Sanford Burnham Prebys Testing Drugs to Treat Cocaine, Nicotine Addictions
A researcher at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute will lead a $10.8 million effort…
Scripps Vaccine Blocks Heroin ‘High,’ May Be Key to Opioid Crisis
The Scripps Research Institute of La Jolla announced Tuesday that a vaccine it developed effectively…
Rep. Peters: Nation Needs ‘Reliable, Consistent’ Science Funding
Rep. Scott Peters criticized President Trump’s proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health and…
California Life Sciences Industry Blasts Trump’s Big Cuts in Medical Research
Biocom, the leading trade association for the California life sciences industry, described as “disastrous” cuts in medical research funding…
NIH Awards UCSD Brain Researchers $2.27 Million
Four brain research teams at UC San Diego were awarded $2.27 million Thursday from the…
Scripps Research Gets $20 Million in Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative
The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla will receive an initial grant of $20 million for its…
Scripps Scientists Find Protein ‘Talks’ to Wrong Partners in Cystic Fibrosis
Just like some people talk too much and hang out with the wrong crowd, a…
Research Institutions Bring $4.6 Billion to San Diego Economy
Research institutions have a $4.6 billion impact on San Diego’s economy, according to a report…
Scripps Research Receives $4.5M Grant to Test Migraine Drugs
The Scripps Research Institute was awarded a $4.5 million federal grant to study a possible…
Peters, Biotech Industry Cheer Funding for Medical Research
Rep. Scott Peters and the California biotech industry cheered the passage of a bill in…
Study: How Does Brain Block Relapse in Cocaine, Alcohol Addiction?
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla announced Tuesday that they’ve received a…
California Leads U.S. in Biotech Employment and Investment
California’s national lead in the life sciences industry is growing, and San Diego plays a…
DeMaio, Peters Criticize Washington’s Ebola Response
Congressional opponents Carl DeMaio and incumbent Scott Peters found common ground Friday in criticism of the…
Money Flows to UCSD for ‘Big Data’ Bio-Med Search Engine
A National Institutes of Health program to consolidate the massive amount of scattered biomedical research…
