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  • Scripps Research Scientist Wins Prestigious Young Investigator Award
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    Scripps Research Scientist Wins Prestigious Young Investigator Award

    Staff Scientist Kathryn Hastie of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has won the 2017 William E. and Diane M. Spicer Young Investigator Award.

  • Scripps Research Ranks No. 1 in Innovation Influence
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    Scripps Research Ranks No. 1 in Innovation Influence

    Annual Nature Index supplement ranks research institutes on influence over scientific patents.

  • Chemists Develop Inexpensive, Versatile Technique for Making RNA
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    Chemists Develop Inexpensive, Versatile Technique for Making RNA

    Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have developed a highly efficient new method for making ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules in the laboratory.

  • One Cytokine To Control Multiple Cytokines
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    One Cytokine To Control Multiple Cytokines

    Scripps Research study of interferon gamma reveals new principle of cell signaling.

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    Scripps Florida Scientists Identify Protein Deficiency Involved in Childhood Anemia and Cancers

    These new findings provide the first molecular understanding of the pathology of the disease known as Diamond-Blackfan anemia.

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    Protein Profiling Method Reveals Many Potential New Drug Targets

    Scientists at Scripps Research have invented a versatile method for identifying proteins that can feasibly be targeted with drugs to treat disease.

  • Competition for Survival Signals Maintains Immune Balance
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    Competition for Survival Signals Maintains Immune Balance

    Future studies will attempt to explain the biological significance of these two distinct cell types competing for a shared source of survival stimuli.

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    NIH-supported scientists elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies to HIV in calves

    In their study, the researchers injected HIV immunogens into the flanks of four calves and waited for their immune systems to respond.

  • Scientists Capture First High Resolution Image of Key HIV Protein Transitional State
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    Scientists Capture First High Resolution Image of Key HIV Protein Transitional State

    Atomic-scale snapshot reveals new regions on HIV’s envelope trimer protein that could be targets for small molecule inhibitor development.

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    Scripps Florida Scientists Awarded $2 Million to Develop ‘Industrial Level’ Screening for Treatments of Autism-Related Intellectual Disability

    A team of scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been awarded nearly $2 million from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health.

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    Exercise Performance in Mice Depends on Circadian Rhythms

    Mice in new Scripps Research study sprinted faster but had less endurance over longer distances.

  • A Perspective on the Biology of Forgetting
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    A Perspective on the Biology of Forgetting

    Scientists have a long way to go to fully understand how our brains forget unused and unimportant memories and make space for new ones.

  • San Diego Team Tests Best Delivery Mode for Potential HIV Vaccine
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    San Diego Team Tests Best Delivery Mode for Potential HIV Vaccine

    Optimized immunizations reliably elicit protective antibodies in preclinical study, marking an important milestone on the way to an effective HIV vaccine.

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    Firefly Gene Illuminates Ability of Optimized CRISPR-Cpf1 to Efficiently Edit Human Genome

    Scripps Research scientists have improved a state-of-the-art gene-editing technology to advance the system’s ability to target, cut and paste genes within human and animal cells.

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    Scripps Florida Scientist and Collaborators Win $7 Million Grant to Develop New ALS Treatments

    "The new grant supports the idea that RNA is a legitimate target to treat disease."

  • Influenza Virus Can Overcome Potentially Crippling Mutations
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    Influenza Virus Can Overcome Potentially Crippling Mutations

    New research could improve the effectiveness of flu vaccines and therapies

  • Scientists Solve a Mystery in Cellular “Droplet” Organelles
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    Scientists Solve a Mystery in Cellular “Droplet” Organelles

    Scientists at Scripps Research have solved a cellular mystery that may have important implications for fundamental biology and diseases like ALS.

  • The Scripps Research Institute and ShangPharma Innovation Announce Translational Research Collaboration
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    The Scripps Research Institute and ShangPharma Innovation Announce Translational Research Collaboration

    World-class research institute and new innovation center partner to accelerate early translational research.

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    Anti-Heroin Vaccine Found Effective in Non-Human Primates

    The next step in this research will be to license the vaccine to an outside company for partnering in clinical trials.

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    Scripps Florida Scientist Named Finalist for Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

    Matthew Disney is a finalist for the prestigious Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.

  • Perseverance Pays Off in Fight Against Deadly Lassa Virus
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    Perseverance Pays Off in Fight Against Deadly Lassa Virus

    "This was a tenacious effort—over a decade—to conquer a global threat."

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    The Scripps Research Institute Appoints Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. CEO Joel Marcus to Board of Directors

    "Joel’s professional experience and business leadership add to the expertise of our current board members."

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    Scripps Florida Scientist Wins $2 Million Grant to Study Childhood Disorder Linked to Behavioral Problems

    Assistant Professor Seth Tomchik of the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has received $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).

  • Scientists Jump Hurdle in HIV Vaccine Design
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    Scientists Jump Hurdle in HIV Vaccine Design

    Like a flu vaccine, an effective HIV vaccine needs to protect against multiple strains.

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