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Bringing together scientists and clinical investigators, the Scripps Research Translational Institute fosters highly collaborative, multidisciplinary research with the greatest potential to transform the practice of healthcare and improve human health.
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Eric Topol, MD

Founder & Director, Scripps Research Translational Institute

Eric Topol’s work melds genomics, digital technologies and artificial intelligence to advance the promise of individualized medicine and promote human health. Topol is the principal investigator of two large NIH grants: the All of Us  Research Program that supports precision medicine and a Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) that promotes innovation in medicine. Clincially active as a cardiologist, Topol has published over 1,300 peer-reviewed articles, and his more than 380,000 citations place him among the top 10 most cited researchers in medicine as measured by Thomson Reuters’ Institute for Scientific Information. Widely viewed as one of the most influential physician leaders in the country, Topol is the author of four bestselling books on the future of medicine: ”The Creative Destruction of Medicine”, “The Patient Will See You Now” and “Deep Medicine”. His most recent book, ”Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity”, a New York Times bestseller, focuses on extending healthspan. 

Executive Committee

  • Professional headshot of Kristian Andersen wearing a checkered shirt.

    Kristian Andersen, PhD

    Director, Infectious Disease Genomics

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Arnab Chatterjee, Scripps Research faculty and SRTI Executive Committee member, outdoors in front of a glass building.

    Arnab Chatterjee, PhD

    Executive Vice President

    Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines
  • Professional headshot of Theresa Hill, SRTI Executive Committee member, outdoors in a colorful scarf with a warm background.

    Theresa Hill, MBA

    Director, Education Programming & Employee Experience

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Stephen Kingsmore, SRTI Executive Committee member, wearing glasses and a dark suit against a brown background.

    Stephen Kingsmore, MD, DSc

    President & CEO

    Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine
  • Amy Lightner, MD

    Amy Lightner, MD

    Chief Medical Officer

    Calibr-Skaggs Institute for Innovative Medicines
  • Professional headshot of Julia Moore Vogel with greenery in the background.

    Julia Moore Vogel, MBA, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Scripps Research
  • Professional headshot of Jay Pandit, director of Digital Medicine at the Scripps Research Translational Institute.

    Jay Pandit, MD

    Senior Director, Digital Medicine

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Laura Nicholson, MD, Scripps Research physician-scientist, wearing a white clinical lab coat.

    Laura Nicholson, MD, PhD

    Co-director, Education

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Athena Philis-Tsimikas, Scripps Research Translational Institute faculty, with staircase background.

    Athena Philis-Tsimikas, MD

    Director, Community Engagement

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Ed Ramos, Scripps Research Translational Institute staff member, in front of a bookshelf.

    Ed Ramos, PhD

    Director, Digital Clinical Trials

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Emily Spencer, Scripps Research Translational Institute staff member, outdoors with campus background.

    Emily Spencer, PhD

    Associate Director

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Professor Andrew Su in front of a white building, wearing a blue t-shirt.

    Andrew Su, PhD

    Director, Bioinformatics

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Ali Torkamani, Scripps Research Translational Institute faculty member, with a bright indoor background.

    Ali Torkamani, PhD

    Director, Genomics & Genome Informatics

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
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Programmatic Leadership

  • Adelaide Fortmann, PhD

    Senior Research Scientist

    Scripps Health
  • Professional headshot of Dr. Stuti Jaiswal wearing a white lab coat.

    Stuti Jaiswal, MD, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    Scripps Research
  • Professional headshot of Katja Lamia, Scripps Research faculty member, in a yellow cardigan with a campus building background.

    Katja Lamia, PhD

    Director, T32 Program

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Evan Muse, Scripps Research Translational Institute faculty, wearing glasses with a campus background.

    Evan Muse, MD, PhD, MCTI

    Lead, Cardiovascular Genomics

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Giorgio Quer, Scripps Research Translational Institute faculty member, in a dark blazer.

    Giorgio Quer, PhD

    Director, Artificial Intelligence

    Scripps Research Translational Institute
  • Professional headshot of Associate Professor Chunlei Wu in front of a white building wearing a light grey shirt.

    Chunlei Wu, PhD

    Associate Professor

    Scripps Research

External Advisory Board

Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD, PhD

Director

UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities

Lauren Gardner, PhD

Alton and Sandra Cleveland Professor

Johns Hopkins University

Jennifer Gardy, PhD

Deputy Director, Malaria Surveillance, Data & Epidemiology

Gates Foundation

Ralph Horwitz, MD

Professor, Medicine & Epidemiology

Yale University

Kim Kamdar, PhD

Partner

Domain Associates, LLC

Michael O'Reilly

Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

University Michigan

Pranav Rajpurkar, PhD

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Informatics

Harvard University

Aenor Sawyer, MD

Associate Director of Digital Health

UC San Francisco

Michael Snyder, PhD

Director, Center for Genomics & Personalized Medicine

Stanford University
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