USC scientist honored for research into cancer-causing behaviors

Adam Leventhal, PhD, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, received the American Cancer Society’s Giants of Science Determination Award Oct. 18 in Beverly Hills for his novel research of the causes, consequences, treatment Read More »

October 19th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Newest fellowship recipient announced at Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research

Ji-Seung Yoo, PhD, postdoctoral scholar – research associate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been chosen as the newest awardee of the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research (HCPR) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The award was activated in September 2018.

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October 18th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Physician wellness efforts grow across Keck Medicine

After decades of punishing schedules and high-pressure exams, medical schools across the nation are awakening to the need for major changes in how doctors are trained — and USC is leading this charge on physician wellness.

Because medical students are expected Read More »

October 17th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Young adults’ cancer survival rates jump in surprising new study

Young Americans with cancer have a far better prognosis than once thought due to a surprising new discovery about the role of HIV/AIDS, fundamentally altering a long-standing narrative about their cancer mortality, according to new findings by USC scientists.

For decades, Read More »

October 16th, 2018|Announcements, Clinical Studies, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell and BCRegMed Virtual Symposium brings Canada to California

It didn’t require plane tickets to bring together scientists from USC Stem Cell in Los Angeles and BCRegMed in Vancouver. During October’s Virtual Symposium, videoconferencing technology enabled these scientists to share ideas as if they were sitting in the same Read More »

October 16th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|