Diseases and Research Centers

In this section you will learn how Scripps Research continues to produce breakthrough basic research, novel drugs and diagnostics, and cross-disciplinary programs -- such as the Institute for Childhood and Neglected Diseases -- that focus on disease clusters, disease populations, and disease prediction, diagnosis, and therapy.

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:

Centers

• Center for Integrative Molecular Biosciences (CIMBio)
• Center for Regenerative Medicine/Stem Cell Research
• Harold L. Dorris Neurological Research Institute
• Helen L. Dorris Child & Adolescent Neuro-Psychiatric Disorder Institute
• Institute for Childhood and Neglected Diseases
• Pearson Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research
• The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology
• The Worm Institute for Research and Medicine (WIRM)

Departments

• Cancer Biology
• Cell Biology
• Chemical Physiology
• Chemistry
• Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders
• Genetics
• Immunology and Microbial Science
• Infectology
• Molecular Biology
• Molecular and Experimental Medicine
• Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences
• Molecular Therapeutics
• Neurobiology
• 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.