Moving Targets Symposium hits a bulls-eye

With the theme of Breakthrough Therapies in Immunology, the 14th annual Moving Targets Symposium addressed novel paradigms and how to face regulatory hurdles in harnessing the immune system to treat neurological disorders, infectious diseases and cancer.

Topics included stem cells and Read More »

September 22nd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Quality counts in new master’s degree at School of Pharmacy

Quality control is a concern for every major industry. It links customer satisfaction with business success. We’ve all been asked, “Would you be willing to stay on the line for a brief quality survey?”

In spring 2016, the International Center for Read More »

September 22nd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Event offers closer look at Eye Institute facility in Beverly Hills

The USC Eye Institute held an open house at its Beverly Hills facility on Sept. 9 for USC Associates and other invited guests.

Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, Karen Wong, <span style=Read More »

September 22nd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC’s Ichida receives $300,000 Muscular Dystrophy Association grant

A mutation in the same gene is found in 10 percent of patients with two neurodegenerative diseases — frontotemperal dementia (FTD) and amyolateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Determining how this mutated gene contributes to ALS will Read More »

September 18th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In USC program, students get firsthand experience in global medicine

It was March 2015, and about a dozen students enrolled in USC’s global medicine program were gathering some typical spring break memories — drenching thunderstorms, rickety boats, flesh-biting flies, relentless mosquitos and long treks through knee-deep mud.

The USC students welcomed Read More »

September 18th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|