East L.A. biotech park could create ‘explosion of employment’

The competition for biotech investment is escalating, and USC President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, wants to make sure Los Angeles emerges a winner.

“Los Angeles finds itself falling behind in the race for the future of this increasingly important industry,” Read More »

June 29th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Choi Award winner is smiling ‘face’ of Keck Hospital

Service with a smile is more than a statement to Jane Bateman, it’s a way of life. Bateman’s compassion and dedication to her job as a concierge at Keck Medicine of USC has garnered her one of the prestigious USC Read More »

June 29th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The faculty job search just got easier, thanks to two USC Stem Cell postdocs

“I think we’re all here for the same reason,” said Michaela Patterson, PhD, a postdoc in the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC. “We’re considering applying for faculty jobs, and we’re at Read More »

June 29th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Trauma survivors visit with caregivers at annual reunion

The walls are covered with brilliantly colored balloon sculptures. There is a bubble machine and a face-painting booth. Two golden retrievers named Fergus and Casper happily accept pats.

It’s not the image most people have when they think of a trauma Read More »

June 27th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Best in the West: CHLA named No. 1 in California, No. 6 in U.S.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), an affiliate of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is the top-ranked pediatric hospital in California again, based on the latest rankings announced by U.S. News & World Report. CHLA was also named to Read More »

June 27th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Leaders discuss Alzheimer’s research, long-term vision during recent visit

Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, shared the Keck School’s 10-year vision with the USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI) team in San Diego on June 9.

USC ATRI Director Read More »

June 26th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

4D Quantitative Imaging Center benefits clinicians and researchers

The USC 4D Quantitative Imaging Center, now open in a new location at Keck Hospital of USC, provides state-of-the-art 3-D and 4-D reconstructions of ultrasound, CT and MR images to clinicians and researchers across the Health Sciences Campus.

“3-D rendering gives Read More »

June 26th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

High-level report urges government to realize human rights ‘to and through health’

A transformative report published May 22 by a United Nations-backed group will set the health and human rights agenda for women, children and adolescents over the next decade.

Calling for bold leadership and action to realize rights “to health and through health,” the Read More »

June 26th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers listen to zebrafish to understand human hearing loss

Can a fish with a malformed jaw tell us something about hearing loss in mice and humans? The answer is yes, according to a new publication in Scientific Reports.

In a twist of evolution, the structures supporting the jaws of ancestral Read More »

June 26th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Craig Baker appointed chief of cardiac surgery

Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, Distinguished Professor and chair of surgery, and H. Russell Smith Foundation Chair for Stem Cell and Cardiovascular Thoracic Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has appointed Craig J. Baker, MD, professor of clinical Read More »

June 26th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Tiny fossils reveal backstory of the most mysterious amphibian alive

Researchers have determined that the fossils of an extinct species from the Triassic Period are the long-missing link that connects Kermit the Frog’s amphibian brethren to wormlike creatures with a backbone and two rows of sharp teeth.

Named Chinlestegophis jenkinsi, the Read More »

June 19th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Cancer survivors celebrate health, hope at Festival of Life

Hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, friends and family members gathered June 3 for the 27th Annual Festival of Life, a yearly celebration of health and hope at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, and held on the Health Sciences Campus.

The Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Science without borders is needed to solve the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease

Sixteen of the world’s top Alzheimer’s disease researchers shared their unpublished research at a symposium designed to fast track prevention, treatment and a cure for the debilitating disease that affects 1 in 3 seniors.

Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, dean of the Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Chief strategy officer speaks at Women in Business luncheon

On May 18, Pasadena Magazine partnered with Keck Medicine of USC and BMW of Monrovia to host the biannual “Women in Business Luncheon.”

Shawn Sheffield, MBA, MHSA, chief strategy officer of Keck Medicine, opened the luncheon and welcomed guests including best-selling author Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Author discusses injury, recovery in speaker series

Author Samantha Dunn sat down with Sunita Puri, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and medical director for palliative care at Keck Medical Center of USC, to discuss Dunn’s memoir Not by Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Lieberman receives $2.2 million NIH grant to fund research on healing difficult bone injuries

Jay R. Lieberman, MD, chair and professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Unlocking the mystery of multiple sclerosis with tech

Enrollment is now underway for a pilot study of the world’s first smartphone app capable of collecting large amounts of clinical, imaging and genetic data for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

(Image/Keck School Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Three little letters that could make you a big hero at the beach this summer: CPR

Imagine yourself relaxing at the beach when the worst happens — someone notices a boy in trouble in the water. In the mad rush to get him to shore, you have two choices: wait for emergency responders to arrive or Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Nurse honored for exceptional patient care

Ensuring each patient receives compassionate, personalized care is core to Linda Dankwa’s mission as a nurse.

Whether it’s anticipating needs during her night shift or staying in touch with patients and their loved ones long after their stay at Keck Hospital Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Baxter Foundation visits Health Sciences Campus

Directors of the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation visited the Health Sciences Campus on May 17 to hear presentations from Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty and meet with participants in the Baxter Foundation Student Research Fellowship Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|