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Vol. 8 (2008)

APRIL

April 28, 2008

  • T Cell Multiplication Unexpectedly Delayed After Infection
  • Intern Success Stories in the Making
  • Molecule of the Month Celebrates 100th Image
  • On Press: Scripps Florida Scientists Develop New Way to Speed Research on Estrogen Receptors

April 21, 2008

  • Fundamental Questions: An Interview with Albert Eschenmoser
  • Scientists Automate Molecular Evolution
  • Small RNAs May Play Big Role in Embryonic Stem Cells
  • On Press: The Sweet Side of Viruses
  • Kudos: Gerald Dodson and Michelle Duquette-Huber Win NIH Awards

April 7, 2008

  • A Ghost in the House: Paul Kenny Works to Understand the Mysteries of Addiction
  • New Program Unites Neuroscience Talent at Scripps Research
  • Mobility Pond Makes a Splash
  • Kudos: Jonathan Hollander Wins NIH Awards

MARCH

March 31, 2008

  • Renowned Researcher Jeanne Loring Heads New Stem Cell Center at Scripps Research
  • The Secret Life of Stem Cells
  • Snapshot: Senior Director of Research Computing Jason Sausser
  • Kudos: Brooke Miller Wins Young Investigator Awards

March 24, 2008

  • Scientists Develop Process to Disrupt Hepatitis C Virion Production
  • Scripps Research Team Wins $4 Million Grant to Study Effects of Chronic Marijuana Use
  • Snapshot: Research Associate Olivier Harismendy
  • Kudos: Albert Eschenmoser Wins Benjamin Franklin Medal; Richard Lerner Receives Builders of Science Award

March 17, 2008

  • Scientists Identify Potential New Target for Treating Metastatic Cancer
  • Scripps Florida Awarded $7.6 Million Grant to Develop Novel Treatments for Parkinson's Disease
  • Flexible, Top-Ranked Program Attracts Future Graduate Students
  • Kudos: Ian Wilson Honored Three Times; Three Barbas Papers Make "Most-Cited" List

March 10, 2008

  • Scientists Devise Approach that Stops HIV at Earliest Stage of Infection
  • Scripps Research Scientists Launch International Conference on Alcoholism and Stress
  • A Beautiful Friendship: Scripps Research Hits It Off with the Fleet Science Center

March 3, 2008

  • A Bigger Picture: Peter Kuhn Looks at Circulating Tumor Cells
  • Scientists Studying Sepsis in Mice Find Potential Drug Targets for Deadly Disease
  • Bright Lights: Mystery of Glowing Antibody Solved by Scripps Research Scientists

FEBRUARY

February 25, 2008

  • Diamonds and Pearls: Ernest Beutler Celebrates Milestones
  • Study Uncovers New Mechanism of Long-Term Memory Formation
  • Scientists Find Protein May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
  • Kudos: Travis Young Wins Lesly Starr Shelton Award

February 11, 2008

  • In Memoriam: Frank J. Dixon, 1920-2008
  • Calcium Channel Blockers Help Normalize Cells Derived from Patients with Lysosomal Storage Disease
  • On Press: Team Finds Genetic Mutation May Lead to Increased Autoimmunity Learning to Lead
  • Kudos: Jeffery Kelly Wins Vincent du Vigneaud Award

February 4, 2008

  • Medicine Man: Philip LoGrasso Targets Drug Discovery
  • A Brand-New Mulan Makes Her Debut
  • Kudos: Enrique Saez Wins American Diabetes Association Award

JANUARY

January 28, 2008

  • Scientists Discover New Gene Linked to Fragile X Syndrome
  • Team Develops New Method for Creating Self-Assembling, Nanoscale Materials
  • Snapshot: Research Associate Hao Jiang
  • Kudos: Kendall Nettles Wins American Cancer Society Grant

January 21, 2008

  • Scientists Find New Genetic Mutation that Halts the Development of Lupus
  • Phillip and Patricia Frost Give $1 Million to Scripps Florida
  • Naturally Occurring Peptide Inhibits Common Viral Infection

