Scripps Research

Our first-ever Scripps Research Alumni Homecoming is in the books! 🎉

From learning about the latest research and discoveries to exploring labs, connecting with student organizations and reuniting with familiar faces, it was wonderful welcoming our alumni back to campus!

Thank you to everyone who joined us! Here's to the future of our alumni community 🎓

Scripps Research associate professor Danielle Grotjahn (@nani_grotjahn) joined The @NakedScientists podcast to explain what mitochondria look like, where they came from and how they help cells meet changing energy demands.

The episode “What are mitochondria, and can we fix them?” also explores what happens when mitochondria fail, why repairing them is so difficult and what future advances could mean for medicine.

🎧 Listen here: thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…

🌟 Celebrating Scripps Research alumni: Rob Garbaccio, who earned a PhD in chemistry in 1999 through @ScrippsGradPrgm while training in @BogerLab, built a 25-year career in Discovery Chemistry at @Merck and is a recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Alumni Award in industry and entrepreneurship.

🎥 📺 On air at @KUSINews! Scripps Research professors Bryan Briney and Stefano Forli discussed how AI could accelerate antibody and drug discovery, including the search for treatments for diseases long considered “undruggable.”

Watch the segment to learn how new computing support is helping scientists explore biology at an unprecedented scale.

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🌟 Alumni Spotlight: For more than 50 years at Scripps Research, Professor Emeritus Richard Ulevitch built a globally recognized career in innate immunity, led an @NIH-funded, 20-year program mapping innate immune pathways, and was named recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award in academia.