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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Laura A. Mosqueda, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Family Medicine, professor of family medicine and geriatrics (clinical scholar) and associate dean of primary care at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective July 1. Making the announcement, Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, called her... Read More »
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
In 1959, the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation made its first grant of $6,000 to USC. Fifty-five years later, the foundation continues its tradition of supporting innovative medical research with $100,000 awards to two talented assistant professors: Justin Ichida, PhD, in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and... Read More »
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Thursday, June 5, 2014
Tracy Grikscheit, MD, really has her priorities straight. “It goes: surgery, science, skiing. That’s the order,” said Grikscheit, principal investigator with USC Stem Cell and The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, attending surgeon at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and assistant professor of surgery at the Keck School... Read More »
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Norman Levan, MD, professor emeritus and a former chief of the Department of Dermatology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died at his home in Bakersfield, CA., on May 25 at the age of 98. Levan had a long and distinguished relationship with USC that started when he... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
According to First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative, adults should strive to be active for at least 30 minutes per day, at least five days a week for six out of eight weeks. Regular exercise has substantial benefits, including looking and feeling better, lowered blood pressure and cholesterol levels,... Read More »
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
What do former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and singer Will.i.am have in common? They both attended this year’s Milken Institute Global Conference, where USC Stem Cell researchers offered an exciting glimpse into the future of regenerative medicine. Held from April 27 – 30 in Beverly Hills, the conference brought... Read More »
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
The Edmondson Faculty Center closed May 16 for a renovation designed to update its appearance and furnishings, improve its accessibility to faculty and better utilize its current space. The center is scheduled to reopen around Aug. 1. Robert Cooper, MBA, EdD, vice provost for academic operations and strategy, said the... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The USC Tobacco Center of Regulatory Science (TCORS) is seeking proposals for new and innovative science in the field of tobacco regulatory science research. The program will provide up to $40,000 to as many as three investigators per year to conduct one-year pilot studies in USC TCORS’s priority areas of research.... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The American Thoracic Society recently recognized Zea Borok, MD, professor of medicine and biochemistry and molecular biology and chief of the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, with its Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishments. The award, which honors researchers who have made significant scientific contributions throughout their careers,... Read More »
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Lured to USC by the Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS) — the gateway into PhD programs in biomedical and biological sciences — 30 new PhD students will call the Health Sciences Campus home this fall as they begin working towards their biomedical doctoral degrees. PIBBS Director Ite Laird-Offringa... Read More »
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC received the most funds of any private dental school from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) for the second year in a row in 2013. Overall, the Ostrow School of Dentistry moved up one spot from 2012 to rank... Read More »