January 14, 2008

  • Team Finds a Widely Used Anti-Malarial Drug Prevents Cancer Development
  • Scripps Research Discovery Leads to Broad Potential Applications in Biotech Deal
  • Scientists Discover Remarkable Editing System For Protein Production
  • On Press: Molecular Graphics and Music of the Spheres
  • Kudos: Sarah Tully Wins Damon Runyon Fellowship; Carrie Arnold and Urtzi Garaigorta Awarded Cancer Research Institute/Irvington Institute Fellowships

Vol. 7 (2007)

DECEMBER

December 17, 2007

  • Team Identifies Human Antibodies that Prevent Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Mouse Model
  • White Blood Cells Deliver Boost to Tumors
  • Pun and Games with Richard Lederer
  • Kudos: Ding, Baldwin Win CIRM New Faculty Awards; Pendyala Awarded Fellowship for ALS Research; Mitro Receives Career Development Grant; Canosa Wins Marie Curie Actions Fellowship

December 10, 2007

  • Scientists Discover Chemical Triggers for Aggression in Mice
  • New Test Identifies Lethal Prion Strains Quickly and Accurately
  • New Online Service Expands Job Search Options for Students, Postdocs
  • Kudos: Richard Lerner Wins Builders of Science Award; Jessica Raushel and Benjamin Pratt Awarded Eli Lilly Fellowships

December 3, 2007

  • New Research Identifies a Novel Receptor and Potential Target to Prevent the Sexual Transmission of HIV-1
  • New Online Service Expands Job Search Options for Students, Postdocs
  • Generous Gifts Make Possible Merit Awards for Graduate Students
  • Kudos: Ernest Beutler Honored with First Wallace H. Coulter Award; Cindy Ehlers Wins 2007 Thurman Award

NOVEMBER

November 19, 2007

  • Scientists Develop Modeling Method that Increases Our Understanding of Diseases like Cystic Fibrosis and Alzheimer's
  • MySci Opens Doors to Science
  • New La Jolla Lecture Series Reaches Out to Institute's Donors and Friends

November 12, 2007

  • Failure is Not an Option: Ray Stevens Pursues a High-Risk, High-Return Strategy
  • A New, More Complex Role for a Major Component of Cell Migration
  • Snapshot: Wendy Keeney, vice president of Philanthropy

November 5, 2007

  • Team Blocks Bacterial Communication System to Prevent Deadly Staph Infections
  • Scientists Shed Light on Stabilization Dynamics of Important Nuclear Receptor
  • Luncheon Honors ScrippsAssists Volunteers
  • Kudos: Geza Ambrus-Aikelin Wins California HIV/AIDS Research Award

OCTOBER

October 29, 2007

  • Scripps Research Wins $51 Million to Study Critical Immune Response Mechanisms
  • California Campus Returns to Work After Fires
  • Service Awards Celebrate Long-Time Employees
  • Kudos: Benjamin Cravatt Elected as AAAS Fellow

October 22, 2007

  • Inventing New Chemistry: William Roush Explores Strategies Against Tropical Diseases
  • The Goldilocks Scenario and Alzheimer's Disease
  • Snapshot: Research Associate Florent Martin

October 15, 2007

  • Structure of HIV Capsid Protein Reveals Potential Weakness at Inner Core of Virus
  • Novel Yeast Protein Plays a Key Role in Repairing Double-Strand DNA Breaks

October 8, 2007

  • Scientists Develop Innovative Dual Action Anthrax Vaccine-Antitoxin Combination
  • Study Reveals Mechanism Behind Nicotine Dependency
  • Snapshot: Senior Machinist/Plastics Fabricator Chris Fish

October 1, 2007

  • Tales from a Life in DNA
  • New Center for Physiological Proteomics Aims to Transform Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease

SEPTEMBER

September 24, 2007

  • Pearson Family Chair to Support Forward-Looking Alcohol and Addiction Research
  • Snapshot: Senior Administrative Assistant Kathy Sterling

September 17, 2007

  • Researchers Shed New Light on How Antibodies Fight HIV
  • Scientists Reveal Pivotal Hearing Structure
  • Kudos: Chi-Huey Wong Wins Humboldt Research Award; Michael Zwick Receives Young Investigator Award; Tucker Roberts Awarded ACS Medicinal Chemistry Fellowship

