Topic: Institute News

Scripps Research scientists make annual Highly Cited Researchers list

Featured scientists represent a wide range of fields including chemistry, microbiology, immunology, neuroscience and more

Professor Benjamin Cravatt and physician-scientist Lou Lange join Scripps Research Board of Directors

Scripps Research has added Benjamin Cravatt, PhD, professor of Chemistry and the Norton B. Gilula Chair in Biology and Chemistry at Scripps Research, and Lou Lange, MD, PhD, physician-scientist and general partner with Asset Management Ventures, to its Board of Directors.

Scripps Research scientist Ilia Droujinine receives over $3 million to reveal the body’s interorgan networks

The awards from the NIDDK and the LLHF will let Droujinine uncover how interorgan communication goes awry in metabolic disease and aging, paving the way for new treatments.

Gut molecule slows fat burning during fasting

Scripps Research scientists discovered a molecule produced by roundworm intestines that signals the brain to slow fat loss when food is not available. 

Nine new faculty join Scripps Research

The newly appointed faculty are making transformative discoveries in areas ranging across drug discovery, neuroscience, chemistry, immunity and more.

Keary Engle Named Dean of Scripps Research’s Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences

Scripps Research has appointed Professor Keary Engle to the role of Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, effective July 1, 2024, and will lead the institute's Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences and other education and training programs.

Esteemed life sciences attorney Barbara Kosacz joins Scripps Research Board of Directors

Scripps Research’s vision to translate basic scientific discovery into effective treatments that benefit human health strikes a chord with Barbara Kosacz, JD—making her addition to the institution’s Board of Directors fitting.

Scripps Research’s Skaggs Graduate School awards doctoral degrees to 32nd graduating class

Skaggs family also honored at commencement ceremony as first recipients of Scripps Research Presidential Medal

Scripps Research at 100

Using wrist-worn activity trackers to help patients reduce long COVID symptoms

New Scripps Research trial aims to validate the use of wearables in guiding participants to effectively monitor mental, physical and emotional exertion—a strategy called pacing.