Episode 12 – Arnab Chatterjee: Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks

Science Changing Life

Dr. Chatterjee is the Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry at Calibr, the biotechnology division of Scripps Research. Listen as we talk about re-purposing existing compounds for new diseases, the future of robotics in drug discovery and our favorite Superheroes. Show notes: About Calibr https://www.scripps.edu/science-and-medicine/calibr/about/index.html ReFRAME Initiative https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2018/20181003-reframe-calibr.html Footage of Calibr’s robots in action https://www.statnews.com/2018/12/10/calibr-drug-compounds-mined-new-treatments/ Use of the ReFRAME library to treat Cryptosporidium infection https://www.pnas.org/content/115/42/10750