September 10, 2007

  • Researchers Pinpoint Specific Neurons Involved In Memory Formation
  • Study Reveals Prion Disease Culprit
  • New Protein Family Provides Unexpected Link Between Two Regulatory Pathways
  • Scripps Research Lab Hosts Breast Cancer Science Training
  • Kudos: Bruce Beutler Wins Balzan Prize; Ang Li Awarded Bristol-Myers Squibb Fellowship; Andrea Nold Selected for ACS Fellowship

AUGUST

August 27, 2007

  • Physicist in Disguise
  • Scientist for the Summer
  • A Special Gift
  • Kudos: Maimone and Richter Win Bristol-Myers Squibb Fellowships; Cho Awarded Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Grant; Johnson Receives National Eye Institute Award; Udit Wins Canadian Fellowship; Dambacher Awarded Grant for Unnatural Amino Acid Study

August 13, 2007

  • Building on Success: Cindy Ehlers Extends Innovative Research on Alcoholism
  • Team Identifies a New Mechanism That Extends Lifespan of a Nematode
  • New Chemical Tool Captures Previously Unseen Molecules
  • Key Protein Deficiency Leaves Mice Hypersusceptible to Viral Infection
  • Kudos: Andrew Saphire Awarded Center for Aids Research Grant

JULY

July 30, 2007

  • New "Checkmate" Method Provides Powerful Tool for Preventing Spread of Future Epidemics
  • In Memoriam: Daniel Koshland, Jr. (1920-2007)
  • Renowned Chemist Roy Periana Joins Scripps Florida

July 16, 2007

  • The Song Remains the Same in the Wong lab
  • Study Links Chronic Metamphetamine Abuse and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Snapshot: Research Associate Vandana Ramachandran

July 2, 2007

  • From Discovery to Medicine: An Interview with Eric Topol
  • Scientists Show Protein Accelerates Breast Cancer Progression in Animal Models
  • Team Discovers Mouse Appetite Suppressant
  • Kudos: Lerner Receives Honorary Degree from Oxford; Baldwin Wins Pew Scholarship; Teixeira Named Pew Latin American Fellow; Nicola Receives ACS Fellowship; Beierle Awarded NASA Funding; Whitby Selected for Andrea Elizabeth Vogt Memorial Award

JUNE

June 18, 2007

  • Memento: Exploring the Mysteries of Memory
  • Stem Cells Forward and Back
  • Norma and Frank Sugg Leave Legacy for Leukemia Research

June 4, 2007

  • Team Awarded $17 Million Grant to Develop Therapeutic Use of Adult Stem Cells to Treat Eye Diseases
  • Study Reveals Process Linking Disordered Protein Folding and Binding
  • How to Avoid a Heart Attack
  • Kudos: Benjamin Cravatt Wins Gill Center Young Investigator Award

MAY

May 21, 2007

  • Scripps Research Holds 15th Commencement
  • Team Discovers Critical Component in the Progression of Inflammation

May 14, 2007

  • Understanding Atherosclerosis as "Inflammation Gone Bad"
  • New Study Reveals Mechanism Vital to Cell Division Regulation
  • Hot Topz Celebrates "Real World Heroes"
  • Kudos: Clare Waterman-Storer Wins Sackler International Prize in Biophysics, Dorian McGavern Wins Burroughs Wellcome Fund Prize

May 7, 2007

  • Mixing Basic and Applied Research: An Interview with John Cleveland
  • Study Reveals Little-Known Cell Networks Vital to Circadian Rhythm
  • Team Sheds Light on Long-Sought Cold Sensation Gene

APRIL

April 30, 2007

  • On Genetics: An Interview with Bruce Beutler
  • Study Shows Humans and Plants Share Common Regulatory Pathway
  • Cancer-Specific Mutations May Offer Path to Treatment

April 23, 2007

  • Playing to Win: An Interview with Ian Wilson on Project Checkmate
  • Scripps Research Team Unravels Drug Target for Parasitic Diseases
  • New Fellowships Provide Mentored Teaching Experience

