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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.
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.
Shaping the Future of Women’s Health: Insights and Innovations
Despite the many advances in human health, research focused on women’s health has a more complex history. Experts discussed this topic through the lens of discovery, prevention, and access to care during a Fearless Science Speaker Series lecture on March 17, 2025.
Researchers ‘seq’ and find a way to make pig retinal cells to advance eye treatments
For the first time, researchers developed stem cell-derived pig retinal cells in comparison with human retinal cells, envisioning a path to advance treatments for eye disease and injury.