{"id":12,"date":"2013-10-11T22:29:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T16:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/template\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:20:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/banner-Pills.jpg\" alt=\"White and yellow pills\" class=\"wp-image-1861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/banner-Pills.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/banner-Pills-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/banner-Pills-1024x267.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/banner-Pills-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/banner-Pills-1536x400.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"252\" data-id=\"1886\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/MIDD-LOGO-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery University for Wisconsin-Milwaukee\" class=\"wp-image-1886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/MIDD-LOGO-1-3.jpg 878w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/MIDD-LOGO-1-3-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/390\/2026\/03\/MIDD-LOGO-1-3-768x220.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ls-p-small wp-block-paragraph\">The Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery (MIDD) was established to advance research and later-stage development of new drugs from research at the UW-Milwaukee and collaborating institutions. The Institute focuses on several areas of research strength at UWM, with initiatives in neuroscience, cancer, inflammation, and infectious diseases. Because of the cross-functional nature of drug discovery and development, the MIDD is focused on collaborations among UWM departments, regional and national academic centers, and medical product companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/re-charge-stem-program\/\" rel=\"\">Re-Charge STEM Program<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-1693\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-p-card--contact uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile-header-text\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--subtitle\">Office of the Director<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:arnold2@uwm.edu\">arnold2@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-251-9450\">414-251-9450<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-location-dot fa-fw\"><\/i><span>Chemistry Building, Room 371-373<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-80\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--4\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading ls-p-small size-h1 heading-separator\" id=\"h-mission-statement\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Establish an inter-departmental and inter-institutional program in therapeutics to advance research and later-stage development of new drugs from research at the UW-Milwaukee and collaborating institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support collaborations among UWM departments, regional and national academic centers, and medical product companies, and coordinate efforts to maintain a robust interdisciplinary program including seeking joint funding sources and enriching the learning environment of the University and its partner institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve the wider community in Wisconsin by providing training and research opportunities that nurture future scholars and benefit the health of all people in the State of Wisconsin, including supporting new start-up companies that contribute to economic development in the State.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nnnuCAxEcJo?feature=oembed\" title=\"The Milwaukee Institute for Drug Discovery\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\"  frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-my-80\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading heading-separator\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3 has-dates\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/celebrating-the-completion-of-the-2026-re-charge-stem-program\/\">Celebrating the Completion of the 2026 Re-Charge Stem Program<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-12T10:43:55-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">August 12, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Friday the 7th of August was the last day of the 2026 Re-Charge program. It was a busy day. During the last week of the program, we helped our program &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/uwm-re-charge-stem-program-visited-microbial-discovery-group-in-milwaukee\/\">UWM RE-CHARGE STEM program visited Microbial Discovery Group in Milwaukee<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-31T16:00:27-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 31, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">We would like to thank Dr. Kyle Leistikow and his team for hosting the UWM RE-CHARGE program participants this week. We were very impressed by the sustainable approach to use &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/drug-discovery\/the-re-charge-program-visited-first-source-worldwide-llc-in-milwaukee\/\">The Re-Charge program visited First Source Worldwide LLC in Milwaukee<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-07-24T15:21:01-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">July 24, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Colors do not only trigger emotional responses but also help us to identify and differentiate products to improve safety. 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