Gift establishes fellowship for global medicine
A gift and commitment of more than $600,000 from Atul Dhablania and his wife Incha Kim to the Keck School of Medicine of USC will advance global medicine research and health-care professional training and delivery.
“I am exceptionally grateful for this gift that will establish a unique fellowship program at… Read More »
Cancer survivor donates $500,000 to USC Norris Cancer Center
Scott Petinga, a former Marine, said that being diagnosed with cancer in 2004 changed the way he thought about and acted in life. One of his first bold moves was to launch his own business, marketing… Read More »
WunderGlo Foundation donates $500,000 to find a cure for colon cancer
The life of the WunderGlo Foundation’s late founder Gloria Borges was celebrated and memorialized recently during the presentation of a $500,000 gift toward colon cancer research at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Borges, who died in… Read More »
Michael Bonaguidi contributes brain power to stem cell research at USC
As a child, Michael Bonaguidi, PhD, dreamed of shaping cities as an architect or engineer. Now he dreams of shaping brains as the newest principal investigator in USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine…. Read More »
Work inspires art for nurse at Keck Hospital
Some artists are inspired to draw or paint by bucolic scenery, but Ben Ferrer, RN, said he believes that being a nurse is what brought out his inner artist.
“There are different ways of drawing a portrait… Read More »
Dilip Parekh takes on new role in clinical cancer program
Dilip Parekh, MD, professor of clinical surgery and director of the Department of Surgery’s cancer program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been appointed to the role of director of external outreach and… Read More »
$50,000 childhood cancer research grant awarded to Keck Medicine of USC
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for children’s cancer research, has awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant to Keck Medicine of USC.
Keck Medicine of USC includes one of the most comprehensive adolescent… Read More »
Safety comes first in HSC response to Ebola crisis
It starts with selected hospital scrubs that are impermeable to fluids and cover the torso, arms and legs.
Next come booties for the feet and ankles that extend to mid-calf. A fluid-resistant gown follows. Then a battery-powered… Read More »
USC Eye Institute adds specialists
The USC Eye Institute has recruited 12 physician scientists specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of vision disorders at some of the world’s leading institutions.
The… Read More »
Researcher named fellow of national science association
Keck School of Medicine of USC scientist Cheng-Ming Chuong has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Chuong, professor of pathology at the Keck School of Medicine, is the only… Read More »
Memorial honors faculty physician Yoshimasa ‘Yoshi’ Makino, 38
An overflow crowd of friends, family and coworkers gathered Jan. 7 in Mayer Auditorium for a memorial service in honor of Yoshimasa “Yoshi” Makino, MD, an assistant professor of clinical medicine with the Keck School of… Read More »
Former CHLA chairman of the board dies
Russell Smith, a former chairman of the board of directors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and a benefactor to Keck Medicine of USC, died recently at the age of 100.
Smith and his wife, Jeanne, became… Read More »