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Congratulations to Scripps Research’s Ardem Patapoutian, who has been awarded the 2021 #NobelPrize for Physiology or Medicine. Patapoutian wins the award jointly with David Julius, for the discovery of receptors that sense temperature and touch @ardemp

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Duplicate images? Almost. This past weekend saw K. Barry Sharpless receive his #NobelPrize at the awards ceremony in Stockholm – the same honor he experienced around this time over 20 years ago. #doubleNobel

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Two-time #NobelPrize winner K. Barry Sharpless descends to a round of applause as he arrives on campus and celebrates the news with the Scripps Research community. 👏

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In recognition of his trusted voice in science, especially amidst the #COVID19 pandemic, @EricTopol will receive the Gold Foundation Medal. He is honored alongside Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Wayne Riley and hundreds of courageous healthcare workers @GoldFdtn

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"I grew up in Lebanon, and I pretty much fled to the U.S. when I was 18. I think it has had a huge influence on me. You know, growing up in a war-torn country, I couldn’t even imagine having a career in science." @ardemp speaks to @sciam & @tanyalewis314

2021 Medicine Nobel Prize Winner Explains the Importance of Sensing Touch

Ardem Patapoutian shared the physiology or medicine prize for work on mechanisms crucial to everything from bladder control to knowing where our limbs are

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“Click chemistry”—a term Sharpless coined— refers to the LEGO™-like ease of fitting modular chemicals together to form complex molecules. The ingenious platform has transformed how scientists approach drug discovery, bioimaging and more #NobelPrize

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Scripps Research's @ardemp arrives in Stockholm with the other laureates ahead of the #NobelPrize ceremony. With @NobelPrize

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Professor K. Barry Sharpless is only the fifth individual to have ever been awarded two lifetime Nobel Prizes. 2001 and 2022.

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Barry Sharpless has just become the fifth individual to be awarded two Nobel Prizes. He follows in the footsteps of double #NobelPrize laureates John Bardeen, Marie Skłodowska Curie, Linus Pauling and Frederick Sanger. Sharpless was awarded the chemistry prize in 2001 and 2022

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“Often times these prizes are given to one or two people, but I want to emphasize that there's a whole field of people working in this area. Specifically in my lab, there’s a big group of young, enthusiastic, smart scientists, grad students & post docs who actually do the work."

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We are delighted to announce that Scripps Research's Prof. K. Barry Sharpless has been named winner of this year's #NobelPrize for Chemistry, for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. Congratulations to all three winners!

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BREAKING NEWS: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”

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Congratulations to chemist Prof. Phil Baran, who has been awarded the 2022 Danisco Foundation Science Excellence Award from @IFF . Baran is recognized for advancing science and technology relevant to the future of food, nutrition, and health @BaranLabReads

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The Scripps Research Translational Institute, led by @EricTopol , has received $46.8 million in renewed funding over 7 years from @ncats_nih_gov . This will support continued progress in transforming human health through tech-focused innovations @ScrippsRTI

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With pioneering #chemistry that has transformed fields ranging from drug discovery to materials science, Prof. Jin-Quan Yu will be the inaugural holder of the Bristol Myers Squibb Endowed Chair in Chemistry @bmsnews @YulabJin

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Rapid testing may be one of the most under-utilized tools in the arsenal against the #coronavirus . @EricTopol & @danieloran explore in @statnews #rapidtesting

Beyond 'vaccinopia': Rapid tests should play a larger role in Biden's Covid-19 plan

Focusing primarily on vaccines and overlooking a valuable tactic like rapid testing is a dangerous kind of myopia that the country should avoid.

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In controlled lab experiments, Profs Hyeryun Choe and Mike Farzan show that a #coronavirus mutation (in this spike) allows it to infect more cells. If this variant causes greater infectivity in people, it could explain differences in severity of outbreaks

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We mourn the passing of Richard Lerner, MD, a scientific pioneer who developed technologies that had a major impact on science and medicine, and who played a critical role in shaping Scripps Research and San Diego’s burgeoning life sciences sector.

