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Commissioner’s Update

Road And Bridge Progress replacement of the S.R.5/U.S. 1 Bridge, which crosses the which use leading-edge information and communication
A major project happening in North County is the
technologies that collect and process real-time data, will
Requires Patience Loxahatchee River/Intracoastal Waterway next to the Jupiter improve safety and efficiency, and will reduce traffic
Lighthouse. The new, twin double-leaf drawbridge will have congestion.
By Commissioner up to 42 feet of vertical clearance and a navigable channel We urge drivers to be cognizant of the changes in
Maria Marino width of 125 feet. traffic patterns during this project, and exercise patience.
L o c a l a n d st a t e The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is Additionally, remember that people walk, run, and ride their
governmental agencies raising the height of the drawbridge so that fewer openings bikes year-round in this community, so alertness is essential.
coordinate improvements are necessary, and they are improving the pedestrian, bike Do not let your cellphone or other distractions divert your
to our roads and bridges to and driving lanes for a better, safer facility. attention from the road.
create a better transportation Project engineers determined that a complete bridge Your input on road conditions helps county engineers
network for drivers, boaters, closure would reduce the construction schedule. Prior to know where problems exist, whether it is faded road striping,
and pedestrians alike. the closure on March 13, FDOT constructed extensive potholes, or traffic signal timing. Please do not hesitate to
Admittedly, they are not intersection improvements for the required detour that reach out to my office at (561) 355-2201/mmarino@pbcgov.
without growing pains. As consist of additional turn lanes at U.S.1 at Indiantown Road, org; or, you can contact Road and Bridge at (561) 233-3950/
these projects move forward, Alternate A1A and Indiantown Road, and U.S.1 and Alternate nights and weekends (561) 712-6428; or the Traffic Division
it is important for drivers to be aware of detours, lane changes A1A/Beach Road. Additionally, permanent intersection at (561) 684-4030.
and intersection configurations, so that all of us can safely improvements are in place at Alternate A1A and Old
travel around our county. Dixie Highway. Intelligent Transportation System devices,
scieNce oN tHe cuttiNg edge

The Scripps Research Institute Health. “He is an outstanding To succeed, he had to invent a way to find disease targets

member of the institute’s in RNA, design and build a database of compounds likely to
leadership team. His tireless bind with those targets, and then invent molecular tools able
efforts and commitment to to splice out disease-causing segments. Disney has done all
mentoring and building the of this. His innovations target many difficult-to-treat diseases,
First ‘Institute Professor’ Of The Wertheim institute are critical to our including aggressive breast cancers, ALS, dementia, adult-
UF Scripps Institute Inventing New Ways To success. For these reasons onset muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s, some viral diseases
Target Incurable Diseases Via RNA and many more, he is highly such as COVID-19, heart disease and more.
Matthew D. Disney, Ph.D., a professor and chair of the deserving of being named “Matt Disney is one of the most dedicated scientists I
Department of Chemistry at The Wertheim UF Scripps the first Institute Professor know, and his work has propelled RNA therapeutics into a
Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, has been of The Wertheim UF Scripps field that’s now at the forefront of global efforts to address
named the first “Institute Professor” at the institution. Institute.” ‘undruggable’ diseases in new ways,” said Patrick Griffin,
Endowed institute professorships are among the highest Disney and his team Matthew D. Disney, Ph.D. Ph.D., scientific director of The Wertheim UF Scripps
honors that the University of Florida can bestow upon a faculty invented a search-and- Institute. “He’s also a great colleague and friend. His
member, recognizing proven leaders whose work embodies a destroy system for multiple incurable diseases. Their system leadership was instrumental in the successful transition from
commitment to excellence in research and scholarship. works by targeting RNA, the cousin to DNA. Because RNA our founding by Scripps Research into our new chapter as
“Over the course of his research career, Matt Disney has is involved in transcribing genes, building proteins inside a member of the University of Florida’s academic health
made significant, extensive contributions to science,” said cells, and managing quality control for gene transcription, center, UF Health.”
David R. Nelson, M.D., the senior vice president for health Disney reasoned that targeting RNA could offer a way around
affairs at the University of Florida and president of UF challenges that more traditional approaches have posed. The Scripps Research Institute on page 20

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