Congrats to Kai Sheng on receiving the 2026 Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award! 🎉 The Biophysical Society (Biophysical Society) is honoring Sheng, a postdoc in Jamie Williamson's (Jamie Williamson) lab in the Department of Integrative Structural and Computational

A new study in J. Am. Chem. Soc. maps how the SARS-CoV-2 genome can be targeted by a new class of RNA-seeking antiviral molecules. From @Disney_Lab Wertheim UF Scripps with Chanda Lab (Scripps Research) and Arnab Chatterjee. wertheim.scripps.ufl.edu/2025/10/06/sci… UF Research Scripps Research

The Fall 2025 edition of Scripps Research Magazine is here—featuring how the Skaggs Graduate School (Scripps Research Graduate Program) is enhancing graduate education in chemical and biological science and features alumni whose contributions are advancing discoveries across academia, industry

Former Scripps Research assistant professor Shimon Sakaguchi has been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of regulatory T cells that drive peripheral immune tolerance, a mechanism of the immune system that prevents autoimmune disease and

A new study from Marco Mravic’s lab, published in PNASNews, describes a computer-driven strategy to understand how membrane proteins work at the atomic level by designing synthetic proteins that are easier to study in the lab. The team focused on a common pattern—or

How do you treat a disease with no cure? For patients with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel)—a rare retinal condition that erodes central vision—the answer just became clearer. After more than a decade of research, a long-standing collaboration between the lab of Scripps

The NIH has awarded a $14.2M Director’s Transformative Research Award to Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian (Ardem Patapoutian), Professor Li Ye (Li Ye) and Associate Professor Xin Jin (Xin Jin, PhD) to map the neural circuits underlying interoception—how the nervous

Using single-cell analysis and imaging, scientists in Professor Luc Teyton’s lab have identified a new cell type—vascular-associated fibroblastic cells (VAFs)—that protects insulin-producing cells from immune attack in type 1 diabetes. “Identifying these VAFs is an exciting step

Congratulations to Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Ardem Patapoutian (Ardem Patapoutian), Professor Li Ye (Li Ye) and Associate Professor Xin Jin (Xin Jin, PhD) on receiving the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award! 🔬🌟 In collaboration with the Allen Institute, the team will

A new nature study co-led by Ann Kennedy (Ann Kennedy) finds that the brain’s parabrachial nucleus can block persistent pain when urgent needs (like hunger or fear) take over. Understanding this “off switch” could guide smarter, brain-based therapies for chronic pain—working

The 2025 #ScrippsResearchBiotechInnovationSummit was a true success, bringing together leading scientists, investors, and biotech partners for a day of bold ideas, breakthrough research, and collaborative connections! Special thanks to our generous sponsors—Cooley, Lilly Gateway

In a new Science Advances study, Andrew Ward (The Ward Lab) and James Ferguson highlight a method that uses cryoEM and the AI tool ModelAngelo to rapidly identify the most protective monoclonal antibodies, cutting discovery time from weeks to under a day and accelerating pandemic

Every breakthrough begins with education, and as Scripps Research marks 100 years, we look back on a legacy of discovery and forward to a future shaped by training tomorrow’s scientific leaders. Read more: ow.ly/8ekN50XbXG9

Assistant Professor Alejandra Mendoza (Alejandra Mendoza) is building a lab culture where discovery—and people—can thrive. 🔬🌟 Honored with this year’s Outstanding Mentor Award, she shares her mentorship style, advice for young scientists, and love of antiques in Scripps Research