April 9, 2007

  • Making Life Difficult for Viruses
  • New Regulatory Mechanism for Critical Protein Signaling Domain
  • Major Role for Novel Neurotransmitter System in Regulating Drug Intake
  • Scripps Florida Forms Molecular Therapeutics Department
  • Kudos: Francis Chisari Wins Distinguished Scientist Award; Charles Surh Honored with Ho-Am Medicine Prize

April 2, 2007

  • A Place Called Discovery
  • Opening the Door to Science
  • Snapshot: Daphne Lurie

MARCH

March 26, 2007

  • Team Dramatically Simplifies Synthetic Production of Potential Pharmaceuticals
  • Pardon Our Dus

March 19, 2007

  • Forty Years Young
  • Science on Display
  • Scripps Research Partners with Fleet Museum for Two Events

March 12, 2007

  • Ceremony Dedicates Scripps Florida Campus
  • The Joy of Measurement: John Yates Advances Mass Spectrometry
  • Scripps Research Racks Up Stars from Charity Navigator
  • Kudos: Paul Schimmel Wins Stein and Moore Award

March 5, 2007

  • The Mountaineer: Kristin Baldwin Explores New Territory
  • New Monoclonal Antibody Destroys Methamphetamine In Vitro
  • Kudos: Barbas Lab Papers Top Most-Cited List; Evelyn Griffin Wins Image Contest; Kiyomi Komori Wins Jairo Arévelo Fellowship

FEBRUARY

February 26, 2007

  • Chemical Pathway Causes Mice to Overeat and Gain Weight
  • Structure May Be Key to AIDS Vaccine Development
  • Structural Dynamics of Single Prion Molecules
  • Board Business: Promotions, Recognition
  • Kudos: Richard Lerner to Receive Honorary Degree; Schultz Lab Awarded New Grant; Ehlers Group to Study Drinking Prevention; Ryan Shenvi Wins Lesly Shelton Award

February 12, 2007

  • Compounds Show Significant Promise Against Potential Bioweapon Toxins
  • New Symposium Offers Insights into Scientific Leadership and Lab Management
  • In Memoriam: Charles E. Scripps, Sr. (1920 - 2007)

February 5, 2007

  • Study Reveals New Activation Mechanism for Pain Sensing Channel
  • Genetic Variation Found to Protect Some Afro-Trinidadians from Alcoholism
  • Snapshot: Research Associate Ron Nepomuceno
  • Kudos: Laura White Receives Bagel Fellowship; Chemistry Department Hosts 18th Frontiers in Chemistry Symposium

JANUARY

January 29, 2007

  • Study Reveals New Function of Protein Kinase Pathway in Tumor Suppression
  • Cycling for a Cure
  • Kudos: Phil Baran Wins National Fresenius Award; Dale Boger Receives Ernest Guenther Award; Benjamin Cravatt Selected as 2007 Irving Sigal Young Investigator

January 22, 2007

  • Combination Therapy Obliterates New Vessel Growth in Tumors and Retinopathy
  • Study Reveals Dynamic Interface of Molecular Clutch in Cell Migration
  • ARCS® Foundation Supports Kellogg School Students

January 15, 2007

  • Study Questions Need for Potential Vaccine Additive
  • Glucose "Sensor" Plays Dual Role in Glucose Metabolism and Fat Synthesis
  • WASC Congratulates Kellogg School on "Exemplary" Proposal

 

Vol. 6 (2006)


DECEMBER

December 18, 2006

  • Study Reveals Molecular Basis of Botulism Toxin's Deadly Activity
  • Father Cycles Coast-to-Coast to Rally Support Against Rare Disorder
  • Snapshot: Chris Ochoa

December 11, 2006

  • Focusing on What's Important
  • Laugh the Stress Away
  • Snapshot: Tom Chanthaoudom

December 4, 2006

  • A Stitch in Time
  • Scripps Research and Pfizer Enter Five-Year, $100 Million Collaboration
  • Snapshot: Lois Yamada

NOVEMBER

November 20, 2006

  • Trapped in the Folding Machine
  • Scientists Identify Cells That Promote Repair of Blood Vessels in the Eye
  • Slideshow: X-Sci/2006 Celebrates Science

