At USC, Darryl Nousome, PhD, studied how genetic and environmental factors affect our eyes. Now, he’s putting his doctorate in epidemiology to use, studying how genetic mutations affect cancer risk.
Why did you choose your degree program?
I have always been interested … Read More »
Vanessa Arientyl was born in Quebec, the daughter of Haitian immigrants. Her first language was French and she learned English at the age of 6, when she moved with her family to New Jersey.
Arientyl recalls an entry in her fifth-grade … Read More »
Ruth Barber Goodson likes to say that she was destined to graduate from the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Her parents, both of whom attended the Keck School, met on their very first day, while viewing red blood cells … Read More »
Kaushik Parvathaneni figured out early on he wanted to work in medicine.
As a teen in high school in Seattle, he reached out to University of Washington faculty, asking if he could help with cancer research. He ended up studying a rare … Read More »
Jordan Despanie adheres to the Jewish concept of Tikkun olam – literally to “repair the world” through acts of kindness that help alleviate suffering.
The Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD candidate, who will receive his degree from the USC School of Pharmacy on … Read More »