Flu vaccines required for all Keck Medicine physicians, nurses and staff

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital CEO Keith Hobbs receives the flu vaccine in September. (Photo/Courtesy Katrina Garcia) USC Verdugo Hills Hospital CEO Keith Hobbs receives the flu vaccine in September. (Photo/Courtesy Katrina Garcia)

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October 14th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC biotech summit brings sciences to East Los Angeles youth

Shelsy Aragon reacts after a asking her question to the panelists at  the Biotech Decade conference, Oct. 1 at East Los Angeles College.(USC Photo/Gus Ruelas) Shelsy Aragon reacts after a asking her Read More »

October 14th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researcher earns NIH Pathway to Independence Award

Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan (Photo/Claire Norman)

Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan, PhD, has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) as an outstanding postdoctoral researcher Read More »

October 13th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC researchers awarded $3.3 million NIDCR grant to find more effective treatment for common birth defect

It might surprise you to learn that your cranium is not one continuous smooth bone encasing your brain.

It’s actually composed of eight bones, separated by fibrous joints, to give your skull flexibility. That’s the reason babies have “soft spots” and Read More »

October 13th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute receives $21.7 million NIH grant to study epilepsy

Some 5 percent of all epilepsy cases (and 20 percent of symptomatic epilepsy cases) arise from traumatic brain injury, such as blows to the temporal lobe (shown in red). (Image/Arthur W. Toga, USC Laboratory of Neuro <span style=Read More »

October 12th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|