Former Scripps and Humira Leader Richard Lerner Passes Away

Former Scripps and Humira Leader Richard Lerner Passes Away

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BioSpace
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Another giant of scientific research has fallen. Richard Lerner, who played a significant role in shaping both Scripps Research and the San Diego life sciences ecosystem and developing AbbVie's blockbuster drug Humira, died Dec. 2. He was 83.

Lerner served as director and president of Scripps Research from 1987 through 2012. Throughout his decades-long scientific career, Lerner played a role in the development of synthetic peptide vaccines, catalytic antibodies, as well as combinatorial antibody and DNA-encoded chemical libraries. These innovations have been used in both academic and industry settings across the globe.