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  • New imaging method reveals HIV’s sugary shield in unprecedented detail
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    New imaging method reveals HIV’s sugary shield in unprecedented detail

    The technique should help in the design of vaccines against HIV, SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses that cloak their outer proteins with sugars to evade antibodies.

  • San Diego research community: ICE proposal threatens scientific progress
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    San Diego research community: ICE proposal threatens scientific progress

    Leaders from area’s top biomedical research institutes unite in outlining potentially negative impact of proposal, if implemented, on international scholars and scientific progress.

  • Rapid method of isolating tumor-targeting T cells could propel personalized cancer treatments
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    Rapid method of isolating tumor-targeting T cells could propel personalized cancer treatments

    The technique seeks to fill an unmet need among scientists and doctors who need faster, more precise tools to identify useful tumor-infiltrating immune cells.

  • Chemists develop framework to enable efficient synthesis of ‘information-dense’ molecules
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    Chemists develop framework to enable efficient synthesis of ‘information-dense’ molecules

    Researchers harness information theory to better understand how to make complex and compact molecules resembling those in nature.

  • Feedback loop within intestinal cells may explain why prolonged fat-burning doesn’t diminish longevity
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    Feedback loop within intestinal cells may explain why prolonged fat-burning doesn’t diminish longevity

    In studies involving roundworms, Scripps Research scientists discover a cellular process that may hold implications for treating metabolic diseases.

  • Gene linked to autism and epilepsy directs speed of human brain cell development
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    Gene linked to autism and epilepsy directs speed of human brain cell development

    A gene associated with autism is found to direct the speed at which neurons mature.

  • Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
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    Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy

    A signaling system implicated in liver fibrosis and immune activation is better understood thanks to this creative chemical fishing lure.

  • Study shows main cell type in the liver has key role in defending against some viruses
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    Study shows main cell type in the liver has key role in defending against some viruses

    Hepatocytes, long known deactivating chemical toxins in the blood, should also be viewed as a significant element of the immune system. 

    Immunology & Microbiology J. Lindsay Whitton
  • Scientists identify sensor protein that underlies bladder control
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    Scientists identify sensor protein that underlies bladder control

    The discovery marks a key advance in basic neurobiology and may lead to better treatments for bladder control and urination problems.

  • Origin-of-life chemists discover plausible ancestor of essential metabolic process used by most plants and animals
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    Origin-of-life chemists discover plausible ancestor of essential metabolic process used by most plants and animals

    A new study clarifies how a key chemical engine of life might have arisen from simple organic compounds on early Earth.

  • Dangerous side effect of widely used psychiatric drug may be treatable with existing medicine
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    Dangerous side effect of widely used psychiatric drug may be treatable with existing medicine

    A mouse study on the brain’s striatum region reveals an unexpected but important finding.

    Neuroscience Srinivasa Subramaniam
  • 3 Scripps Research scientists win NIH New Innovator Award for ‘high-risk, high-reward’ projects
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    3 Scripps Research scientists win NIH New Innovator Award for ‘high-risk, high-reward’ projects

    Assistant Professors Huan Bao, Lisa Racki and Li Ye have been awarded grants through an NIH program that seeks to catalyze scientific discovery by supporting research with transformative potential.   

  • FDA grants Fast Track designation to Calibr’s ‘switchable’ CAR-T cell cancer therapy, CLBR001 + SWI019
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    FDA grants Fast Track designation to Calibr’s ‘switchable’ CAR-T cell cancer therapy, CLBR001 + SWI019

    The therapy is currently being evaluated as a treatment for B-cell malignancies, a class of blood cancers that includes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

  • Why do people respond differently to the same drug?
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    Why do people respond differently to the same drug?

    A sweeping study of proteins that modulate cell signaling could lead to a better understanding of myriad diseases, and of what makes us all different.

  • Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread
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    Breaking COVID-19’s ‘clutch’ to stop its spread

    The virus that causes COVID-19 uses a clutch-like shifter to enable transcription of one RNA string into multiple proteins, and therein lies a vulnerability. A proof-of-concept study from Disney lab shows it’s possible to eliminate that shifter with an RNA-binding medicinal compound linked to a “trash this” signal.

    Chemistry COVID-19
  • Finding the best screening method for a common heart condition
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    Finding the best screening method for a common heart condition

    Early detection of atrial fibrillation can help significantly reduce the risk of stroke, and digital health tools may be the answer.

  • Dale Boger awarded the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry
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    Dale Boger awarded the Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry

    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.

  • Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19 spurs robust immune response in preclinical tests
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    Nanoparticle vaccine for COVID-19 spurs robust immune response in preclinical tests

    The novel vaccine technology, developed at Scripps Research, uses virus-like particles to elicit high levels of protective antibodies.

    COVID-19
  • New gene implicated in neuron diseases
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    New gene implicated in neuron diseases

    Several mutant forms of NEMF in mice interfered with ribosome-associated quality control and resulted in neuromuscular, neurodegenerative or other disease.

  • Large-scale study of anonymized data from Fitbit users finds adults with obesity sleep less, with more variability
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    Large-scale study of anonymized data from Fitbit users finds adults with obesity sleep less, with more variability

    Wearable devices give scientists a powerful new tool for sleep studies.

  • Linking calorie restriction, body temperature and healthspan
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    Linking calorie restriction, body temperature and healthspan

    In a new study, Scripps Research scientists pave the way toward creating a medicinal compound that imitates the valuable effects of reduced body temperature.

  • Wiring the eyes to the brain for color vision
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    Wiring the eyes to the brain for color vision

    A fundamental neuroscience discovery may propel future efforts to boost vision lost due to retina degeneration and enable light-sensing prosthetics that cure blindness.

  • International research alliance launched to boost pandemic preparedness
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    International research alliance launched to boost pandemic preparedness

    Scientists in the United States and West Africa to develop research network to rapidly respond to current and future infectious disease outbreaks.

  • Heart repair factor boosted by RNA-targeting compound
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    Heart repair factor boosted by RNA-targeting compound

    Damaged hearts require stem cell activation to heal, but heart attack silences a key signaling molecule. A compound discovered in Disney lab reactivates its production, in cell-based studies. 

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