Florida’s former CFO, Jeff Atwater, will chair the new Ambassador Council, joining Vice Chair Marti LaTour and nine other leaders in business, law, philanthropy, patient advocacy and more.
“Cracking the Code,” a documentary narrated by Mark Ruffalo, is an inspiring story of vision, perseverance, and the power of science to change the world. Phil Sharp’s journey from a Kentucky farm boy to Nobel laureate embodies the American dream and the triumph of entrepreneurial spirit.
Mapping vulnerabilities in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, made of RNA, reveals a path to fighting more than COVID-19.
"These grants highlight The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute’s unique expertise in areas that include neuroscience, immunology, biochemistry, drug discovery and RNA therapeutics,” said Scientific Director Patrick Griffin, Ph.D.
The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute welcomes a new cohort of 10 graduate students to Jupiter, Florida, all pursuing their doctorates in the biomedical sciences.
Viruses infect cells with a goal of taking control to churn out new viral copies. Cells have learned to fight back.
A new study in Nature that finds a gene therapy against HIV given at birth can protect breastfeeding babies from infection with a single dose.
Liu’s research focuses on the discovery of small molecules for human proteins, as well as the functional characterization of these proteins in physiological and disease contexts.
A cancer-killing compound, called tiancimycin, combined with a cancer-seeking antibody, shows promise against an aggressive type of lymphoma.
Half of glioblastoma patients have a subtype that doesn’t respond to any approved cancer drugs. A new experimental treatment from The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute shows promise in mouse studies. Clinical trials are coming soon.
