Marlena Fejzo, PhD, recognized as one of Forbes’ ’50 over 50′

USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo, PhD, has been named one of Forbes’s “50 over 50” groundbreaking women. The clinical assistant professor of population and public health sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is recognized for Read More »

August 28th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The impact of interprofessional collaboration on health sciences education and practice

A new study from the Interprofessional Education and Collaboration for Geriatrics (IECG) — which brings together scientists and clinicians from across USC’s health sciences schools — followed USC-trained health professionals across seven disciplines, one to three years Read More »

August 27th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Rod Hanners and Inderbir Gill, MD, honored by Los Angeles Business Journal

Rod Hanners accepts his Health Care Executive of the Year award from the Los Angeles Business Journal

Rod Hanners was recognized as Health Care Executive of the Year by Read More »

August 27th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

‘Eye Care for All’ program triples attendance, inspires undergrads

The USC Roski Eye Institute recently held its third annual “Eye Care for All” program — a daylong summer event developed to introduce USC undergraduates to careers in eye care and the importance of diversity in healthcare.

Throughout the day, students attended Read More »

August 27th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New technology ‘lights up’ bacteria in wounds for better infection prevention

New Keck Medicine of USC research suggests there may be a more effective method to detect bacteria during wound debridement — a process crucial to minimizing the risk of infection, and later amputation, in chronic wound patients.

Autofluorescence imaging, where Read More »

August 27th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital named ‘Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence’

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has designated both Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital as “Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence.”

This designation recognizes institutions that have created Read More »

August 20th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Keck School welcomes new leaders in stem cell and neurological surgery

On Aug. 19, Chuck Murry, MD, PhD, began his tenure as chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Read More »

August 20th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

2024 Gaspar Symposium to focus on breaking barriers

Collaborative care will be the major theme of the 28th annual Max R. Gaspar, MD Symposium this year. Titled, “A Tale of Two Programs: Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Delivery of Vascular Care” and presented by the division of vascular surgery Read More »

August 19th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC-hosted CIRM conference welcomes stem cell trainees from across California

At the inaugural California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Trainee Network Conference, over 400 students and postdocs from across California gathered for three days of learning, networking, and career development on USC’s University Park Campus. The conference also hosted representatives Read More »

August 19th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine hospitals receive top recognition from American Heart Association

Keck Hospital of USC, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) and USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) have received five American Heart Association (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® quality achievement awards with Target: Honor Read More »

August 19th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris exceeds expectations in bone marrow transplant survival rate

A 2023 federal report shows that for the years 2019-2021, the USC Norris Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapy Program, an adult-only program of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of Keck Medicine of USC, was one of 12 allogeneic Read More »

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

Readying Team USA Volleyball for the Olympics

For eight students from the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, the recent Olympic games in Paris — specifically, the performances of the U.S. men’s and women’s volleyball teams — were of great personal interest.

Over recent Read More »

August 13th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In memoriam: Richard Henry Zeiss, MD, former resident and longtime benefactor

The Keck School of Medicine of USC community mourns Richard Henry Zeiss, MD, who died on June 17, 2024. A resident in internal medicine at the University of Southern California, he later served on the board of the Hastings Foundation, Read More »

August 12th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

First genome-wide comparison of vapers and smokers finds similar DNA changes linked to disease risk

In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC measured DNA methylation, a chemical modification of DNA that can effectively turn genes “on” or “off,” in the oral cells of young adult vapers, Read More »

August 12th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study maps how genes instruct kidneys to develop differently in mice and humans

In a new study, USC Stem Cell scientists compared the activity and regulation of the genes that drive kidney development in lab mice and humans. The goal of their research, published in Developmental Cell, was to measure Read More »

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

Cannabis use tied to head and neck cancer

A study from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery of Keck Medicine of USC, suggests that cannabis, the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide, Read More »

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

Rao awarded $3.86 million NIH grant

Gauri Rao, PharmD, MS, associate professor of clinical pharmacy and director of the Center for Quantitative Drug and Disease Modeling at the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has garnered a Read More »

August 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris to open radiation oncology and imaging center in Newport Beach

USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, will open a Newport Beach location offering the latest advancements in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging. The treatment center, which will open in early 2025, will feature cutting-edge cancer technologies Read More »

August 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC BRAIN program offers a second chance, with a path to a career in bioscience

On July 18, Matt Jacobo and Nick Soto became the first two apprentices to complete the USC Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Initiative (BRAIN), a 12-month training program through the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center that was developed to augment the health Read More »

August 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Exploding popularity of semaglutide among privately insured patients may worsen disparities

A new study led by Dima Qato, MPH, PhD, of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics suggests that publicly insured Read More »

August 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|