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Friday, June 5, 2015
Working alone, a scientist or university can only make so much progress in finding answers to basic questions or new treatments for diseases ranging from HIV to cancer to diabetes. That’s why almost 300 scientists from USC, UCLA and UCSF gathered in Santa Barbara for a Tri-institutional Stem Cell Retreat.... Read More »
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Friday, June 5, 2015
A small patch of green space behind Keck Hospital of USC’s administrative offices has been transformed into a lush, soothing viewing garden thanks to the generosity of gracious donors. The Keck Hospital of USC Garden was dedicated during a special ceremony on May 18. It is located just behind Keck... Read More »
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Friday, June 5, 2015
The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation has awarded $100,000 to students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC in its summer research fellowship program. The Baxter Foundation also provides annual funding for research by junior faculty members at the Keck School, and this year’s recipients are Min... Read More »
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Some patience may be needed for commuters and visitors navigating their way this summer to the Health Sciences Campus. A stretch of Soto Street is being partially closed for construction as part of the Health Sciences Campus Beautification Project. A south lane of Soto Street will be closed from Alcazar... Read More »
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Thursday, June 4, 2015
Paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound when he was 21, Erik Sorto now can move a robotic arm just by thinking about it. [caption id="attachment_4313" align="alignright" width="300"] Erik Sorto uses a robotic arm to operate a blender and make a smoothie just by thinking about it.[/caption]... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015
A Keck Medicine of USC investigator presented interim results of a study evaluating a novel treatment for advanced liver cancer on May 30 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting in Chicago. Anthony B. El-Khoueiry, MD, of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the lead author of... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 2, 2015
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors honored the Nepal medical response team on May 26 with a special proclamation recognizing their recent trip to assist victims of a devastating earthquake. The scroll presentation took place in the County Hall of Administration and was attended by five of the six... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have discovered that a protein known as PICALM regulates removal of toxic plaques from the brain, which could be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. In a study that appears in the May 25 edition of the... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Keck Medicine of USC’s Inderbir S. Gill, MD, has been even busier than usual lately. On Monday, May 18, he delivered the annual Ramon Guiteras Lecture at the 2015 meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in New Orleans, the seminal invited lecture of this society. By Friday, May 21,... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Neurologist Daniel Pelletier, MD, has been recruited from Yale University to lead the USC Multiple Sclerosis Center, effective April 1. He began seeing patients this month. An internationally renowned multiple sclerosis clinician and researcher, Pelletier joins Keck Medicine of USC as professor of neurology, chief of neuro-immunology and multiple sclerosis,... Read More »
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
USC Professor David Baron recently received the 2015 Harry Stack Sullivan Award in recognition of his groundbreaking work in the field of behavioral aspects of concussion and the founder of the WHO/WPA Section on Exercise, Psychiatry and Sport. Baron, who has been the vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry... Read More »