Two awards from the Gates Foundation to advance global disease surveillance Gates grantsPress Releases

Two awards from the Gates Foundation to advance global disease surveillance

Detecting infectious disease threats early and responding quickly can dramatically alter the course of an infectious outbreak. Technologies such as wastewater surveillance are transforming how public health officials identify emerging pathogens, monitor community transmission and direct resources where they're needed most. Scripps Research has been at the forefront of this effort, developing computational and laboratory tools that have helped make…
July 1, 2026
Joint Response to GISAID andersen-lab-logoOther

Joint Response to GISAID

On 20 January 2026, GISAID published a statement (archived link) titled “Facts surrounding data-related complaints”, citing four examples to justify recent termination on access to its data feeds. Although presented as matters involving “Individual”(s), each of these examples refer to open-source platforms or national public health responses, in which individuals representing our respective teams made agreements with GISAID to serve…
February 20, 2026
Welcome 2025 Summer Interns 2025 AndersenLab InternsTraining

Welcome 2025 Summer Interns

Join us in welcoming five Scripps Research Translational Institute Student Research Internship Program summer interns to the Andersen Lab! These aspiring scientists, selected from a large pool of candidates across the country, are eager to learn from renowned researchers at Scripps Research. Each intern is closely collaborating with a mentor to gain hands-on experience in applying computational methods to study…
June 13, 2025
Mpox paper out in Nature Mpox SpreadPublications

Mpox paper out in Nature

Historically, most human mpox infections have resulted from zoonotic transmission—meaning from animals to humans—and these spillovers have rarely led to human-to-human transmission. But during the 2022 global outbreak, mpox began spreading readily between people. A new study now shows the virus was circulating long before then. Published in Nature on May 19, 2025, the study notes that mpox transmitted among…
May 21, 2025
Data analytics hub for CDC-funded pandemic preparedness PREVENTPress Releases

Data analytics hub for CDC-funded pandemic preparedness

Under the leadership of UC San Diego, Scripps Research is partnering with several institutions to bolster national preparedness for respiratory viruses. UC San Diego (the primary award recipient) has been awarded a $5.7 million cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Scripps Research and its partners will join the CDC’s Community and Household Acute Respiratory Illness…
January 8, 2025
Q&A with Global Health Researcher Jyothi Purushotham JyothiOtherTraining

Q&A with Global Health Researcher Jyothi Purushotham

Emerging infectious diseases pose a persistent global health threat, with the potential to cause widespread morbidity, mortality, and significant social and economic disruptions. Postdoctoral researcher Jyothi Purushotham is working to understand how pathogens interact with their hosts, which is essential for deciphering the mechanisms that drive infection, transmission, disease progression and pathogen evolution. These insights can guide the development of…
December 16, 2024
Welcome 2024 Summer Interns 2024 InternsNews

Welcome 2024 Summer Interns

Please join the Andersen Lab in welcoming the seven summer interns selected from the Scripps Research Translational Institute Student Research Internship Program! Chosen from a large pool of candidates from around the country, these keen aspiring scientists are motivated to learn from leading researchers at Scripps Research. The new interns are working closely with a mentor on either a wet…
July 22, 2024
Translational science pilot study awards fuel innovation Translational InstituteNewsTraining

Translational science pilot study awards fuel innovation

Two early-stage scientists in the lab have been awarded grants for translational science research projects through the Scripps Research Translational Institute’s Pilot Study Award Program. The program supports scientists who strive to conduct transformative research with the potential to accelerate medical breakthroughs. Translational science is the process of turning observations in the laboratory into interventions, including new medicines, diagnostics or…
July 16, 2024