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Powerful Chemistry

Scripps Research chemists drive innovation across the spectrum of science, industry and medicine.

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Science Changing Life

Chemistry's Impact Today

With the prevalence of chronic ailments ranging from cancer to heart disease, scientists are always searching for the next blockbuster drug.

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Science Changing Life

Making Science Matter

To Peter Schultz, science is like a Thanksgiving feast. "It all looks so good," he says, "that I always put too much on my plate."

President’s Letter

President Peter Schultz explains how 'it's all in the chemistry'

Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science,” an acknowledgment of its pivotal role in connecting physics, biology and other fields of research.

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In the Spotlight

A guide to the Jin-Quan Yu-niverse

A world-renowned chemist shares his unusual path to success.
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Translations

Calibr announces preliminary clinical data from first-in-human clinical trial of switchable CAR-T Cells (CLBR001 + SWI019) in lymphoma patients

Calibr presented preliminary data on the development of a novel switchable CAR-T cell platform for patients with relapsed/refractory lymphoma and leukemia.

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Clinical trial starts for prospective ALS treatment co-developed at Scripps Research

An experimental treatment called 3K3A-APC, which was co-developed at Scripps Research and has shown promise against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in preclinical studies, is now being tested in patients with the disease. 

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The life and science of a Nobel laureate

Ardem Patapoutian talks about his path to Scripps Research and the Nobel Prize.
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Awards & Honors

Benjamin Cravatt awarded the prestigious 2022 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

The Wolf Foundation awarded him the prize for “developing activity-based protein profiling, which has emerged as a powerful and widely used chemical proteomic strategy to characterize enzyme function in native biological systems.”

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Scripps Research garners 17 places on global ranking of most highly cited researchers

The 2021 Highly Cited Researchers list includes scientists from around the world who rank in the top 1 percent of citations in their field over the prior decade.

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Awards & Honors

American Chemical Society: 2022 national awards

Scripps Research faculty have received several national awards from the American Chemical Society.

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Awards & Honors

The Welch Foundation: Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry

The Welch Foundation, one of the nation’s largest sources of private funding for basic chemical research, named Chi-Huey Wong, PhD, the 2021 recipient of its prestigious Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry.

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Nobel laureate receives Lebanon’s national Order of Merit

In conjunction with receiving the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian, PhD, was recognized with the Lebanese Order of Merit.

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Awards & Honors

Royal Society of Chemistry: 2021 ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship

The editorial board of ChemComm, the Royal Society of Chemistry’s most cited journal, has awarded Keary Engle, PhD, its 2021 ChemComm Emerging Investigator Lectureship.

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Awards & Honors

Society for Glycobiology: Glycobiology Significant Achievement Award

Peng Wu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine, received the 2021 Glycobiology Significant Achievement Award by the Society for Glycobiology.

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Scripps Research sees strong growth in technology licensing revenues and philanthropic donations

Financial support will fuel fundamental scientific breakthroughs and development of new medicines. 

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Scripps Research mourns passing of pioneering scientist Richard Lerner

Lerner made major scientific contributions and built Scripps Research into a world-renowned hub of innovative science and medicine.

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In the Spotlight

Just the ticket...

Donna Blackmond recently set aside $25,000 from an award she received for her own research and seeded the “Encouraging Women in Science Fund” at Scripps Research.
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Discovering Touch: The life and science of Nobel Laureate Ardem Patapoutian, PhD

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