Scripps Research scientists move forward with work to study opioid alternatives

Scripps Research discovery finds that restoring the naturally occurring compound erucamide in the eye stabilized tissue in preclinical models of retinal degeneration.

Family of compounds known as 1,2,3,5-tetrazines could have wide application in making new pharmaceuticals, chemical and biological probes, and other products.

Wong’s discoveries and technologies have fundamentally shaped our understanding of complex carbohydrates and glycoproteins, as well as uncovered new therapeutic strategies to treat major diseases.

Discoveries from Boger’s lab have led to unique strategies and methods for making molecules, as well as durable antibiotics, novel ways to treat chronic pain, and an experimental cancer vaccine.

Scientists discovered a way to enhance the activity of an enzyme long suspected of playing a role in metabolism. In a study involving mice, the compound reversed signs of diabetes.

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.

Dale Boger, PhD, the Richard and Alice Cramer Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research, has been awarded the E.C. Taylor Senior Award by the International Society of Heterocyclic Chemistry.

The Medicinal Chemistry Division of ACS, along with the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, will present Janda with the 2019 Philip S. Portoghese Medicinal Chemistry Lectureship Award to honor his many contributions to medicinal chemistry research.