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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