WID experiments with new ways of creating unlikely campus-wide interdisciplinary research teams that generate unexpected discoveries. Researchers at WID are dedicated to fundamental discovery, applied research, and new pathways to collaborations that will contribute to improving the health of people and the food supply in Wisconsin and the world. WID's research strengths are in data science, tissue engineering, nanomedicine, -omics, and complex systems. WID also houses fellows and outreach programs and hosts public events.