Keck School Dean proclaims Match Day 2014 school’s best ever

Voices rose and fell at a fevered pitch around Kathleen Seaton as white envelopes were opened. The Keck School of Medicine of USC fourth-year student took a deep breath and tore open the envelope that would reveal her fate.

Kathleen glanced Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

New leadership structure to strengthen to Keck Medicine of USC

Strong leadership is vital to Keck Medicine of USC’s strategy to become one of the nation’s great academic medical centers and to develop a comprehensive system of acute care and ambulatory centers. To help consolidate leadership across USC’s medical enterprise, Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

USC to host LA Times Festival of Books

As part of multi-year partnership with the Los Angeles Times, USC will host the LA Times Festival of Books at the University Park campus April 12 and 13.

In its fourth year at the USC campus, the Festival of Books will Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

Dhont Family Foundation invigorates USC colon cancer research

Colon cancer research at USC received a boost from the Southern California-based Dhont Family Foundation, as the foundation renewed its commitment of its $1 million gift to fund Heinz-Josef Lenz’s research in colorectal cancer at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

USC researchers test new drug that may aid patients with Lou Gherig’s disease

Keck School of Medicine of USC neuroscientists have unlocked a piece of the puzzle in the fight against Lou Gehrig’s disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that robs people of their motor skills.

Their findings appear in the March 3, 2014, online Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

WOMEN MAKING AN IMPACT

The women of Keck Medicine of USC definitely made an impact at the annual USC Women’s Conference. The women spoke of what made them choose medicine, what impact they feel they are having in health care, what myths, trends or Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

Study examines stem cell interactions in the body

A new Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC study not only uncovered new details on how bundles of nerves and arteries interact with stem cells but also showcased revolutionary techniques for following the cells as they function in living animals.

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April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

HSC NEWSMAKERS

A Mar. 25 story on NBC News featured Leslie Saxon, MD, chief of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School, about body sensors and how individuals can track their fitness.

A March 24 The Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

USC launches master’s program in stem cell biology

USC is pleased to offer the first master’s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in California.

“The program gives students a unique entrée into the rapidly expanding field of stem cell biology in the globally-recognized capital of stem cell Read More »

April 3rd, 2014|Announcements|

Helping hands for sore bodies

More than 180 volunteers from the Keck School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine — led by Sean O. Henderson, chair of the department, and department physicians Clare Roepke and Dhara Amin — turned out to offer aid at the Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Lasker Lecturers shed light on major breakthroughs

Keck School of Medicine of USC students and faculty gathered to learn more about genetic cancer therapy and neurotransmitter release in the brain at the 2014 Lasker Lectures Program, held on March 4 at Mayer Auditorium.

Richard H. Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Symposium highlights key stem cell advances

USC stem cell researchers discussed the promise of regenerative medicine and cellular therapies — from curing HIV to building organs such as kidneys and intestines — at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Annual Symposium, Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Ron Smith, former chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, 71

Ronald E. Smith, MD, former chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died on Monday, March 17. He was 71. He led the department from 1995 until retiring in 2013, and Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Hospitals are good neighbors

Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital proved they’re good neighbors in the Los Angeles community by matching funds raised in the 2013 USC Good Neighbors Campaign. Hospital employees raised $106,000 — an increase of 33 percent over Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

David Berman, distinguished emeritus professor, pharmacology teacher, 96

David A. Berman, PhD, a distinguished emeritus professor of cell and neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and a fixture on the USC Health Sciences Campus for 60 years, passed away on Saturday, March 8. Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Keck School holds steady in U.S. News & World Report ranking

U.S. News & World Report released its annual “Best Graduate Schools Guidebook 2015” today showing the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranks 31st in research among 153 medical schools nationwide. The new rankings appear online Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Philanthropist supports cancer drug research with $500,000 gift

In a lab in the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD, director of the Phase 1 Drug Development Program at USC Norris, told a crowd of donors and scientists one simple fact: “With the right support, Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Annual Scholarship Gala raises record amount for medical scholarships

The weather was a balmy 80 degrees at Town & Gown of USC on the evening of March 8 — a lovely setting to celebrate and raise funds for medical scholarship at USC at the Keck Scholarship Gala.

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March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Frank Jobe, Keck School physician, inventor of Tommy John surgery, 88

Frank Jobe, MD, a clinical professor of orthopaedics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC who was best known as the originator of Tommy John elbow surgery that helped preserve the careers of a number of Major League Baseball Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

USC researchers discover genetic clues to prostate cancer predisposition

With concerns about the effectiveness of prostate cancer diagnosis still in question, newly published research led by Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists reveals clues that could lead to more precise understanding of the disease and ultimately Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|