MADISON, Wis. — A world-renowned stem cell scientist and researcher has accepted a key position with the Morgridge Institute for Research, the private, not-for-profit division of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Jamie Thomson, the first member of the scientific team at the research facility, will be the director of regenerative biology. Thompson is currently a professor of anatomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and will retain that position in addition to his new role. The announcement was made at a news conference at the UW Health Sciences Learning Center on Monday afternoon, WISC-TV reported.