Study: Disease risk seen in disrupted biological clock

USC scientists report that a novel time-keeping mechanism within liver cells that helps sustain key organ tasks can contribute to diseases when its natural rhythm is disrupted.

This dual function of the nuclear receptor protein HNF4A offers a potential explanation for diseases Read More »

December 13th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Holiday breakfast brings cheer to Keck School faculty and staff

After torrential rain the day before, bright morning sun shone on Keck School faculty and staff who attended the annual holiday breakfast. The Dec. 7 event, hosted at Pappas Quad on the Health Sciences Campus by the office of the Read More »

December 11th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Minority health disparities underlined at Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer series

Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, welcomed Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD, as guest speaker for the 2018 Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer series. Pérez-Stable, director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), delivered an eye-opening lecture entitled, “The Science Read More »

December 11th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

E-scooter companies should consider safety on social media, USC study finds

Are electric scooters promoted on social media with safety in mind? A USC study of one company’s Instagram feed suggests not.

Posts to the Instagram account of Bird, a leader in the e-scooter market, rarely show e-scooter users with helmets or Read More »

December 10th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In Memoriam: Michael Z. Wincor, PharmD

Michael Z. Wincor, PharmD, associate professor of clinical pharmacy, psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the USC School of Pharmacy and the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died Nov. 30 in Long Beach. He was 72. He was an Read More »

December 7th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|