A globe-spanning research team has compiled the most comprehensive list of genetic variants associated with prostate cancer risk — 451 in all, including 187 newly discovered variants — through a whole-genome analysis that ranks as the largest and most diverse … Read More »
Until now, scientists interpreted a gene called SYNGAP1 as as only capable of affecting synapses between mature neurons. However, a new study from the Quadrato Lab at USC Stem Cell reveals that certain variations … Read More »
Amy Ross, PhD, a USC trustee and alumna, was recently appointed vice chair of the USC Health System Board, of which she has been a member since 2021.
In this role, she will work closely with Leonard D. Schaeffer, chair of … Read More »
On October 26, in honor of Global Diversity Awareness Month, Keck Medicine of USC hosted their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fair for on-site and remote employees throughout the health system.
The fair saw nearly 200 participants across the enterprise. Everyone had … Read More »
In Cha Kim and Atul Dhablania were already strong supporters of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, having endowed the Dhablania and Kim Family Global Medicine Fellowship Fund in 2014, when they became involved with the … Read More »