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The Morgridge Institute for Research is a private, nonprofit biomedical research institute in Madison, Wis., affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The institute works to improve human health by conducting, enabling and translating interdisciplinary biomedical research. Research in regenerative biology, virology, medical devices and core computational technology is currently underway. The institute is housed in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building, which was made possible with a $50 million gift from Tashia and John Morgridge as well as support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the state of Wisconsin. The interdisciplinary science at the Morgridge Institute is funded by the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other public and private sources. (Relationships with industry )〔(“Morgridge Institute Receives Gift of Building.’’ The Business Journal of Milwaukee. American City Business Journals. March 3, 2010. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. )〕 and private investors leverage this funding to speed the commercial development of research results. The Morgridge Institute for Research is one of three entities occupying the $150 million Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building; the other entities include a public research enterprise known as the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the (Town Center ), which functions to encourage interaction among scientists and community members and hosts events and educational programs.〔("The Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery." Pharmaceutical Technology.com. 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010. )〕 The entire project received gold certification in 2011 under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program and is expected to use 50 percent less energy and water than a typical laboratory.〔("Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on Track for December 2010 Opening." University of Wisconsin–Madison University Communications. Dec. 14, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2010. ).〕 ==History== Conceived by the Morgridges in 2005 to provide greater flexibility to scientists working in interdisciplinary fields such as regenerative biology, the project attracted matching funds from the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, the patent and licensing organization for UW–Madison. The Morgridges' gift, (announced in April 2006 ),〔("Morgridge Gift Enables Phase One of Institute for Discovery." Wisconsin Technology Network News. April 3, 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2010. )〕 represented the single largest private donation in university history. A former CEO and chairman of Cisco Systems, John Morgridge and wife Tashia, a retired special education teacher, met in high school in Wauwatosa and graduated from UW–Madison in 1955. Previous philanthropic gifts by the Morgridges to UW–Madison included a 2004 gift of $31 million to renovate and modernize the (Education Building ),〔("Gift to Fund Education Building Renovation, Addition." University of Wisconsin–Madison University Communications. May 19, 2004. Retrieved July 26, 2010. )〕 as well as gifts to the School of Business and the College of Engineering. Their vision for the Morgridge Institute for Research included development of educational programs that would allow the public to engage with scientific topics such as human embryonic stem cells. The Morgridge Institute allows university faculty to hold dual appointments in both traditional academic settings and the private center. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Morgridge Institute for Research」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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