November 13, 2006

  • Building a Bridge from Basic Science to New Therapies: An Interview with Patrick Griffin
  • Changing of the Guard at the Society of Fellows
  • Snapshot: Peter Policastro

November 6, 2006

  • Reduced Body Temperature Extends Lifespan in Scripps Research Study
  • Scientists Identify Synthetic Compound That Keeps Stem Cells Young

OCTOBER

October 30, 2006

  • Study Offers Innovative Profile of Enzyme That Aids Tumor Growth
  • Snapshot: Stephanie Cherqui

October 23, 2006

  • A Good Year
  • Study Shows How Genetic Repair Mechanism Helps Seal DNA Breaks

October 16, 2006

  • Two Steps Forward
  • Neuroscience Blueprint Awards Grants to Scripps Research Scientists
  • Snapshot: Rashid Ali

October 9, 2006

  • Friends in High Places
  • Coping with Life's Transitions
  • Snapshot: Adam Mullick

October 2, 2006

  • Twice Told Tales
  • $38 Million Grant Awarded to Alcohol Research Consortium
  • Snapshot: Hollie Alkema

SEPTEMBER

September 25, 2006

  • Study Details Structural Changes of a Key Catalytic Enzyme
  • Faculty Promotions Announced
  • Snapshot: Deborah Leach-Scampavia

September 18, 2006

  • Graduate Program Retreat Looks to Next Generation of Leading Scientists
  • New Study Pinpoints Unique Genetic Susceptibility for Viral Encephalitis
  • Scripps Research, McDonald's Align to Fight Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

September 11, 2006

  • Study Unveils Structure of Key Component of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
  • Consortium for Functional Glycomics Awarded $40.7 Million "Glue" Grant
  • Biomedical Graphics Introduces Videoconferencing Service
  • On Press: Enzyme Builds Neurotransmitters Via Newly Discovered Pathway

AUGUST

August 28, 2006

  • Scripps Research Team Reverses Friedreich's Ataxia Defect in Cell Culture
  • Marijuana's Active Ingredient Shown to Inhibit Primary Marker of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Slideshow: A Season of Science

August 14, 2006

  • Scripps Research Scientists Successfully Test New Anti-Obesity Vaccine
  • Research Team Discovers Age-Related Cellular Activities that Protect Against Protein Aggregation
  • Snapshot: Mohammad Fallahi
  • On Press: Study Shows Newly Discovered Genetic Abnormality Causes Acute Myeloid Leukemia

JULY

July 31, 2006

  • Quantum Leap
  • Researchers Unveil Strategy for Creating Actively Programmed Anti-Cancer Molecules
  • Snapshot: Linda Lukasiewicz

July 17, 2006

  • Scientists Show Prion Disease Agent Can Cause Heart Damage
  • Appointments of Dean of the Faculty and Dean of Graduate and Postgraduate Studies
  • Meeting with Jimmy Carter Energizes Research Team
  • On Press: Researchers Use New Chemical Probe to Manipulate Protective Inner Barriers

July 3, 2006

  • Researchers Map Infectious Hepatitis B Virus
  • Biogen Idec Foundation Funds Teacher Interns
  • Snapshot: Mario Osornio

JUNE

June 19 , 2006

  • Blood Work
  • Study Points to Genes Responsible for Malaria Parasite’s Survival in Face of Attempts to Eradicate It
  • Snapshot: Reuben Mitchell

June 5, 2006

  • Study Suggests Virus Uses Pressure to Sense when Full of DNA
  • Researchers Link Effects of Withdrawal to Compulsive Drug Use and Craving
  • John J. Moores Elected Chair of Board of Trustees

MAY

May 22, 2006

  • Scripps Research Holds 14th Commencement
  • Study Details Hepatitis C Ability to Block Immune System Response
  • Scientists Reveal Signaling Pathways for Expansion of Pancreas Stem Cells

May 15, 2006

  • Still on the Case
  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Presentations (But Were Afraid to Ask)

May 8, 2006

  • Study Results Offer Guidance in Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
  • Structures on the Fast Track
  • Scientists Reveal Structure of E. coli Multidrug Transporter Protein

