Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have discovered that a protein known as PICALM regulates removal of toxic plaques from the brain, which could be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Keck Medicine of USC’s Inderbir S. Gill, MD, has been even busier than usual lately. On Monday, May 18, he delivered the annual Ramon Guiteras Lecture at the 2015 meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in New Orleans, the … Read More »
Neurologist Daniel Pelletier, MD, has been recruited from Yale University to lead the USC Multiple Sclerosis Center, effective April 1. He began seeing patients this month.
An internationally renowned multiple sclerosis clinician and researcher, Pelletier joins Keck Medicine of USC as … Read More »
USC Professor David Baron recently received the 2015 Harry Stack Sullivan Award in recognition of his groundbreaking work in the field of behavioral aspects of concussion and the founder of the WHO/WPA Section on Exercise, Psychiatry and Sport.
Baron, who has … Read More »
If you’re a math and science whiz studying brain scans and analyzing genetic biomarkers for a living, you’re not expecting to get the Hollywood treatment. But there she is, Neda Jahanshad, USC neuroscientist, peering ever so coolly over her shades … Read More »
The weather was gray outside Galen Center on Saturday, May 16, but inside it was bright with cardinal and gold as MD and MD/PhD graduates buzzed with excitement during commencement ceremonies for the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Just before … Read More »
Charles Gomer, PhD
After nomination by his peers, Charles J. Gomer, PhD, was selected for the 2015 Distinguished Faculty Service Award by USC’s Academic Senate.
The honor recognizes Gomer, professor … Read More »
Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar and Keck Medicine of USC grateful patient Kevin McCarthy were among the special guests on hand May 12 for the official proclamation of May 10-16 as Acoustic Neuroma Awareness Week in Los Angeles.
Rohit Varma
Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, director of the USC Eye Institute, attended a May 19 meeting of the Institute of Medicine (soon to be renamed the National Academy of … Read More »
Inderbir S. Gill
A procedure intended to decrease blood loss during removal of a kidney tumor that had grown into a major vein via robotic surgery was recently performed … Read More »
A six-person medical response team from the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently returned from a mission to deliver supplies and assist with critical care of victims of the catastrophic 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal on April 25.
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Paul Thompson, PhD, a professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently won the top prize in an international competition called Innovations in Academia.
The awards celebrate creativity and innovation between Europe and the United States, honoring individuals … Read More »
A group of nurses across Keck Medicine of USC were recognized in May for their hard work and dedication to exceptional patient care.
The 2015 Nursing Recognition Awards were announced May 6 at a ceremony in Hoffman Café at Keck Hospital … Read More »
Nurses working long shifts in a busy unit at Keck Hospital of USC will now have a comfortable place to rest and relax before getting back to what they do best — delivering world-class compassionate care.
A new break room has … Read More »
USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida, PhD, is forming partnerships between academia, industry and government to accelerate the development of new treatments for patients with ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Ichida’s work will marshal the expertise of pharmaceutical company Sanofi and … Read More »
A rodent’s incisors never stop growing.
It’s one of the reasons that mice gnaw through cupboards, hamsters chomp mindlessly on metal cage bars, and rats will chew through, well, just about anything. They need to wear down those ever-growing incisors, which, … Read More »
For many medical students, four years of study go by in a blur of lectures, labs and clinical care. But at Keck School of Medicine of USC, students like Doug Matsunaga have a whole year or more to pursue their … Read More »
With the goal of enhancing research related to lung disease, the Hastings Foundation has pledged $7.5 million over five years to establish the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) at Keck Medicine of USC.
The Keck Medicine of USC Department of Radiology has been awarded a grant of more than half a million dollars to provide free lung cancer screening via low-dose CT scans for residents of some of the poorest communities in Los … Read More »
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