banner

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:

Scientists Find Promising New Approach to Preventing Progression of Breast Cancer
The Felding lab has developed a simple treatment that inhibits cancer progression and prolongs life when tested in mice.

Study Shows How Brain Cells Shape Temperature Preferences
A study from the Tomchik lab shows that a complex set of overlapping neuronal circuits work in concert to drive temperature preferences.

Letter from the Board
“The Board of Trustees is both excited and confident about Scripps’ future,” Gephardt writes.

Noted Vaccine and Bioinformatics Researcher Joins Faculty
Jiang Zhu, who has a diverse research program, joins TSRI from the National Institutes of Health.

Ron Davis Wins $3.5 million Jacob K. Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award
The seven-year grant will support Davis’s work on the complex biology of memory formation and the disorders that disrupt it.

kudos

Kudos: Kate Carroll Receives Tenure; Chitra Mandyam and Michael Zwick Promoted to Associate Professor; TSRI Startup Enters into $111 Million Antibiotic Drug Discovery Collaboration