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Sanford Burnham Prebys awarded $3.58 million NIH grant to advance potential treatment for opioid-use disorders

Funding is part of nearly $1 billion awarded by NIH to accelerate scientific solutions to opioid crisis.

Machine learning’s next frontier: epigenetic drug discovery

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists create a machine-learning algorithm that automates high-throughput screens of epigenetic medicines.

New insights into how to protect premature babies from common brain disorder

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists identify a new cause of “water on the brain” involving receptors that disrupt fluid flow.

Solving long-sought protein structure opens new avenues for treating disease

Knowing the structure of vitronectin enables rational drug design

$4.96 million CIRM grant awarded to Sanford Burnham Prebys to help the tiniest patients

The funding advances a stem cell therapy that may protect newborns from brain damage due to oxygen deprivation.