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#cancer needs oxygen to survive, which is why tumors readily sprout new blood vessels. Prof Xiang-Lei Yang’s lab has now discovered a way to prevent this process by inhibiting #HIF and #VEGF signaling @PLOSBiology

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The labs of @liye_tsri and Ben Cravatt have made the impossible possible – developing a new method called CATCH, which allows the imaging of specific drugs in tissue to reveal where the compounds are acting in the body @CellCellPress

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We are excited to partner with iconic actor @alanalda and the Alda Communication Training Company, empowering scientists and medical professionals to convey complex topics to the public with #ClearAndVivid #communication @AldaCenter @alda

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Prof. Jin-Quan Yu has been awarded the 2024 Max Tishler Prize, Yamada-Koga Prize, and Henry J. Albert Award. His trailblazing C–H activation research is reshaping chemistry, with vast implications from drug discovery to material science. More at:

Professor and chair Jin-Quan Yu receives three prestigious chemistry awards - Scripps Research...

Professor Jin-Quan Yu, PhD, Bristol Myers Squibb Endowed Chair in Chemistry and the Frank and Bertha Hupp Professor in Chemistry at Scripps Research, has recently been honored with three prestigious...

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Congrats to our EVP @EricTopol , who is included in the 2024 @TIME #TIME100Health list! The list recognizes the impact, #innovation , and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals in #health . 🎉🌟

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Find out why Eric Topol is on the TIME100 Health list.

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Today, the Calibr division of Scripps Research announce promising preliminary data from the first-in-human Phase 1 clinical trial with switchable CAR-T cell therapy. The trial studied the cell product (CLBR001 + SWI019) in patients with B cell malignancies

Researchers show they can quickly turn CAR-T cells on and off, raising hopes for safer cancer...

"Switchable" CAR-T cells could be quickly and reliably turned on and off in cancer patients, giving scientists unprecedented control over this sometimes-dangerous therapy.

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Congrats to prof. Ryan Shenvi for being awarded the 2024 Mukaiyama Award from the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan. Shenvi is recognized for his contributions to synthetic organic chemistry, notably in complex synthesis. Read more at:

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Prof. Chi-Huey Wong is awarded this year’s Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Synthesis. Wong’s discoveries have shaped our understanding of complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, and their role in physiology and disease. @TetrahedronChem

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Congratulations to @DonnaBlackmond , who has been awarded the 2023 James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry from @AmerChemSociety .

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"The singular and momentous advance in life science that demonstrates the power of AI" - @EricTopol on the ability of #AlphaFold to predict the structures for nearly all catalogued proteins known to science ~200 million @DeepMind

Finally, an answer to the question: AI — what is it good for?

Got a protein? This AI will tell you what it looks like.

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Scientists in @Shenvi_Lab have found a streamlined method for synthesizing compounds found in the bark of trees in Papua New Guinea, which are known for their #hallucinogenic effects and could form the basis of new neurological treatments @ScienceMagazine

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As a leader in the field of natural product synthesis, Scripps Research chemist Prof. Ryan Shenvi has been named among the nation’s rising stars as a 2020 finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards. Good luck Ryan! @Shenvi_Lab @BlavatnikAwards

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Scripps Research receives a major award from @NIH to lead key programs in the @AllofUsResearch Program. The Participant Center, directed by @EricTopol & @julialmv , makes the program more accessible to participants & adds new data collection capabilities

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Congratulations to Prof. Dale Boger, who has received the #TetrahedronPrize from @ELSchemistry for creativity in organic #chemistry . Discoveries from @BogerLab include durable antibiotics, novel ways to treat chronic pain & an experimental #cancer vaccine

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Scripps Research's @ardemp details his life story and explains the groundbreaking work that led to him being awarded the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine in 2021. Dive into the full video and Q&A in our latest Scripps Research Magazine feature

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With promising preliminary results in patients with B cell malignancies, Calibr’s “switchable” chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (sCAR-T) therapy platform is the 1st step towards development of a universal, more versatile, and safer approach to cell therapy

Calibr reports promising results from first-in-human clinical trial...

