Edmondson Faculty Center to reopen with fresh new look

The Edmondson Faculty Center closed May 16 for a renovation designed to update its appearance and furnishings, improve its accessibility to faculty and better utilize its current space.

The center is scheduled to reopen around Aug. 1.

Robert Cooper, MBA, EdD, vice Read More »

May 29th, 2014|Announcements|

USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science seeks pilot study proposals

The USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) is seeking proposals for new and innovative science in the field of tobacco regulatory science research.

The program will provide up to $40,000 to as Read More »

May 28th, 2014|Announcements|

American Thoracic Society honors Zea Borok

The American Thoracic Society recently recognized Zea Borok, MD, professor of medicine and biochemistry and molecular biology and chief of the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, with its Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments.

The award, which honors researchers Read More »

May 28th, 2014|Announcements|

PIBBS boasts stellar new class of students

Lured to USC by the Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS) — the gateway into PhD programs in biomedical and biological sciences — 30 new PhD students will call the Health Sciences Campus home this fall as they begin Read More »

May 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Ostrow School of Dentistry tops list of NIDCR-funded private dental schools

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC received the most funds of any private dental school from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for the second year in a row in 2013.

Overall, Read More »

May 27th, 2014|Announcements|

Dentistry Association honors Ostrow faculty member

The Special Care Dentistry Association (SCDA) named Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Professor Roseann Mulligan, DDS, the recipient of the 2014 Saul Kamen Award during the 26th annual SCDA meeting in Chicago, April 11-13.

The Kamen Read More »

May 27th, 2014|Announcements|

Stanczyk honored by International Menopausal Society

The International Menopausal Society recently honored Frank Z. Stanczyk, PhD, professor of research in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Preventive Medicine for his contributions to the field of menopause science.

The society presented Stanczyk with the Henry Burger Prize Read More »

May 27th, 2014|Announcements|

Ming Hsieh Institute awards funds for three nanomedicine studies

Nanomedicine studies at USC received a boost thanks to the USC Ming Hsieh Institute for Research on Engineering–Medicine for Cancer. The institute recently announced three USC proposal grant awardees for 2014.

The USC Ming Hsieh Institute helps fund proposals for new Read More »

May 27th, 2014|Announcements|

Rodgers steps down from Keck School after reinvigorating school’s finances

Coreen Rodgers will step down as chief operating officer of the Keck School of Medicine on Aug. 1 to assume the role of chief financial officer and vice president at the Huntington Library, Art Collections and Gardens in San Marino, Read More »

May 22nd, 2014|Announcements|

Keck Medicine of USC launches USC Neurorestoration Center

Continuing its tradition of excellence and innovation in the clinical neurosciences, Keck Medicine of the USC has established the USC Neurorestoration Center, a multi-institution collaboration for breakthrough discoveries that, for the first time, bring together neural engineering, neuroscience and neurorehabilitation Read More »

May 22nd, 2014|Announcements|

Graduates advised to hold on to their passion and altruism

The national anthem has been sung thousands of times before at the USC Galen Center. But on May 17, the familiar tune celebrated medicine, heralding the opening of commencement ceremonies for the MD and MD/PhD graduates of the Class of Read More »

May 21st, 2014|Announcements|

Handling complex cases

Keck Medical Center of USC hosted the first annual “Solutions for Complex Care” Symposium on May 8, aimed at teaching case managers and medical directors from managed care organizations about new cost effective approaches and innovative therapies to treating patients with Read More »

May 21st, 2014|Announcements|

USC Stem Cell opens Therapeutic Screening Facility

How can scientists make more accurate predictions about which potential drugs will effectively treat disease — before launching expensive and laborious human clinical trials? USC’s new Choi Family Therapeutic Screening Facility offers one answer: through the “disease in a dish” approach.

At Read More »

May 21st, 2014|Announcements|

Higher coffee intake may reduce liver cancer risk

The more cups of coffee a person drank, the lower the risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2014, help in April in San Diego.

This Read More »

May 16th, 2014|Announcements|

Rodríguez joins USC to advance female pelvic medicine

Larissa V. Rodríguez, MD, a noted expert in female pelvic medicine with more than 15 years of clinical and research experience in urology, joined Keck Medicine of USC on May 1.

Rodríguez joins an elite group of faculty urologists at the Read More »

May 15th, 2014|Announcements|

Surani named director of community partnerships at HSC

Zul Surani has joined USC’s Civic Engagement team as director of community partnerships on the Health Sciences Campus. His role will be to direct outreach and partnership activities for the Health Sciences Campus and work with outreach stakeholders on campus Read More »

May 13th, 2014|Announcements|

Keck Medicine Initiative advances in record-breaking year

It’s official — the University of Southern California has reached the halfway point in its $6 billion Campaign for USC, and Keck Medicine of USC continues to play an important part.

As of press time, total Campaign for USC fundraising had Read More »

May 13th, 2014|Announcements|

USC expands Beverly Hills satellite office with more space, new services

Keck Medicine’s presence in the Beverly Hills community just got a little bigger.

The health system celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Beverly Hills satellite office at 9033 Wilshire Blvd. last month, which now spans three floors and more than Read More »

May 13th, 2014|Announcements|

Broad Foundation’s $2 million gift advances stem cell research at USC

Albert Einstein once said, “A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.” To ensure that young scientists have the opportunity to make their marks, the Eli and Edythe Read More »

May 13th, 2014|Announcements|

Inaugural Director of Institute for the Developing Mind Named at CHLA

Bradley Scott Peterson, MD, has been named the inaugural director of the Institute for the Developing Mind (IDM) at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, effective July 1. Peterson is currently director of the Center for Developmental Read More »

May 9th, 2014|Announcements|