Science Changing Human Health

Spring/Summer 2023

Science Changing Human Health

Science Changing Weight Control

Science Changing Weight Control

Masters of Metabolism

As it turns out, our metabolisms have been misunderstood for decades. These Scripps Research scientists are changing the way we think about metabolic disorders, weight control and eating habits—paving the way for new drugs to treat some of the most serious health conditions our world faces today.

Science Changing Life

Science Changing Life

A look inside the body’s engine

Our metabolism is made up of all the chemical processes that convert the calories we eat and drink into energy that can be used by the body.

President’s Letter

President Peter Schultz describes the rich diversity of science at Scripps Research

One of the benefits of doing science at Scripps Research is working with colleagues who are leading experts across a wide range of fields.

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In the Spotlight

Decoding the brain with Xin Jin


Meet a pioneering neuroscientist who's shedding light on the brain's complexities.
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Translations


Calibr reports promising results from first-in-human clinical trial of a next-generation CAR-T platform designed to enhance the versatility and safety of cell therapies

Learn about encouraging preliminary data from nine subjects in a first-in-human clinical trial studying the first switchable CAR-T cell product for patients with B-cell malignancies.

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Longer life


Postdoctoral associate, Ee Phie Tan, shares her research on longer living with cellular recycling.
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Awards & Honors

Jeffery Kelly awarded the prestigious 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry

Jeffery Kelly, the Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, has been awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry, one of the most prestigious awards in the field.

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Awards & Honors

Stefano Forli receives 2022 Outstanding Mentor Award 

In the tenth year of recognizing exceptional faculty mentorship at Scripps Research, Stefano Forli was named the 2022 Outstanding Mentor by students and postdoctoral associates who have benefited from his guidance.

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Awards & Honors

Inaugural Award for Trainee Mentorship goes to Ravi Chawla

Chawla investigates the stress pathways of bacteria that enable their survival with the aim of identifying molecules that can interfere with these pathways and thereby prevent infection.

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Awards & Honors

13 Scripps Research faculty named to Highly Cited Researchers List 

Clarivate, a global leader in analytics, included 13 members of the Scripps Research faculty on its 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List, ranking them among the top one percent in the world.

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Awards & Honors

James Paulson named winner of 2023 Claude S. Hudson Award

The award recognizes Paulson’s outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry in education, research and applications.

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Awards & Honors

Glycobiologist James Paulson receives President’s Innovator Award

The Society for Glycobiology recognizes Paulson for his breakthrough research on the structure and function of essential sugars, and their impact on science and medicine.

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Awards & Honors

Mia Huang receives 2023 David Y. Gin Young Investigator Award

Huang is distinguished for her outstanding contributions to carbohydrate chemistry research as an early-career, independent scientist.

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Awards & Honors

Donna Blackmond receives 2023 James Flack Norris Award from American Chemical Society

The award recognizes Blackmond's outstanding contributions to physical organic chemistry.

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Awards & Honors

Xin Jin receives 2022 One Mind Rising Star Award

Jin is recognized for developing in vivo genetic screening technologies to identify the underlying biology and risk factors for neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Awards & Honors

Kurt Wüthrich elected to Italy’s Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei

Wüthrich is known for pioneering nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods for studying proteins and other large biological molecules.

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Awards & Honors

Phil Baran receives 2022 Danisco Foundation Science Excellence Award

The award recognizes excellence in advancing science and technology relevant to the future of food, nutrition, and health.

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Awards & Honors

Ilia Droujinine granted Junior Faculty Award to continue pioneering aging research

Droujinine has developed a platform to illuminate how organs talk to each other during different biological and physiological processes – and how these are impacted by aging.

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In Memoriam: Scripps Research mourns loss of valued advisor and former board member Christopher Walsh

Scripps Research mourns the loss of Christopher Walsh, a longtime advisor to the institute and a former member of its Board of Directors.

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Newest Scripps Research Fellow applies imaging expertise to studies of tuberculosis

Park has established an innovative tools to investigate how pathogens create niches within hosts and how the immune system neutralizes the invader.

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Education Outreach Fund: How one scientist is seeding the future

The endowed fund supports high school and undergraduate interns at Scripps Research, especially those from groups historically underrepresented in science.

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Alejandra Mendoza joins Scripps Research faculty to unravel the neuro-immune connection

Using imaging, genetic targeting and gene expression analysis, Mendoza hopes to reveal therapeutic targets to treat a spectrum of immunologically chronic conditions.

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Institute names inaugural recipients of Collaborative Innovation Fund

Three multidisciplinary teams are given the green light to pursue high-risk, high-reward science.

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In the Spotlight

On doing good: Meet Scripps Research donor Jonathan Moore


“When you’re young, you go out looking for a little bit of adventure, so that’s what I was doing when I packed up my used Toyota and drove across the country to Scripps Research,” recalls biotech entrepreneur Jonathan Moore.
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