Calibr’s novel sCAR-T cells are activated when the switchable CAR receptor (shown in blue) binds to a tumor-specific antibody switch (orange). This then acti...

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US benefits tremendously from those who come from abroad to offer their intellect, talent & energy. We strongly oppose the order blocking H-1B & other work visas. We extend gratitude & support to international scholars contributing so much to science & culture at Scripps Research

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Prof. Keary Engle has been awarded the 2023 Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award from @AcsJersey . Engle is recognized for his accomplishments in pure and applied chemistry, as well as the creativity and leadership displayed in his approach to research. @EngleLab

Keary Engle awarded the 2023 NJACS Leo Hendrik Baekeland Award - Scripps Research Magazine

Engle is recognized for his accomplishments in pure and applied chemistry, as well as the creativity and leadership displayed in his approach to research.

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Tune into our free #FrontRow lecture this Wednesday (1pm PT). @tajayiMD will show how clinical scientists are using smartphone and other digital technologies to revolutionize #MaternalHealth and reduce population disparities. Register here:

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Congratulations to Scripps Research’s @xinjin , who has been selected for this year’s prestigious 35 Innovators Under 35 list by MIT’s @techreview . Jin is recognized for her development of gene-editing tools to understand the origins of #autism #TR35

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Some scientists suggest #omicron may have evolved in the immunocompromised, while others suggest it may have developed after passing back into animal species. Prof. Kristian Andersen discusses in @statnews @helenbranswell

Some experts suggest Omicron variant may have evolved in an animal host

Some experts speculate the Omicron variant evolved not in an immunocompromised person, as widely believed, but in another animal species.

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"I went into Barry's office to say congratulations, and he went to the blackboard. All of a sudden, he's giving me a lecture about sulphur chemistry." - Vice President Jamie Williamson, pays tribute to #Nobel laureate K.Barry Sharpless. Highlights from the prize toast on campus.

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The Scripps Research community mourns the passing of Michael Oldstone, MD, esteemed virologist and professor emeritus, who helped establish the viral pathogenesis field and shaped our understanding of host immune responses

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Chemists from @BogerLab have devised the first general method for synthesizing a family of compounds called 1,2,3,5-tetrazines, which hold great promise for making pharmaceuticals, biological probes and other chemical products @ACSPublications

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Congratulations to glycobiologist @HuangMia ,who has been awarded the 2023 Research Fellowship in Chemistry from the @SloanFoundation . Huang is recognized for her research on glycans and their role in stem cell biology and cancer. #SloanFellow

Mia Huang named 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry - Scripps Research Magazine

Fellows are selected on the basis of their independent research accomplishments, creativity and potential to become leaders in the scientific community through their contributions to their field.

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Two Scripps Research faculty are recipients of this year’s Baxter Young Investigator Awards. @nani_grotjahn who studies mitochondrial stress and @xinjin who focuses on neurodevelopment and autism. Congratulations Danielle and Xin!

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With diverse expertise ranging from protein engineering to mitochondrial stress and autism, we welcome three new members of faculty: Ahmed Badran, PhD; Danielle Grotjahn, PhD; and Xin Jin, PhD @AhmedHBadran @nani_grotjahn @xinjin

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“Growing up, my idea of a scientist was from the cartoon Dexter’s Laboratory.” Despite pressure to follow a more traditional career, Huang pursued research to become an expert in #glycobiology . Science with a view @HuangMia #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScienceDay

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Congratulations to Scripps Research chemist @hanzyduzit who has been awarded a prestigious @SloanFoundation Research Fellowship for his work using enzymes to make challenging #anticancer , #antiinflammatory and #antimicrobial compounds #SloanFellow

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Pioneering biochemist Jeffery Kelly has been awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences 👏 The award recognizes Kelly’s work elucidating the molecular basis of neurodegenerative and cardiac transthyretin diseases @brkthroughprize #BreakthroughPrize

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Congratulations to Prof. Benjamin Cravatt, who has been awarded the prestigious #WolfPrize for pioneering innovative protein-based technologies that have gone on to shape anti-cancer drug discovery @WolfPrize_ @grobbins

