Science Changing Life Scripps Research

Donna Blackmond never thought her career would lead to solving how life first formed on the prebiotic Earth. But as she points out in this episode of Science Changing Life, does any scientist start out knowing where their research will take them? Blackmond, who is a professor and the John C. Martin Endowed Chair in Chemistry at Scripps Research, shares how her wide-ranging background across chemistry and chemical engineering is helping answer some of today’s biggest questions in science and medicine.

Episode transcript: https://www.scripps.edu/_files/images/2024_images/donna-blackmond-podcast-episode-45-transcript.pdf
Blackmond Lab: https://www.scripps.edu/blackmond/
Blackmond’s recent PNAS and Nature papers: https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2024/20240228-blackmond-molecules.html
Scripps Research centennial: 100.scripps.edu/
Scripps Research Magazine: magazine.scripps.edu/

Dr. Jay Pandit is a director of digital medicine at the Scripps Research Translational Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research, where he combines medicine and technology to improve patients’ clinical outcomes. Listen in as we explore how biosensors and wearable technologies are enabling users to take control of their own health data and usher in a new era of personalized medicine.

Episode transcript: https://www.scripps.edu/_files/images/2024_images/jay-pandit-transcript.pdf
X: https://twitter.com/JayPandit
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jay-pandit-9489008
Scripps Research centennial: https://100.scripps.edu/
Scripps Research Magazine: https://magazine.scripps.edu/

Ahmed Badran is an assistant professor of chemistry at Scripps Research, where his lab harnesses synthetic biology to address some of biggest global problems. Listen in as we discuss reengineering plant enzymes to capture carbon, plastic-eating bacteria and new classes of antibiotics that spare our gut microbiome.

Episode transcript: https://www.scripps.edu/_files/images/2023_images/ahmed-badran-transcript.pdf

Badran lab website
https://badranlab.com/

Twitter
@AhmedHBadran

Scripps Research Magazine
https://magazine.scripps.edu/

Professor Mia Huang is based in the Department of Molecular Medicine at Scripps Research, where her lab explores how vital sugar molecules in the body orchestrate complex biological events. Listen in as we discuss deciphering cancer cell signals to develop new therapies, engineering red blood cells for transfusions and how to become a master of strategy.

Episode transcript: https://www.scripps.edu/_files/images/2023_images/mia-huang-transcript.pdf

Huang lab website
https://www.huangresearch.com/

Q&A with Mia
https://magazine.scripps.edu/profiles/2020/fall/science-with-a-view-understanding-how-natures-biomolecules-tick-with-mia-huang/

Twitter
@HuangMia

Scripps Research Magazine
https://magazine.scripps.edu/

Professor Ram Krishnamurthy is based in the Department of Chemistry at Scripps Research, where his lab investigates the reactions that could have first given way to life on Earth. Listen as we discuss finding biological building blocks on meteorites, NASA’s search for life on other planets, and staying grounded with philosophy and meditation.

Episode transcript
https://www.scripps.edu/_files/images/2023_images/ram-krishnamurthy-transcript.pdf

Ram’s faculty profile
https://www.scripps.edu/faculty/krishnamurthy/

Astrobiology at NASA
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/new-nasa-research-consortium-to-tackle-lifes-origins/

Scripps Research Magazine
https://magazine.scripps.edu/

Professor Sumit Chanda is an infectious disease expert and immunologist, where he works both in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology and at Calibr, Scripps Research’s nonprofit drug discovery and development division. He has devoted his career to understanding how the immune system responds to numerous viruses, such as influenza, Dengue virus and SARS-CoV-2. Listen as we discuss everything from pandemic preparedness to drug discovery, as well as his unrelenting drive to uncover new treatment options—including for COVID-19.

Episode transcript
https://www.scripps.edu/_files/images/2023_images/sumit-chanda-transcript.pdf

Infectious disease sleuth Sumit Chanda, PhD, joins Scripps Research and its Calibr drug discovery division
https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2021/20210915-chanda-calibr.html

Center for Antiviral Medicines & Pandemic Preparedness
https://www.campp.org/

Chanda lab website
https://linktr.ee/thechandalab

Twitter/Instagram
@thechandalab