Following Free Radicals With Finesse
A bioresponsive sensor from Carroll lab activates antioxidants only when needed and provides a tool for studying free radicals' role in disease.
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New Scientist Takes Aim at TB, the World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease
TB is again the world's deadliest infectious disease. Luiz Pedro Carvalho, Ph.D., has joined The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute to develop new therapeutics and better understand the germ.
Researchers Tether Cancer-Killing Natural Product to Cancer-Targeting Antibodies
A team led by chemistry professor Ben Shen, Ph.D., discovered a potent anti-cancer compound within the institute's natural products collection. It has been connected to a precise cancer-seeking antibody with an innovative linker molecule.
First ‘Institute Professor’ of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Inventing New Ways to Target Incurable Diseases Via RNA
Matthew Disney, Ph.D. has been named the first Institute Professor of The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute. Disney invented a search-and-destroy system for incurable diseases that targets RNA.
Photo Highlights of “RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery,” held at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute Jan. 17-18, 2023
See a photo gallery from "RNA: From Biology to Drug Discovery," held Jan. 17 and 18, 2023, at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute in Jupiter, Florida.
Genetic Cause of ALS and Dementia Repaired by RNA-Targeting Strategy Developed at UF Scripps
“We show for the first time that you can make brain-penetrant molecules that eliminate toxic gene products,” Disney said.
Joe G.N. ‘Skip’ Garcia, M.D., Named to Key UF Health Leadership Position
Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia, M.D., a member of the National Academy of Medicine, has been named associate VP for research at UF Health. He will be based at UF Scripps in Jupiter, Florida.
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