Why do Some People with HIV Never Develop AIDS?
A team of scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in Torrey Pines have organized an international contingent of researchers an physicians who have patients with HIV who has never developed AIDS. With financial gifts and grants, they are collecting blood samples, studying DNA and analyzing these controllers. The Washington Post recently featured a story on their work.
Local Institute Receives $3.8 Million and a National Honor
The National Institutes of Health has designated the Salk Institute for Biological Studies as one of seven national centers for vision research.The Salk, in Torrey Pines, received a $3.8 million grant from theNational Eye Institute, and is the first basic science facility createdby the NEI in nearly a decade.
Scripps Health Discovers Genetic Clues into Tumor Formation
A new research study from Scripps Health provides previously unknown genetic clues into how cancerous tumors are formed in the human breast, brain and colorectal system. The findings by researchers at Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) will be published in the September 2009 edition of the journal Genome Research.
Scripps Research Scientists Uncover Protein Essential for the Immune System
In a paper published in Nature Immunology a Scripps team showsthat a newly discovered protein, dubbed Themis (for thymocyte expressedmolecule involved in selection), provides a signal necessary for oneset of immune cells, called T cells, to form. Some immune diseases may ultimately be explained by defects in this mysterious protein.
Salk Establishes Presidential Chair
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies created the Irwin M. Jacobs Presidential Chair based on an endowment from Qualcomm and Qualcomm's employees.The Presidential Chair commemorates Qualcomm founder Dr. Irwin Jacobs'recent decision to step down as chairman of Qualcomm's Board of Directors and recognizes his on going dedicated leadership of the Salk Institute's Board of Trustees.
Two Scripps Scientists Win Prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards
Erica Ollmann Saphire and Marisa Roberto to Be Honored at the White House
Two scientists from The Scripps Research Institute—Associate Professor Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., and Associate Professor Marisa Roberto, Ph.D.—have been selected to receive a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals at the outset of their independent research careers.
"These extraordinarily gifted young scientists and engineers represent the best in our country," said President Barack Obama of the winners nationwide. "With their talent, creativity, and dedication, I am confident that they will lead their fields in new breakthroughs and discoveries and help us use science and technology to lift up our nation and our world."
The Presidential Early Career Awards are intended to recognize and nurture some of the finest scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the 21st century.
Newborn Brain Cells Show the Way
A study by a team at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in the journal Science illustrates how newborn brain cells improve our ability to navigate our environment.
Why Don’t Some Tumors Respond to Radiation and Chemo?
It takes very little to throw off balance the body’s system of checks and balances that keep a tight lid on unchecked cell growth, according to a study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies published in the journal Cancer Cell.
Scripps Research Institute Appoints Scott Forrest as Director of Business and Technology Development
The Scripps Research Institute has appointed Scott Forrest, formerly of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, as the institute's new director of business and technology development.
At Scripps Research, Forrest, 32, has started his position overseeing the Office of Technology Development and its staff of eight people, located on the La Jolla, California campus.