid career Kellett award
Faculty receive WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards May 25, 2021 By Natasha Kassulke Thirty-three members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have been awarded fellowships for 2021-22. The awardees span the four divisions on …