Survey reveals lack of diversity in national cancer centers’ senior leadership

An elegant woman smiles. Caryn Lerman, PhD

Cancer centers across the United States have a dramatic lack of diversity in senior leadership, according to a study conducted by the Association Read More »

August 31st, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine appoints its first chief diversity officer

Keck Medicine of USC has appointed Shannon Bradley, MBA, as the organization’s first-ever chief diversity officer. Bradley will assume the role on Sept. 19.

The position involves ensuring key tenets of Keck Medicine’s diversity and inclusion strategy are fully integrated across Read More »

August 30th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine’s Center for Advanced Lung Disease designated as pulmonary fibrosis care center

Keck Medicine of USC’s Center for Advanced Lung Disease has been designated as one of 74 sites included in the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center Network. These sites are recognized for their efforts in Read More »

August 30th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute hosts program for undergrads from underserved communities

The USC Roski Eye Institute held an in-person summer program to introduce University of Southern California undergraduate students from underrepresented communities to careers in eye care. The event, “Eye Care for All: An Introduction to a Career in Eye Care,” Read More »

August 30th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study reveals molecular brain changes linked to susceptibility gene for Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease researchers have long struggled to fully establish how genetic risk leads to memory loss and cognitive decline. A new study from the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been published in Read More »

August 30th, 2022|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|