La Jolla's Ben Cravatt wins the Wolf Prize, a possible precursor to the Nobel

The chemist's insights have helped in the fight against cancer

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We welcome Yuzhong Liu to Scripps Research, who will join the Department of Chemistry to develop improved vaccines and medicines using synthetic biology. Learn more about her research:

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The recent @NatureMedicine paper by @K_G_Andersen and colleagues on the origins of the novel #coronavirus receives unbelievable attention online and in the news, speaking to its impact #2019nCov #COVID19 @altmetric

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"Ending Alzheimer's" Living longer does not always mean living better. Scripps researchers are changing that as they pursue a cure for Alzheimer’s. Give now to support this life-saving work: #AlzheimersDisease

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Congratulations to @nani_grotjahn , who has been named a 2023 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. The award will support Grotjahn’s study of how cells assemble the molecular machinery that governs programmed cell death @pewtrusts

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Congrats to Prof. Benjamin Cravatt for receiving the 2024 Bristol Myers Squibb Award for Enzyme Chemistry from the @ACS_DivBioChem . His work in activity-based protein profiling revolutionizes treatments for neurological disorders and cancer. 🎉🌟 More at:

Benjamin Cravatt honored with Bristol Myers Squibb Award for Enzyme Chemistry - Scripps Research...

Benjamin Cravatt, PhD, the Norton B. Gilula Chair in Biology and Chemistry at Scripps Research, is the recipient of the 2024 Bristol Myers Squibb Award for Enzyme Chemistry, which is administered by...

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In huge effort involving @IAVI , @fredhutch & @NIH , scientists in Prof. William Schief’s lab have revealed promising results in the first-in-human clinical trial of a novel #HIV vaccine. Targeted response achieved in 97% of those vaccinated. @ScienceMagazine

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In collab w/ @IAVI , researchers led by Prof. William Schief have confirmed a novel #HIV #vaccine approach in the first human clinical trial. Vaccine works to prime the #immunesystem as the first stage in the production of broadly neutralizing #antibodies

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Thanks to the pioneering work of prof. Chi-Huey Wong spanning over 40 years, the field of #glycobiology came to be. Knowing how cellular sugars operate has since led to medicines for #influenza , #cancer & #HIV . Learn more in the Scripps Research Magazine

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Congratulations to Jin-Quan Yu, PhD, who has been elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Yu has broken down barriers in organic synthetic chemistry to create versatile compounds with enormous public benefit. #sciencechanginglife

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Congratulations to Scripps Research Professor K. Barry Sharpless for being awarded the Sir Derek Barton Gold Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry! Read more: @RoySocChem #RSCPrizes #chemistry #clickchemistry

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Could intranasal #vaccines be the way to go to more effectively prevent #COVID19 spread, versus shots in the arm? @danieloran and @EricTopol explore for @sciam

To Beat COVID, We May Need a Good Shot in the Nose

Intranasal vaccines might stop the spread of the coronavirus more effectively than needles in arms

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We welcome Alejandra Mendoza to our growing faculty, who will join as an assistant professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology. Mendoza’s lab will illuminate the interwoven circuits that drive inflammation, pain and immunological diseases

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Scripps Research's Prof. Dennis Burton and colleagues are looking for #COVID19 survivors who are willing to donate blood to screen for #antibodies . Help us to develop a potential #antiviral against the #coronavirus @UCSD @grobbins @sdut

San Diego scientists looking for COVID-19 survivors whose blood might help fight the virus

Scripps Research and UC San Diego are looking for COVID-19 survivors whose blood might contain useful antibodies

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By hijacking enzymes from bacterial strains in Scripps Research’s Natural Products Discovery Center, Profs. Hans Renata & Ben Shen have been able to make complex, medicinal molecules that are usually only obtainable from plants @ScienceMagazine @hanzyduzit

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No more #flu shot? Scientists at @scrippsresearch @WCMpeds @UChicago @ScienceLife have identified a new Achilles’ heel of influenza virus, making progress in the quest for a universal flu #vaccine

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In a synthetic chemistry feat reported in the journal @Nature , Scripps Research scientists devise a method for C-H activation of alcohols.

