Keck Medicine volunteers lend a hand during 2016 LA Marathon

Volunteers from Keck Medical Center of USC and Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center provided support for the more than 25,000 runners on Feb. 14 during the 2016 Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon.

Approximately 200 volunteer physicians, nurses and assistants Read More »

February 17th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute hosts leading neuroscientists for two-day meeting

Top researchers from across the U.S. gathered in San Diego recently to commemorate a renewed commitment to understand and fight the leading fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting the aging population.

The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) Partnership Meeting was held in Read More »

February 11th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

UKRO benefit dinner to honor USC leaders

University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO) will honor a stellar group of USC academic and scientific leaders at its sixth gala dinner on March 18 at The Beverly Hilton. This group of vocal champions of kidney disease research includes Provost and Senior Vice President Read More »

February 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New technology revolutionizes educational experience for both faculty and students

Lessons at the Keck School of Medicine just got more engaging. Using open-source plans from Northwestern University, a team of Keck School of Medicine faculty and staff built a user-friendly Lightboard studio to record or live-stream lectures.

A Lightboard is a Read More »

February 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Scientist to build translational genomics department, institute

USC has hired John David Carpten, PhD, to lead a new department and institute that will translate the molecular study of genes into individual treatment plans.

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

February 9th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|