Michalina Janiszewska, Ph.D., Explores how cancer evolves – and how to outmaneuver it. Cancer is a moving target, constantly adapting, evolving and resisting treatment. Cancer biologist Michalina Janiszewska, Ph.D., of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute, studies how tumors change over time, and how this…
Patrick Griffin, Ph.D., has dedicated his career to understanding the molecules of life in pursuit of treatments for cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity and more. Wertheim UF Scripps Scientific Director and Professor Patrick Griffin, Ph.D., helped develop a technique called HDX-MS that solves the challenge of…
The research shows how excess cholesterol in cell membranes may interfere with pain control.
Florida’s statewide biotechnology industry organization, BioFlorida, awarded its 2022 Weaver H. Gaines Entrepreneur of the Year award to Courtney Miller, Ph.D.
When a virus infects a cell, it has one goal: hijack the cell’s protein-building systems to make new copies of itself. Biochemist James M. Burke, Ph.D. has joined the molecular medicine department at UF Scripps to advance studies of viral infection and innate immunity.
Scientists in the Department of Molecular Medicine at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute delineate the molecular underpinnings of cellular processes and uncover new paths toward therapeutic development. Drawing from disciplines including chemistry, structural biology, pharmacology and genomics, our scientists are making major contributions in the battle against cancer,…
