Dr. Cravatt is a Professor and the Norton B. Gilula Chair of Chemical Biology in the Department of Molecular Medicine at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI). His research group is interested in understanding the roles that enzymes play in physiological and pathological processes, especially as it pertains to the nervous system and cancer. Professor Cravatt obtained his undergraduate education at Stanford University, receiving a B.S. in Biological Sciences and a B.A. in History. He received a Ph.D. from TSRI in 1996 and joined the faculty there in 1997.