Topic: Translational Institute

Q&A with Stuti Jaiswal on digitizing sleep research

Ali Torkamani: Preventing heart disease with personalized genetic testing

Professor Ali Torkamani is the Director of Genome Informatics at the Scripps Research Translational Institute, where his team mines population-level genetic data to make predictions about future disease risk. Listen in as we discuss smartphone apps that could help predict the risk of a heart attack, the addition of genetic data to biosensors of the future and the use of video games as an introduction to data science.

Stuti Jaiswal: Improving sleep health with wearable devices

Dr. Stuti Jaiswal is an assistant professor of translational medicine at Scripps Research and an internist at Scripps Clinic. Listen in as we discuss the health issues associated with insufficient sleep, the best time to go to bed and what the latest wearables can tell us about our sleep patterns.

Scripps Research launches study to reduce hospitalization of immunocompromised people with COVID-19

In partnership with Cue Health, the study will deploy at-home COVID-19 tests, on-demand telemedicine and delivery of antiviral medication in an effort to lessen severe disease outcomes.

Scripps Research receives $2.5M CDC contract for SARS-CoV-2 surveillance program

Work will include fast analyses of virus transmission in the San Diego area and across the U.S.- Mexico border.

Lassa virus endemic area may expand dramatically in coming decades

New analysis finds that climate change and other factors could soon make deadly Lassa fever a much bigger public health problem in Africa

Scripps Research scientists identify how SARS-CoV-2 spreads in the Middle East

Findings highlight biases in viral sampling and urgent need for better global health infrastructure.

Q&A with Theresa Hill on mentoring and internships

Pair of studies illuminates COVID-19 pandemic origins

Analyses based on locations and viral sequencing of early cases suggest pandemic started in Wuhan’s Huanan market, with two separate jumps from animals to humans.

Scientists develop tools for early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater

New tools developed at Scripps Research and UC San Diego are helping public health officials around the world get vital information about pathogen variants from wastewater.