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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Amy Hamaker [caption id="attachment_1199" align="alignright" width="108"] Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, received the Mayo H. Soley Award for his dedication to research in diabetes and endocrinology.[/caption] Thomas A. Buchanan, MD, vice dean for research and professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has recently been named... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Members of the Keck Medical Center of USC community demonstrated a generous holiday spirit as they donated food for needy families in east Los Angeles. The medical center partnered with Canning Hunger for its annual Boxes of Love event as the medical center’s first Thanksgiving food drive. (more…)... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Sara Reeve Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD, professor of surgery and chief of the division of trauma & critical care at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Surgery, was recently honored with the American Heart Association’s 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation Science. The award, presented... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
[caption id="attachment_1189" align="alignright" width="288"] Photo/Graciela Medina[/caption] Neurosurgeon Frank Acosta, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently shared images of spinal disorders or abnormalities with Latino middle and high school boys as part of a career and personal growth event. (more…)... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Kathleen Page, MD, chair of the Maternal-Child Health Section at the USC Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute and assistant professor of Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently received a prestigious Pathway to Stop Diabetes award from the American Diabetes Association. The Diabetes Research Accelerator award helps... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
This colorful series of mouse skulls reveals stem cells, labeled with the protein Gli1, in the sutures between the calvaria bones in the upper part of the cranium. (more…)... Read More »
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
By Amy E. Hamaker The strength of a university can often be measured by the commitment of its alumni. Nowhere is that more apparent than at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, where alumnus Tony Alamo (’91), MD, recently helped bring a gift of $1 million to the school... Read More »
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013
By Shelby Roberts Alzheimer’s disease is the No. 6 cause of death in the United States, and stroke is the No. 4 cause. Helena Chui, MD, chair, Department of Neurology, Raymond and Betty McCarron Chair in Neurology, and professor of neurology and gerontology at the Keck School of Medicine of... Read More »
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Monday, December 23, 2013
By Robert Perkins Several key faculty members from USC presented the latest pioneering research in neuroscience at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting in San Diego in November. More than 30,000 scientists and collaborators from 80 countries gathered for presentations by luminaries in the field, including USC’s Antonio Damasio, MD,... Read More »
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Monday, December 23, 2013
Students, faculty and staff on the Health Sciences Campus were treated to German music and a feast of bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad, beer and pretzels to celebrate the coming of October — and the USC Good Neighbors Campaign. (more…)... Read More »
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Monday, December 23, 2013
By Mike McNulty National experts on the sensory issues tied to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders exchanged their respective research at the 24th USC Occupational Science Symposium, which brought together dozens of leaders from across the country to assess the field and prioritize future research directions. Hosted by the USC... Read More »