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A new issue of the online weekly of The Scripps Research Institute, News&Views, is now available at http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews

In this week's issue:

In Memoriam:
A. Donny Strosberg (1945-2012)

Scripps Florida Professor A. Donny Strosberg was working to find ways to disable the hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency viruses.

Interactive Sculpture Bridges Art and Science
Originally commissioned for display at the 2012 TED Conference, the new sculpture on the California campus demonstrates the process of viral self-assembly.

License Paves Way for Development of Anti-Parkinson’s Disease Compound
OPKO Health has licensed SR 3306, a novel compound discovered by the LoGrasso lab that blocks the destruction of brains cells in animal models of Parkinson’s disease.

Snapshot: Michael Matrone
Meet Michael Matrone, program coordinator in the Office of Career and Postdoctoral Services.

kudos

Kudos: Peter Schultz to Lead New Institute; Dennis Burton Delivers Bernard Fields Lecture; Yang Lab Paper Named ‘Paper of the Week’; More than 50 Fellows Honor Michael Oldstone; Xin Zhang Receives ACS Nobel Signature Award