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  Scripps Research welcomes healthcare innovator Joe Kiani to the Board of Directors

  Kiani brings decades of experience in patient safety and public service.

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  New way to intentionally discover molecular glues could expand drug discovery

  Scripps Research scientists and colleagues show how drugs that eliminate certain disease-driving proteins can be discovered systematically rather than by chance.

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  Hidden architecture inside cellular droplets reveals new targets for cancer and neurodegeneration

  Scripps Research scientists discover that some membrane-less compartments are built from tiny filaments—a finding that could shape drug development.

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  Mapping protein production in brain cells yields new insights for brain disease

  Scripps Research and UC San Diego scientists used a novel method to show that some memory neurons produce proteins at higher rates than others.

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  Calibr-Skaggs and Kainomyx launch collaboration to pioneer novel malaria treatments

  Partnering to speed up the discovery of new malaria drugs that target parasite cytoskeletal pathways, with a focus on global access and affordability.

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  TIME100 Health list features Scripps Research Professor Darrell Irvine

  Irvine is recognized for his work in empowering the immune system to fight disease, which includes enhancing vaccines against HIV and cancer. 

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  Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications

  Modified molecule shows diminished respiratory depression—the leading cause of opioid overdose deaths—while retaining full pain-blocking capability.

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  How “invisible” vaccine scaffolding boosts HIV immune response

  Scripps Research scientists designed a DNA scaffold that carries HIV vaccine proteins into the body and sharpens the immune response against the virus.

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  Scientists measure cellular membrane thickness inside cells for the first time

  Measuring membrane thickness was previously only possible in artificial membranes—now scientists can do it inside intact cells, providing crucial context for understanding how cells work.

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  Scripps Research study links sleep variability with sleep apnea and hypertension

  How consumers’ digital activity trackers could enable personalized health screening and early intervention for cardiovascular health and beyond.