The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) named Donna Blackmond, PhD, co-chair of the Department of Chemistry, to its 2019 list of Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering.

In his latest book, Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again, Eric Topol, MD, tackles the complex and fascinating topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine.

Sydney Brenner, PhD, a pioneer in genetics, molecular biology and neuroscience who collaborated closely with Scripps Research scientists, died April 5 at the age of 92.

The Protein and Peptide Science Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry honored Philip Dawson, PhD, with its biennial RSC Medimmune Protein and Peptide Science Award for his “creative and impactful work in peptide and protein science.”

This spring, Friedbert Weiss, PhD, and Michael Farzan, PhD, were elected as fellows to two renowned American scientific societies.

The 2019 E.B. Hershberg Award for Important Discoveries in Medicinally Active Substances was given to Jeff Kelly, PhD, by the American Chemical Society (ACS) at its national meeting in Orlando, Florida.

The inaugural Salisbury Award for Entrepreneurial Translational Research was awarded to two Scripps Research scientists.

The National Health Service of the United Kingdom has announced the launch of the Topol Program for Digital Fellows, an initiative to train clinical staff in specialist digital skills.

Giordano Lippi, PhD, and Li Ye, PhD, both assistant professors in the Department of Neurology, have received grants from the Whitehall Foundation to support their studies into brain function.