EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1924 as the Scripps Metabolic Clinic, it became the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in 1946, the Research Institute of Scripps Clinic in 1977, and the Scripps Research Institute in 1991.

Location:
La Jolla, CA

Founding Date:
1924

Official Website:
http://www.scripps.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Cresson H. Kearny	Inventor	7-Jan-1914	18-Dec-2003	Patriot, inventor, survivalist idol
Ancel Keys	Scientist	26-Jan-1904	20-Nov-2004	Nutritionist, created the K ration
Rolf M. Zinkernagel	Scientist	6-Jan-1944		T-cells and antigens

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Richard A. Lerner	Biologist	28-Aug-1938		President, Scripps Research Institute
K. Barry Sharpless	Chemist	28-Apr-1941		Chiral catalysts
Kurt Wüthrich	Chemist	4-Oct-1938		Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
George Conrades	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Akamai, 1999-2005
J. Michael Cook	Business	16-Sep-1942		CEO of Deloitte & Touche, 1989-99
Gerald M. Edelman	Scientist	1-Jul-1929		Chemical structure of antibodies
Phillip Frost	Business	c. 1935		Founder of IVAX Corporation
Jane E. Henney	Doctor	c. 1947		FDA Commissioner, 1998-2001
Richard A. Lerner	Biologist	28-Aug-1938		President, Scripps Research Institute
James R. Mellor	Business	c. 1930		CEO of General Dynamics, 1994-97
Lynn Schenk	Politician	5-Jan-1945		US Congresswoman from California, 1993-95

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