Keck Medical Center celebrates Donate Life Month with annual flag-raising

As part of a program commemorating National Donate Life Month, the USC Transplant Institute hosted a flag-raising ceremony on April 17 in front of Keck Hospital of USC. The event aimed to recognize and celebrate eye, organ, Read More »

April 30th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

A new way to grow cells that form the kidney’s filtration system

Scientists from USC Stem Cell have reported significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form nephrons, which make up the kidney’s filtration system.

NPCs hold immense promise for understanding kidney development, modeling diseases, Read More »

April 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medical Center of USC receives sustainability award

On April 17, the 2024 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Awards recognized Keck Medical Center of USC for finding a way to save over 1.7 million gallons of water in a single year.

Each year, the LADWP Key Read More »

April 25th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC opens new Las Vegas transplant care clinic

Keck Medicine of USC has opened the Las Vegas Transplant Evaluation Clinic to provide specialized care for patients in Las Vegas and surrounding communities who need a liver or heart transplant. The clinic will be the first Read More »

April 25th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Jay Lieberman, MD, elected 2024 AAAS fellow

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has named Jay Lieberman, MD, chief of the orthopaedic surgery service at Keck Medical Center of USC, one of four 2024 fellows from the University Read More »

April 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Meet J. Dominic Femino, MD, leader of the USC Sarcoma Program

Orthopaedic oncologist J. Dominic Femino, MD, is an associate professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at the Keck School of Medicine, and is leading the USC Sarcoma Program at Keck Read More »

April 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The value of art in medical recovery

Keck Medicine of USC and schools throughout the university have implemented a wide variety of artistic programs for sick and injured patients of all ages. Each program was developed from research showing that creativity promotes healing, physical health and overall Read More »

April 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Sean Penn to speak at USC Mann commencement

Oscar-winning actor, filmmaker and philanthropist Sean Penn will deliver the keynote address at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ commencement on Saturday, May 11.

The ceremony will honor 351 graduates who have earned bachelor’s, master’s and Read More »

April 17th, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2024, Keck Net Intranet|

Alzeimer’s risk factors among Californians from the Middle East and North Africa

A new study led by the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute is set to illuminate the under-explored domain of brain aging and risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Middle Eastern and Read More »

April 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Earth Month events coming to the Health Sciences Campus

April is Earth Month, a time when people all over the world celebrate the planet and reflect on humanity’s relationship with it. This year, the Health Sciences Campus is offering a wide range of events, activities and discounts for faculty, Read More »

April 16th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

LA Business Journal nominates Shannon Bradley for DEI Executive of the Year

On March 21st, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders from USC — including Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC — attended the 2024 Los Angeles Business Journal Diversity, Equity + Inclusion Symposium to take Read More »

April 9th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Right Meds Collaborative named Community of Practice team to advance health equity

The American Pharmacists Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have named the California Right Meds Collaborative — led by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Read More »

April 8th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

President of Occupational Therapy Association of California to deliver keynote address

Bryant Edwards, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, MPH, a national leader in the field of occupational therapy, has been named the commencement speaker for the USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy.

An alumnus of USC, Edwards is Read More »

April 8th, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2024, Keck Net Intranet|

Organoids reveal how to protect the brain against dementia and ALS

In a study published in Cell Stem Cell, scientists from the Ichida Lab, part of USC Stem Cell at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, used lab-grown human brain structures known as organoids Read More »

April 8th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Schaeffer determines scope of potentially predatory hospital payment systems

Hospitals have increasingly implemented medical payment products — such as credit cards and loans administered by hospitals, physician practices or third-party companies — and the process has come under scrutiny by consumer advocate groups.

Now, researchers with the Read More »

April 2nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

COVID-19 research uncovers the cause of potentially deadly complication

A recent Keck School of Medicine of USC study has provided new information about why some COVID-19 patients experience a mild illness at first, but then develop potentially fatal inflammation throughout the body a week or so after infection.

The findings, Read More »

April 2nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC names the keynote speaker for 2024 commencement

Critically acclaimed film director Jon M. Chu, a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, will return to his alma mater on May 10 to deliver the keynote address at the University of Southern California’s 141st commencement ceremony and Read More »

April 1st, 2024|Announcements, Commencement 2024, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell names its next leader

Charles (Chuck) Murry, MD, PhD, has been appointed as the next chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Read More »

April 1st, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|