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TSRI Ranks Among Top Institutions Globally According to Nature Index

The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ranked #11 among institutions worldwide of all sizes and types—academic, government and commercial—in terms of articles published in the leading journals Science and Nature in 2013, according to the first edition of the Nature Index 2014 Global, a Nature supplement designed to provide insight into global hotspots for high-quality research. Other analysis, based on data from the previous calendar year, also highlighted TSRI’s strengths in chemistry and life sciences.

To see the list of institutions publishing the most Science and Nature papers, see http://www.nature.com/
nature/journal/v515/n7526_supp/fig_tab/515S98a_T7.html. To access the complete supplement, visit http://www.nature.com/nature/supplements/nature-index-2014-global


Jessica Sheu-Gruttadauria Wins Heart Association Fellowship

Jessica Sheu-Gruttadauria, graduate student in the MacRae lab, has been awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) research fellowship, designed to help students initiate careers in cardiovascular and stroke research.

The AHA fellowships support research broadly related to cardiovascular function/disease and stroke or to related clinical, bioengineering or biotechnology, basic science and public health problems, including multidisciplinary efforts.

Sheu-Gruttadauria’s research, “The Structure and Mechanism of Higher-Order microRNA-Induced Silencing Complexes” focuses on elucidating the structural and mechanistic elements underlying the assembly of higher-order silencing complexes that mediate miRNA repression, providing tools to probe the role of miRNA regulation in cellular and  cardiovascular disease processes and thereby facilitating targeted design of miRNA-based therapeutics.





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Celebrating the Holidays at TSRI
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A recent holiday luncheon at the Torrey Pines Lodge feted TSRI supporters, who have made major annual contributions or named the institute as a beneficiary of their will or trust. Above, TSRI Acting President and CEO Jim Paulson (center) welcomes Legacy Members Judy and Norbert Dean.

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The Scripps Florida community gathered for holiday cheer at a reception December 18.

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Filling the Beckman Galleria, Scripps California faculty, students and staff celebrated the holiday season at a reception on December 15. Here, TSRI Acting President and CEO James Paulson and his wife, Bev, take part in the festivities with Professor Xiang-Lei Yang (right). 

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TSRI employees also gave back to the community. Above, ScrippsAssists project lead Jess Sheu-Gruttadauria organizes donations for children and teens with Home Start, a San Diego family resources nonprofit agency.  (Photos by Cindy Brauer and Jeremy Pyle.)