Dr. Patrick Griffin, Chair of Molecular Medicine
Patrick Griffin received his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Virginia working in Don Hunt’s lab during the birth of biological mass spectrometry and proteomics. In 2004, Patrick joined The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Scripps Florida as Professor and in 2007 was named founding Chair of the Department of Molecular Therapeutics. In 2017, he was named Chair of Molecular Medicine. Using mutagenesis, HDX-MS, crystallography, and NMR, Patrick’s research is focused on structure-function of nuclear receptors, enzymes, and membrane receptors.