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175 years since first use of #ether , but the way general #anesthesia works has remained a mystery, until now. Scott Hansen and Richard Lerner labs show that the compounds rearrange the lipids in cell membranes, leading to unconsciousness @PNASNews

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Scripps Research’s @YulabJin have developed a new method for the easy, versatile synthesis of molecules called lactones, which could boost industries from pharmaceuticals to plastics @ScienceMagazine

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Congratulations to Scripps Research’s Ben Cravatt for winning the prestigious Jeremy Knowles Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry. Wonderful recognition of Ben’s pioneering work and overall contributions to the chemical sciences.

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Elegantly mixing art & science, researchers in the Center for Computational Structural Biology have produced the very first 3D model of an entire cell, representing a new way to visualize cellular environments in health and medicine @MartinaMaritan #sciart

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"We should probably prepare for this being the predominant lineage in most places in the United States by March." A new analysis led by @K_G_Andersen projects continued spread of #B117 #SARSCoV2 variant, which could lead to increased strain on healthcare

Virus Variant First Found in Britain Now Spreading Rapidly in U.S. (Published 2021)

A new study bolsters the prediction by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the so-called B.1.1.7 variant will dominate Covid-19 cases by March.

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From #inflammation , to #arrythmias and impaired blood flow, the effects of #COVID19 on the #heart are becoming a growing area of concern. @EricTopol details in @ScienceMagazine #SciMagPerspective #SARSCoV2

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Prof. Jefferey Kelly has received the 2023 Wolf Prize in Chemistry. It recognizes his research developing therapeutic strategies that amend toxic misfolded proteins that aggregate in the body—a hallmark of many diseases, including Alzheimer’s @WolfPrize_

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Chemists from @YulabJin & @UCLA have developed methods for the precise, flexible modification of a class of chemical compounds called bicyclic aza-arenes, opening up discovery of potential blockbuster drugs that were previously out of reach @Nature

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Congratulations to Scripps Research neuroscientist @xinjin , who has been named the recipient of the 2022 Early Career Investigator Award from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) @AutismINSAR

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In a tribute to Richard Lerner in @ScienceMagazine , current Scripps Research President & CEO, Peter Schultz, reflected on Lerner's remarkable creativity in bridging fields of chemistry, immunology & medicine, generating a legacy of scientific enterprise

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Congratulations to Prof. Chi-Huey Wong for the Robert A. Welch Award in #Chemistry . Wong is recognized for his instrumental work over the past three decades on carbohydrates in active immunization & treatment of cancer & infectious disease @WelchFoundation

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An institute’s faculty should be recognized not just for their independent research, but also their commitment to education and mentorship. Congratulations to chemist Keary Engle for winning the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. @EngleLab

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Vaccine candidate from @Novavax shows promise in ongoing clinical trials. Now, structural mapping from the Ward Lab shows the #coronavirus spikes keep the desired shape in this #vaccine , which should help stimulate appropriate #immune responses @WardLab1

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Congratulations to Professor Sandra Encalada for receiving $4.1 million from NIH to advance her work on #prion diseases! The research could also help better understand additional neurodegenerative diseases. #neuroscience #brain

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Two studies from Prof. Bill Schief’s lab & collaborators describe an approach to design a custom HIV vaccine that can coax the immune system to produce the right broadly neutralizing antibodies in a stepwise manner @ImmunityCP @ragoninstitute @moderna_tx

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The Wolf Foundation awarded Cravatt 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.” @WolfPrize_

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The @YulabJin lab has streamlined the complex creation of saturated heterocycles, which are essential in many FDA-approved drugs. This innovation is pivotal for quicker, more efficient drug development. More:

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Neuroscientist @xinjin receives both the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation Award & the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience, recognizing emerging independent scientists who show promise in improving the understanding of neurological disorders.

