News Category: Press Release
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Scripps Research professor awarded $3.2 million to advance type 1 diabetes research
Support from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases will help reveal how a newly discovered rare cell impacts the autoimmune disease.
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Scripps Research awarded $4 million to advance platform for neurodevelopmental disorders
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) grant supports the development of a new technology designed to restore normal gene function in select neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Scripps Research-led team receives $14.2M NIH award to map the body’s “hidden sixth sense”
An NIH-backed effort aims to decode how the nervous system monitors internal organs.
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Scripps Research discovery could improve type 1 diabetes prevention and treatment
New findings reveal how specialized cells shield the pancreas from autoimmune attack, providing new therapeutic strategies for type 1 diabetes.
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Scripps Research scientists unlock new patterns of protein behavior in cell membranes
The novel computer method to encode synthetic protein sequences within cell lipid environments offers insights into how membrane proteins fold and function, critical to understanding disease.
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Former Scripps Research assistant professor awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Shimon Sakaguchi is honored for his revolutionary discovery of regulatory T cells—revealing how “immune tolerance” impacts autoimmune diseases, cancer and more.
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Scripps Research associate professor named an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar
Associate Professor Xin Jin selected for up to two five-year terms, receiving up to $8.6 million over 10 years to support neuroscience and genomic research.
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Researchers find brain region that fuels compulsive drinking
Study by Scripps Research scientists shows how the brain learns to seek alcohol for relief, not just pleasurable effects, in an animal model.
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Wearable devices could revolutionize pregnancy monitoring and detect abnormalities
Scripps Research study shows how smartwatch and fitness tracker data align with hormonal changes, offering the potential for early detection of complications.
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AI model helps boost pandemic preparedness
Scripps Research breakthrough reduces antibody discovery time from weeks to hours, potentially revolutionizing pandemic response and therapeutic development.