The drug would be a breakthrough in pain medication at a time when state and local legislators are trying to curb addiction to prescription drugs. The drug is designed to provide quick pain relief while eliminating side effects such as addiction, respiratory depression and adverse psychological consequences. ..
Read More ⇒Situated on a piece of unexceptional land between I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike west of Ft. Pierce, Fla., many of the 150 USDA/Agricultural Research Service staffers and scientists working here focus on saving the citrus industry from destruction by citrus greening disease. They realize they’re in a race against time. They think they are edging ever closer to winning. ..
Read More ⇒Dr. Lawrence Toll, Full Member and Director of Neuropharmacology at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies will study potential treatments for acute and chronic pain with reduced addiction, thanks to a 5 year, $1.86 million grant awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. ..
Read More ⇒Dmitriy Minond, assistant member, cancer research, at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies in Port St. Lucie will research selective inhibitors that can be used in lung cancer research and therapy, thanks to a three-year, $360,000 grant awarded by the Florida Department of Health and the James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program. ..
Read More ⇒Dr. Richard A. Houghten, Founder, President & CEO
of Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies will utilize a new
methodology that may accelerate drug discovery in multiple therapeutic
areas like pain management, thanks to a 5-year, $2.34 million grant awarded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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Torrey Pines Institute Founder, President and CEO Richard Houghten,
Ph.D. received the Rotary Club’s highest honor, the Paul Harris Award.
The honor recognizes the role Dr. Houghten and Torrey Pines Institute
have played in St. Lucie County, particularly the Institute’s
contributions to advancement in the community.
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Dr. Jay McLaughlin, Associate Member, Pharmacology and Neuroscience at Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies will study how the HIV virus produces related neuropathology and mood disorders, thanks to a 5 year, $2.23 million grant awarded by the National Institute of Mental Health. ..
Read More ⇒RxMD, Inc., a privately-held, global therapeutics development company, today announced a collaboration agreement with GlycoRegImmune Inc. (GRI) to develop new treatments for inflammatory, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative conditions based on GRI's novel natural killer (NK) T cell targeted technologies. ..
Read More ⇒Two years ago this month, Scripps Florida dedicated its remarkable new campus facilities in Jupiter. The event was a ray of sunshine in a dark economy. ..
Read More ⇒One local scientist's research with underwater snails could make it easier to quit smoking. ..
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