May 1, 2006

  • Immune Response to HIV in the Brain a "Double-Edged Sword"
  • Scientists Develop Improved Medium for Stem Cell Growth and Differentiation
  • Structure Yields Insights into Werner's Syndrome, Aging, and Cancer
  • Snapshots: Marcia McRae

 

APRIL

Lack of a Key Enzyme Dramatically Increases Resistance to Sepsis (04/24/06)
Study Shows Gene Candidates for Predisposition to Alcohol Abuse (04/24/06)
EH&S Helps Spread the Word About New California Law (04/24/06)
Kudos: Charles Weissmann Honored by Biotechnology Study Center; Bruce Beutler Wins Coley Award (04/24/06)
Simple Tools for Complex Problems (04/10/06)
Enzyme Crystal Structure Reveals "Unexpected" Genome Repair Functions (04/10/06)
Snapshot: Jesse Stumpp (04/10/06)
Five Kellogg School Students Win NSF Fellowships (04/10/06)
Free Range Problem-Solving (04/03/06)
Sparking an Interest in Science (04/03/06)
Snapshot: Pete Herold (04/03/06)

 

MARCH

New Class of Enzyme Inhibitors Blocks Replication of SARS Virus (03/27/06)
"Accelerated Evolution" Converts RNA Enzyme to DNA Enzyme In Vitro (03/27/06)
Kudos: Bloom Appointed to President's Council on Bioethics, Rosen Joins NIH Strategic Planning Group, Leconte and Richter Win Shelton Prizes for Graduate Studies (03/27/06)
Minor Mutations in Avian Flu Virus Increase Chances of Human Infection (03/20/06)
Newly Discovered Small Molecules "Superactivate" Botox (03/20/06)
Four Institutions Announce Stem Cell Research Alliance (03/20/06)
Novel Method Reveals How Menthol Creates Cold Sensations (03/13/06)
New Service Offers Molecular Models a.k.a. "Thinking Tools" (03/13/06)
The Accidental Author or the Price of Popularity (03/13/06)
View from a Zeppelin: Interview with George Koob (03/06/06)
The Bright Side of a Virus (03/06/06)
Cartoonist Draws on Humor and Insight (03/06/06)

FEBRUARY

A Passion for Science (02/27/06)
New Research Gives Scientists Powerful Tool For Drug Discovery (02/27/06)
Snapshot: Marisela Chevez (02/27/06)
New Study Shows Antibody-Interleukin Complexes Stimulate Immune Responses (02/27/06)
Steve Mayfield Promoted to Full Professor (02/27/06)
Bacillus anthracis: One Bad Bug (02/20/06)
The Scripps Research Institute Begins Presidential Succession Process (02/20/06)
IBM and Scripps Research to Collaborate on Pandemic Research (02/20/06)
Study Reveals Mechanism for Maintaining Circadian Rhythms in Mammals (02/20/06)
Scientists Re-engineer a Well-Known Antibiotic to Counter Drug Resistance (02/13/06)
High Resolution "Snapshots" Detail Dynamics of a Cocaine Antibody (02/13/06)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Bleach But Were Afraid to Ask (02/13/06)
Protein Found to Control Tumor Growth in Certain Breast Cancers (02/06/06)
Finger Exercises (02/06/06)
Scripps Florida Launches Volunteer Group (02/06/06)

JANUARY

Revealing the Cell Cycle's Secrets (01/30/06)
New Technologies, New Collaborations (01/30/06)
Kudos: Norman Klinman Receives Excellence in Mentoring Award; Romer Foundation honors Harry Orf (01/30/06)
Scripps Surfing Makes a Splash (01/30/06)
Study Reveals Unusual Structure of Cellular Transport Nanocage (01/23/06)
Scripps Florida Opens Its Cutting-Edge Screening Technology to Florida Scientists (01/23/06)
Snapshot: Graham Johnson (01/23/06)
Sneaking into DNA (01/23/06)
New Technology Effectively Gauges Specificity of Influenza Strains, Including 1918 Spanish Flu (01/16/06)
Scientists Describe Cellular Structure that Plays Critical Role in Drug Resistance (01/16/06)
Slideshow: New Space in the New Year (01/16/06)