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Friday, November 20, 2015
“Do the Write Thing” is a phrase often associated with the idea that words have the potential to bring about a sort of social justice. For student mentors at the Global Health Symposium for Kids on Nov. 14, it served as a guiding theme. Working with PressFriends, a nonprofit designed... Read More »
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Supporters of the USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center learned more about the pioneering efforts underway at the newly launched research hub at Keck Medicine of USC during a Nov. 14 reception at the California Club. The founder of the University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO), Kenneth Kleinberg, talked about his personal battle... Read More »
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Professor Stuart Siegel, MD, of the Keck School of Medicine of USC was recently awarded the Archie Bleyer AYA Trailblazer Award by Critical Mass, a leading organization supporting the cause of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer. Siegel’s involvement in the AYA movement has been long and productive. In... Read More »
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Attending medical school can seem like a pipe dream for many students, particularly minorities, but the Bridging the Gaps Summer Research Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC can turn that dream into a reality. [caption id="attachment_5281" align="alignright" width="199"] Joyce Richey has directed Bridging the Gaps since its... Read More »
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
[caption id="attachment_5280" align="alignright" width="134"] Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medical Center of USC and a Navy veteran himself, spoke during the breakfast.[/caption] U.S. military veterans gathered Nov. 11 for the annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast at Keck Hospital’s Hoffman Café to hear remarks from Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medical Center... Read More »
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
The Graphic Identity Program for Keck Medicine of USC is now online on the Keck Medicine of USC intranet site at kecknet.usc.edu/brand_central. Brand Central, which is designed to provide quick and convenient access to brand assets, houses Keck graphic standards, presentation guidelines and the USC Graphic Identity Program cheat sheet.... Read More »
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Genome editing techniques for blood stem cells just got better, thanks to a team of researchers at USC and Sangamo BioSciences. In an upcoming study in Nature Biotechnology, co-first authors Colin M. Exline, PhD, from USC and Jianbin Wang, PhD, from Sangamo BioSciences describe a new, more efficient way to... Read More »
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
A new center dedicated to developing and translating innovation in the delivery of health care has been established at Keck Medical Center of USC. The USC Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI) will focus on turning research and education into measurable and sustainable improvements in outcomes and experience for patients... Read More »
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015
When it comes to stem cells, too much of a good thing isn’t wonderful: producing too many new stem cells may lead to cancer; producing too few inhibits the repair and maintenance of the body. A key gene in maintaining this critical balance between producing too many and too few... Read More »
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Researchers need guidance as they navigate a jungle of biomedical data in their search for therapies, prevention techniques and cures to diseases. To assist them, the National Institutes of Health has awarded USC a three-year, $6.3 million grant to build Big Data U, the nation’s first so-called Training Coordination Center... Read More »
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Arthritis, the leading cause of disability in the U.S., involves the loss of a special type of cartilage cell lining the joints. In a study appearing on the cover of the latest issue of Developmental Cell, first author Amjad Askary — a PhD student in the USC Stem Cell lab... Read More »