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Scripps Research Front Row Lecture

Michael Erb, PhD
Scripps Research
Michael Erb, PhD
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 4 PM to 6 PM
Scripps Research Auditorium
N/A
Free

Lecture title:

Close encounters: Designing drugs that recruit the cell’s own machinery to fight cancer and beyond – Front Row lecture with Michael Erb, PhD

Description:

Some of the most devastating diseases are driven by proteins that cannot be targeted with conventional drugs. Scientists are now discovering ways to control disease by recruiting the cell’s own machinery to tackle this challenge. In this free Front Row lecture, Associate Professor Michael Erb will take the audience inside the cell to explain how his team is developing “proximity” drugs. Erb’s innovation has implications to change how scientists and cells join forces to fight against breast, prostate and blood cancers. Join us to learn how proximity drugs can eliminate proteins, rewire essential cellular pathways, and enable researchers to target previously “undruggable” proteins.

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