Olivier George, PhD

The five-year grant supports research into the neurobiology of alcohol use disorder.

A total of 42 graduates are earning PhDs after completing their academic journey at the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences.

The Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences awarded doctorates to 44 young scientists who comprise the 28th graduating class at Scripps Research. In lieu of the traditional annual commencement ceremony, a virtual celebration will be held in July.

Scientists at Scripps Research have found that they can reverse the desire to drink in alcohol-dependent rats—with the flip of a switch.

Scientists at Scripps Research have successfully tested a potential new smoking-cessation treatment in rodents.

Neuroscientist Candice Contet and colleagues to take a close look how an understudied brain region promotes alcohol drinking.

"The big takeaway here is that we have a new molecular target linked to alcohol addiction."

“Scripps Research is one of the only places in the world where you can do this type of large-scale behavioral study..."