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June 04, 2012
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Study Reveals How the World’s First Drug for Amyloid Disease Works
Esther B. O’Keeffe Foundation Gives $2 Million to Scripps Research
Richard A. Lerner Wins Prince of Asturias Award
Peter Farrell and Richard Sloane Elected to Board of Trustees
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Study Reveals How the World’s First Drug for Amyloid Disease Works
“The details in this new paper, combined with clinical trial data, show for the first time that an amyloid disease can be successfully treated by reducing the rate of amyloid formation,” says Professor Jeffery W. Kelly.
Esther B. O’Keeffe Foundation Gives $2 Million to Scripps Research
“We are delighted to contribute to The Scripps Research Institute’s important scientific and educational work,” says Clare O’Keeffe, executive trustee of the foundation.
Richard A. Lerner Wins Prince of Asturias Award
The award, which is shared with British biochemist Sir Gregory Winter, is bestowed for findings that “represent a significant contribution to the progress and welfare of mankind.”
Peter Farrell and Richard Sloane Elected to Board of Trustees
San Diego medtech entrepreneur Peter Farrell and Palm Beach real estate executive and entrepreneur Richard Sloane are the newest members of the Scripps Research Board.
- Scripps Research Celebrates 20th Commencement
- Team Awarded $8.4 Million to Develop New Anti-Smoking Treatments
- Team Identifies Neurotransmitters that Lead to Forgetting
- Scientists Show How a Gene Duplication Helped our Brains Become ‘Human’
- Team Finds Anticonvulsant Drug Helps Marijuana Smokers Kick the Habit
- Researchers Find Structure of a Key ‘Gene Silencer’ Protein
- Scientists Solve a Mystery of Bacterial Growth and Resistance
- Scientists Develop Antidote for Cocaine Overdose
- Scientists Create Compounds that Dramatically Alter Biological Clock and Lead to Weight Loss
- Team Finds Promising Vaccine Targets on Hepatitis C Virus
- Team Finds Atomic Structure of Molecule that Binds to Opioids in the Brain
- Team Develops Simple Test to Predict Heart Attacks
- Scientists Wrest Partial Control of a Memory
- Scripps Research Institute Discoveries Lead to Newly Approved Drug for Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Scientists Identify Protein that Sends ‘Painful Touch’ Signals
- Scientists Create Molecular Map to Guide Development of New Treatments for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Diseases
- Team Sheds Light on How Body Fends off Bacteria
- Ultraviolet Protection Molecule in Plants Yields Its Secrets
- Life After Pfizer: Taking a Proactive Approach