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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
The winners of the 2016 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize are a trio of scientists — Gero Miesenboeck, Peter Hegemann and Karl Deisseroth — whose research paved the way for a breakthrough technology called optogenetics that has revolutionized the way scientists study the brain. Optogenetics allows scientists to turn... Read More »
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Monday, October 3, 2016
When it comes to eating healthfully and staying active, not all neighborhoods are created equal. [caption id="attachment_6276" align="alignright" width="199"] USC Fit Families is among the dozens of programs that benefit from the Good Neighbors Campaign. (Photo/Dietmar Quistorf)[/caption] The community just east of USC’s Health Sciences Campus is one of L.A.’s... Read More »
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Friday, September 30, 2016
The Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently received a Program of Excellence Award based on their commitment to engaging students interested in pursuing family medicine. One of only 10 schools to be awarded for overall excellence nationally, the Keck School of Medicine... Read More »
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Friday, September 30, 2016
Researchers at USC will demonstrate how using wearable technology and smartphones can improve cancer treatment at a White House event on Oct. 3. “South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art and Action” (SXSL) is a gathering inspired by South by Southwest, the annual gathering of film,... Read More »
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
USC Trustee Marc Benioff ’86 and his wife, Lynne, have given $20 million toward construction of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer. In recognition of the gift,... Read More »
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
The USC Visions and Voices series, co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Program in Medical Humanities, Arts, and Ethics, came to the Health Sciences Campus recently to present the critically acclaimed “Two Men Talking,” a thought-provoking spoken-word performance piece about compassion, communication and listening. “Two Men Talking”... Read More »
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Permanent brain damage from a stroke may be reversible thanks to a developing therapeutic technique, a new study has found. The novel approach combines transplanted human stem cells with a special protein that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration already approved for clinical studies in new stroke patients. “This USC-led... Read More »
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
A research team led by investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has generated functional human and mouse tissue-engineered liver from adult stem and progenitor cells. Tissue-engineered Liver (TELi) was found to contain normal structural components such as hepatocytes, bile ducts and blood vessels. The study... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
“So…Cabo next break?” jokes a global medicine student in the elevator. His classmates laugh and roll their eyes. Last spring break they donned scrubs, not bathing suits, while taking a course in a remote area of Panama only reachable by boat. The students reunited Aug. 23 in Aresty Auditorium as... Read More »
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is launching a new online program aimed at busy practicing occupational therapists who want to enhance their clinical competencies and advance their career development. Beginning in January, the USC Online Post-Professional Master of Arts Degree in Occupational Therapy will use... Read More »
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD, who served as interim dean of the USC School of Pharmacy since June 2015, was surprised by more than 100 faculty and staff members who gathered at a breakfast reception in his honor at the Edmondson Faculty Center on Sept. 26. Stimmel, a USC faculty member... Read More »