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Huge #COVID19 development - team led by the Burton Lab discover antibodies in blood of recovered patients that protect against #coronavirus in animals. Researchers now focus on making large quantities of these to test in clinical trials @ScienceMagazine

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Congratulations to Scripps Research fellow Danielle Grotjahn, PhD, who receives a prestigious 2021 Innovation Award from @DamonRunyon Research Foundation for her approach to studying #mitochondria fragmentation in #cancer progression @nani_grotjahn

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Congratulations to Scripps Research’s @xinjin , who has been awarded the 2022 Rising Star Award from @OneMindOrg , for developing genetic screening technologies to identify the underlying biology and risk factors for neuropsychiatric disorders

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Congratulations to Scripps Research’s @xinjin , who has received dual awards from @CIRMnews and @genome_gov , that will support Jin’s research identifying how certain risk genes implicated in autism spectrum disorder influence brain development #ASD

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A new drug developed by Prof. Stuart Lipton’s lab coats the SARS-CoV-2 virus with chemicals that can temporarily alter the human ACE2 receptor, meaning that when the virus is near, its path into human cells is blocked @nchembio

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We welcome Shannon Miller from @Harvard , who will join the Scripps Research Fellows Program. Miller will be advancing delivery methods for novel gene-editing technologies, with the potential to accelerate therapeutics for genetic diseases @_ShannonMMiller

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New molecular tools developed by @disney_lab are able to break up disease-causing #microRNA or prevent assembly, depending on which tool is selected. Preliminary experiments show the compounds can prevent #BreastCancer as well as #AlportSyndrome @J_A_C_S

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Scripps Research is home to some of the world’s leading chemists, who advance our ability to design and produce molecules, develop life-changing therapies, and tackle global sustainability challenges. Learn more:

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From soapsuds to gold! Chemists in Prof. Jin-Quan Yu’s lab have developed powerful method for transforming simple, cheap chemicals - aliphatic acids - into complex and valuable ones. @YulabJin @ScienceMagazine

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Combining her experience with those of other #LongCovid patients, @julialmv and the @scrippsdtc team have designed a study to see if #wearables can help improve symptom management. Learn more online in the Scripps Research Magazine:

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In a new @ScienceMagazine study, the @Shenvi_Lab , with @BaranLabReads , converted feedstock chemicals into quaternary carbons with a single, inexpensive iron catalyst that could lead to cheaper and easier production of drug molecules. More:

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The City of San Diego declares today "Scripps Research Day" in honor of the institute's century of discoveries into life-saving medicines, as well as for its influential force in shaping the local bioscience community. Learn more:

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Using synthetic biology methods, Prof. Mia Huang’s lab have developed a platform for building and modifying protein-sugar conjugates called #proteoglycans , which has revealed their role in cancer cell spreading and stem cell maturation @HuangMia @nchembio

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“Heavy hydrogen” to halt heroin. New preclinical findings from Prof. Kim Janda’s Lab show that using the heavy hydrogen form #deuterium in an experimental #opioid #vaccine can vastly increase its ability to stop #addiction behaviors @AmerChemSociety

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An early start for @ardemp this morning...

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Just in! New medicine laureate Ardem Patapoutian and his son Luca, watching the #NobelPrize press conference shortly after finding out the happy news. Stay tuned for our interview with Patapoutian coming up soon! Photographer: Nancy Hong

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Early-stage results from Prof. Jiang Zhu’s lab show that an experimental #COVID19 #vaccine using virus-shaped particles to stimulate an #immune response performs well against three major “variants of concern” @lab_zhu

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Highlighting the importance of improved pandemic surveillance, @K_G_Andersen 's lab has integrated genomic, epidemiological and travel data to reveal the key drivers of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the Middle East @NatureComms

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The Skaggs Graduate School at Scripps Research has earned another top ten ranking, according to @usnews . The only non-university-based program on the list! Chemistry program ranks 6th in nation and Bio Sciences program ranks 9th @ScrippsGradPrgm

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Sensational synthesis! A landmark “click” chemistry discovery made earlier this year, including Scripps Research’s Nobel laureate K. Barry Sharpless, gets named as one of the most important scientific highlights of 2019 by @nature and @cenmag

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