USC Stem Cell scientist Albert Almada once had ambitions of becoming a catcher in a professional baseball league — until he was sidelined by a rotator cuff injury in his shoulder.
“Life painfully … Read More »
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts continue to expand across the country, Keck Medicine of USC is following guidance from the CDC and the state and county departments of public health, as well as caring for its employees — and the employees’ … Read More »
Pharmacist, business owner and civic leader Walter Cathey, PharmD, who led the USC School of Pharmacy’s diversity initiative for nearly a decade, died Dec. 25. He was 83.
Throughout his career, he owned and operated pharmacies, held executive marketing positions with … Read More »
Although USC scientist Jianfu (Jeff) Chen now studies human neurological disorders, he was originally more interested in organisms without brains, such as rice and wheat.
“When I was about to go to college in China, there was big emphasis on the biology … Read More »
Scientist Amy Ryan has never lived according to a fixed plan. Instead, she has followed where life has led her — to a position as an assistant professor of medicine and stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck … Read More »
A brain region responsible for processing visual observations of others’ movements then mapping those movements upon one’s own body schema is significantly less activated in children with autism spectrum disorder, compared to typically-developing children and to children with another developmental … Read More »
Laurence H. Kedes, MD, former W.M. Keck Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and inaugural director of the Institute for Genetic Medicine (IGM) at the Keck School, died Jan. … Read More »
Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased by nearly a third between 2019 and 2020, a USC study … Read More »
Ahead of Keck Medicine of USC beginning distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to patients, three experts from Keck Medicine and the USC School of Pharmacy held a press briefing on Jan. 21 to offer an update on employee, patient … Read More »
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack — 805,000 Americans annually. For 75% of those individuals, it’s their first heart attack, making it difficult to act quickly in response to symptoms. … Read More »
The Los Angeles Business Journal has named over a dozen Keck Medicine of USC physicians as top doctors of 2021 in Los Angeles. The health care practitioners were selected based on their good standing, reputation, thought leadership and … Read More »
Outdoors at Lincoln Park Recreation Center, across the street from the USC Health Sciences Campus, first-year pharmacy student Gabriela Dutra-Clarke carefully administered a dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to Jeannie Garcia, a certified nursing assistant.
Garcia, who works for Project Homekey … Read More »
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a few Keck Medicine of USC employees recited a portion of Dr. King’s most famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” and shared their vision for Keck Medicine.
In an email to the Keck … Read More »
Nearly 38 million people around the world are living with HIV, which, with access to treatment, has become a lifelong chronic condition. Understanding how infection changes the brain, especially in the context of aging, is increasingly important for improving both … Read More »
Sarah Castillo* witnessed firsthand how convalescent plasma — plasma from individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 — can help patients hit hard by the virus.
The USC graduate student was living with her parents, brother and uncle in small-town Illinois in … Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic has spiraled out of control as a more contagious version of the virus spreads, increasing the urgency to quickly vaccinate as many people as possible. Just this week, Los Angeles County and Orange County designated Dodger Stadium … Read More »
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And while stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, it is much more likely to cause … Read More »
Using stem cells to regenerate parts of the skull, USC scientists partially corrected a skull deformity and reversed learning and memory deficits in young mice with craniosynostosis, a condition estimated to affect 1 in every 2,500 infants … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital welcomed a New Year’s baby and the first child born in 2021. Baby Thomas Vartanian was born to mother Julyana Tekin and father Arbi Vartanian at 4:48 a.m. on Jan. 1. In addition to being able … Read More »
As Keck Medicine of USC has started distributing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine based on guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), two Keck Medicine experts held a press briefing on Jan. 6 to offer an update on … Read More »