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William Murphy
December 16, 2024

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. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting roughly…

PhD students Wihan Adi and Samir Rosas and Assistant Professor Filiz Yesilkoy use a scanning electron microscope.
November 20, 2024

Light-trapping metasurface tech boosts biosensors

A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineers has developed a thin, patterned, silicon-based component that excels at trapping non-visible light and could open up low-cost manufacturing possibilities for biochemical…

brain neurons istock image
November 13, 2024

How might pulsed microwaves harm the brain? UW-Madison engineers lead the search for answers

An interdisciplinary, multi-institutional research initiative led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be the first program in the world to comprehensively investigate how pulsed microwaves might injure the brain. PANTHER,…

UW Crest with engineering background
October 7, 2024

UW-Madison researchers use AI to identify sex-specific risks associated with brain tumors

For years, cancer researchers have noticed that more men than women get a lethal form of brain cancer called glioblastoma. They’ve also found that these tumors are often more aggressive…

Paul Campagnola, Sophie Mancha and Melissa Skala
September 19, 2024

Collagen highway signs could show how to stop pancreatic cancer spread

Collagen is the most prevalent protein in the human body, keeping our joints healthy, our bones strong and our skin stretchy. However, studies increasingly show that collagen in the extracellular…

Phillip A Levy Engineering Center spelled out on the entrance of the new UW-Madison College of Engineering Building
September 11, 2024

With $75 million gift for new UW-Madison engineering building, brothers’ impact spans generations and transcends campus boundaries

A historic $75 million gift will fuel construction of a much-needed new engineering building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With their lead gift—the largest single gift in college history—brothers and…

Danielle Desa
September 3, 2024

Optical imaging technique gives a closer look at new ways to grow heart cells

While cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, there are barriers to studying and modeling heart disease in the laboratory. The specialized muscle cells that…

Aarushi Bhargava
August 21, 2024

Focus on new faculty: Aarushi Bhargava expands ultrasound’s impact

When you hear the term ultrasound, you likely think of pregnancy and fuzzy images of developing babies. And the technology, which relies upon reflected soundwaves to generate images, is indeed…

Krishanu Saha reviews cells in his laboratory with a student
July 2, 2024

Serendipity reveals new method to fight cancer with T cells

A promising therapy that treats blood cancers by harnessing the power of the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells could now treat solid tumors more efficiently. Thanks to…

Krishanu Saha
July 2, 2024

Saha lab develops advanced gene editing techniques to boost T cells in cancer treatment

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Biomedical Engineering and Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID) have pioneered a new method to enhance the body’s disease-fighting T cells using advanced…