New open-source software automates RNA analysis to speed up research and drug...
LA JOLLA, CA— Scientists at Scripps Research have unveiled a new software tool for studying RNA (ribonucleic acid) molecules, which have a host of critical roles in organisms. The open-source app,...
View ArticleThree Scripps Research faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
LA JOLLA, CA— Three faculty at Scripps Research have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors awarded to scientists. The academy awards membership in recognition of...
View ArticleNeuroscientist Li Ye named to inaugural Abide-Vividion Chair at Scripps Research
Prestigious appointment will support his innovative imaging techniques and investigations into the relationship between metabolism and neurons.read more
View ArticleLight after death: scientists revive human eyes
By restoring the light-sensing function of human retinas hours after death, Scripps Research and collaborators reveal a new way to study age-related macular degeneration and other eye disorders. read more
View ArticleScripps Research scientists explain what makes COVID-19 antibody J08 so potent
The antibody, already in clinical trials to treat COVID-19, may be effective against future variants.read more
View ArticleSugared proteins called proteoglycans start to give up their secrets
Scripps Research scientists develop a sophisticated platform for building and modifying proteoglycans to dissect their normal roles and their roles in diseases, including cancers.read more
View ArticleChemists synthesize psychotropic compound from rainforest tree
Scripps Research scientists found the chemical binds to opioid receptors in the brain and may have utility as an antidepressant or anti-anxiety drug.read more
View ArticleNew Scripps Research Fellow Shannon Miller is advancing delivery methods for...
Miller brings a wealth of experience in genome editing to accelerate potential therapeutics for genetic diseases.read more
View ArticleScripps Research awarded $67 million by NIH to lead new pandemic preparedness...
The multidisciplinary center will focus on development of antiviral drugs to combat coronaviruses and other viruses with pandemic potential.read more
View ArticleNIH awards $4 million to initiate large clinical trial of stroke drug...
LA JOLLA, CA— The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the first $4 million tranche of funding for a large,...
View ArticleNew method allows easy, versatile synthesis of lactone molecules
Chemists’ technique for turning cheap dicarboxylic acids into complex lactones could boost industries from pharmaceuticals to plastics.read more
View ArticleCOVID-19 patient antibodies point researchers toward broad coronavirus vaccines
Certain antibodies isolated from people who had recovered from COVID-19 and were vaccinated have the ability to neutralize variety of coronaviruses.read more
View ArticleScripps Research receives $4.1 million from NIH grant to advance studies on...
The research could also help better understand other neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s.read more
View ArticleScripps Research and GISAID release application programming interface (API)...
Open science collaboration will support global genomic surveillance efforts to track coronavirus variants.read more
View ArticleScripps Research welcomes financial leaders Caroline Moon and Sherray McCloud
LA JOLLA, CA— Scripps Research is pleased to announce that Caroline Moon has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Sherray McCloud has been appointed Controller/Director of Accounting at...
View ArticleScripps Research chemist K. Barry Sharpless awarded Royal Society of...
LA JOLLA, CA —The U.K.’s Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded its 2022 Sir Derek Barton Gold Medal award to K. Barry Sharpless , W.M. Keck Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research.read more
View ArticleScripps Research scientists identify sensor underlying mechanical itch
LA JOLLA, CA— Scientists at Scripps Research have identified a protein in sensory nerves that works as a key detector of itch—specifically the “mechanical” itch stimulus of crawling insects, wool...
View ArticleXin Jin named one of 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review
Recognizing outstanding innovators younger than 35, the annual list examines not just where technology is now, but where it’s going and who’s taking it there.read more
View ArticleCellular protein identified as possible drug target to combat Lassa...
Experimental approach could uncover new treatment options for the virus, which is highly prevalent in Western Africa.read more
View ArticleChi-Huey Wong awarded Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis
Wong’s discoveries and technologies have fundamentally shaped our understanding of complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, as well as uncovered new therapeutic strategies to treat major diseases.read...
View Article