American Heart Month: Faculty Q&A with Rory Kim

For American Heart Month and Go Red for Women, a national movement to end heart disease and stroke in women, Rory Kim, PharmD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the USC School of Pharmacy, hosted an Instagram Read More »

February 27th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers receive NSF funding to develop contact lens that could heal the retina

The National Science Foundation recently awarded an Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) grant of $1,999,999 to Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Read More »

February 25th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pharmacy student receives national recognition for work to resolve disparities in psychiatric care

A young woman with short hair smiles. Grace Singson, PharmD Class of 2022, who received the Defining the Future Research Grant from the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP), was named a Read More »

February 25th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Secondhand smoke may be fueling rise of chronic liver disease in children and adults

A new study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that secondhand smoke, which is linked to cancer and other serious illnesses, may also be contributing to soaring rates of chronic liver disease in adults and children.

The results Read More »

February 24th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck School’s ophthalmology, physiology/neuroscience departments top NIH funding list

Seven departments at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are in the top 10 nationally in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to rankings of medical schools released for the 2019 federal fiscal year.

Two departments rank Read More »

February 20th, 2020|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|