Doctors talk to USC Norris supporters

Stephen B. Gruber, director of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, hosted the USC Norris Ambassadors Friends and Family Luncheon on March 12.

Also speaking were two other doctors: Art Ulene, at right above, a longtime broadcast media medical expert, and Stuart Read More »

March 27th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Peti-Peterdi is inducted into prestigious honor societies

Pioneering Keck Medicine of USC scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi, MD, PhD, received congratulations in early March in Salzburg, Austria, from Austrian President Heinz Fischer upon his induction into the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. The group of more than 1,700 Read More »

March 27th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Protein-based therapy shows promise vs. resistant leukemia

Resistance of leukemia cells to contemporary chemotherapy is one of the most formidable obstacles to treating the most common form of childhood cancer, known as acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).  Now researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and USC have Read More »

March 27th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

$50 million gift endows USC brain research institute

A USC alumnus and his wife are donating $50 million to a USC brain research institute to advance progress in understanding one of biology’s most complex and important puzzles: the brain.

The gift from Mark and Mary Stevens will endow and Read More »

March 26th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Gala raises $290,000 for medical scholarships

Almost 300 people were on hand March 7 at Town & Gown of USC to celebrate and raise funds for medical scholarships at the Keck Scholarship Gala. The event raised $290,000.

Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, dean of the Keck School Read More »

March 26th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|