Disease and Research Centers

In this section you will learn how Scripps Research continues to produce breakthrough basic research and novel drugs and diagnostics through cross-disciplinary programs.

Disease Research Projects & Programs

Gifts can be restricted to research in a particular area, such as the following:

• Alcoholism
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Anthrax
• Antibiotic Resistance
• Arthritis
• Asthma
• Autism
• Blindness
• Blood Disorders
• Breast Cancer
• Cancer
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Deafness
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Drug Abuse and Addiction
• Ebola Virus / Lassa Fever
• Heart Disease
• Hepatitis
• HIV / AIDS
• Lupus
• Mad Cow / Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Malaria
• Metabolic Disorders
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Organ and Cell Transplantation
• Pain
• Parkinson's Disease
• Prion Diseases
• SARS
• Schizophrenia
• Sepsis
• Sleep Disorders
• Stroke
• Viruses

Gifts can also be designated to the following centers, programs, or departments:

Technology Centers

• Cell-Based Screening
• Flow Cytometry
• Genomics
• High Throughput Screening (HTS)
• Molecular Screening Center and the NIH Molecular Libraries Production Centers Network (MLPCN)
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
• Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry
• X-Ray Crystallography, Macromolecular

Departments & Institutes

• Cancer Biology
• Chemistry
• Infectious Diseases
• Metabolism & Aging
• Molecular Therapeutics
• Neuroscience
• Translational Research Institute

Furthermore, an endowment gift to establish a named departmental faculty chair or graduate student fellowship is one of the most meaningful and lasting gifts a donor can make, ensuring that Scripps Research continues to attract the best faculty and students in the world.