Scripps Research Institute

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Scripps Research Institute

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. Operates scientific facilities at La Jolla, CA, and Palm Beach County, FL.

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

Richard A. Lerner Biologist 28-Aug-1938 Scripps Research Institute

Rolf M. Zinkernagel Scientist 6-Jan-1944 T-cells and antigens

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Bruce A. Beutler Biologist 29-Dec-1957 Lipopolysaccharide receptors

Paul J. Crutzen Physicist 3-Dec-1933 Ozone depletion

Richard A. Lerner Biologist 28-Aug-1938 Scripps Research Institute

Mario J. Molina Chemist 19-Mar-1943 Ozone depletion

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

Herbert W. Boyer Biologist 10-Jul-1936 Recombinant DNA, first synthetic insulin

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 17-May-2014 Chemical structure of antibodies

Edward A. Frieman Physicist 19-Jan-1926 11-Apr-2013 Director of Scripps, 1986-96

Phillip Frost Business c. 1935 Founder of IVAX Corporation

Dick Gephardt Politician 31-Jan-1941 Congressman from Missouri, 1977-2005

Walter Gilbert Chemist 21-Mar-1932 Sequencing techniques for DNA

Jane E. Henney Doctor c. 1947 FDA Commissioner, 1998-2001

Amin J. Khoury Business 1939 CEO of BE Aerospace

Aaron Klug Chemist 11-Aug-1926 Structural analysis of viruses

Richard A. Lerner Biologist 28-Aug-1938 Scripps Research Institute

James R. Mellor Business 3-May-1930 CEO of General Dynamics, 1994-97

Lynn Schenk Politician 5-Jan-1945 US Congresswoman from California, 1993-95

Andrew J. Viterbi Engineer 9-Mar-1935 Viterbi Algorithm

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