In recognition of Malnutrition Awareness Week (Sept. 28-Oct. 2), Stephanie Sanders, RD, an outpatient dietitian for Keck Medical Center of USC, offered these observations:
Q. What is malnutrition?
Sanders: Malnutrition is simply defined as any condition in which our bodies do not … Read More »

Keck Medicine of USC recently presented its 2015 Leadership Awards to a handful of department leaders whose work exemplifies the pillars of the organization.

Tom Jackiewicz, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, announced the award recipients during … Read More »

How do you turn stem cells into nephrons, the functional unit of the kidney? Albert D. Kim, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Andy McMahon, PhD, is exploring this question with support from a Hearst Fellowship, an award … Read More »

Once the stuff of science fiction, genetic engineering is now offered on a fee-for-service basis at USC.

On Sept. 19, USC Stem Cell faculty and staff welcomed their supporters, the Chang and Choi families, and nearly 100 of their friends to … Read More »

In the kidney, injured cells can be kicked into reparative mode by a gene called Sox9, according to a new paper published in Cell Reports.

First author Sanjeev Kumar, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the USC Stem Cell laboratory … Read More »