USC Stem Cell principal investigator Qi-Long Ying, PhD, and his team have introduced a new transgenic animal — the conditional and inducible gene knockout rat. Created using embryonic stem cell-based technology, these rats allow researchers to control both where and … Read More »
Laura Mosqueda, MD, chair and professor of family medicine (clinical scholar) and associate dean of primary care, was announced as the interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC in an Oct. 6 email from Provost Michael Quick, … Read More »
As the chief health information officer for Keck Medicine of USC, Timothy James (TJ) Malseed oversees information management, technology and cybersecurity across the medical enterprise. He is drawn to the fast-paced, ever-evolving nature of the health care field.
“Technology in health … Read More »
In the middle of the Surgical Skills Simulation and Education Center, students are trying to walk along a line of tape while wearing “beer goggles” designed to simulate the perception shifts caused by alcohol. Others practice CPR chest compressions while … Read More »
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital is doing its part to help fight the most common cancer among women in the United States.
The USC-VHH Breast Healthcare Center is offering $99 mammograms during the month of … Read More »
USC School of Pharmacy doctoral student Johannes (Jan) Van Dijk has earned the 2017-2018 Charles and Charlotte Krown Fellowship for his work on genetic engineering of fungal biosynthesis. Originally from the Netherlands by way of Australia, Van Dijk serves as … Read More »
Twice as many women as men develop Alzheimer’s disease, but even after years of research, aging experts are unsure why. Judy Pa, PhD, assistant professor of neurology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will lead a new big data study … Read More »
The university is implementing a series of measures that aims to strengthen and improve working and teaching environments, USC leaders announced in an Oct. 10 memo to Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty and staff.
The measures, which include creating … Read More »
The microbiome — microbes that comprise an ecosystem, either internal or external to a biological host — was the topic of the 2017 Massry Prize Lecture, delivered Oct. 5 on the Health Sciences Campus by the winners of this year’s … Read More »
Picture a pair of tiny violin bows, each no longer than a thumbnail clipping, lodged horizontally in your windpipe. Halfway between the chin and collarbone, they dance and vibrate at your command. For higher pitches, they stretch thin. For lower … Read More »
Individually, the Science, Technology and Research (STAR) and Engineering for Health Academy (EHA) programs have long opened pathways for high school students — particularly underrepresented minorities — to pursue careers in life sciences, biomedical engineering and biotechnology.
Now, Daryl Davies, … Read More »
Biomedical researchers have increasingly prioritized large-scale health studies of minority populations in recent years, but datasets often remain limited and inconclusive. While Latinos account for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population, a recent review estimated that only 3 percent of … Read More »
When he walks into a patient’s room either at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the USC Norris Cancer Hospital or Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Zachary Steel arrives wearing a red nose and usually carrying his trusty ukulele. But … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has a number of new initiatives that are creating a more streamlined and user-friendly environment to help faculty members succeed in managing their clinical research, often a time-consuming and complicated undertaking.
The USC Clinical … Read More »
The Molecular Imaging Center (MIC) on the Health Sciences Campus has been helping to advance faculty research by providing in vivo imaging technology for nearly three decades. What started as a small animal imaging core has evolved into a multimillion-dollar, … Read More »
Camara Jones, MD, PhD, MPH, spoke to an audience that overflowed to two auditoriums recently about how race, social status and discrimination factor in to health equity, and what medical professionals can do to improve race-associated differences in health outcomes. … Read More »
After her breakthrough discovery that zebrafish can be used to study arthritis, Joanna Smeeton, PhD, postdoctoral scholar – research associate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has received a prestigious National Institutes of Health Pathway to Independence Award. Known … Read More »
Imagine getting a cancer diagnosis — and then having to drive more than an hour each way for surgery and follow-up appointments. That’s the dilemma Antelope Valley residents were facing until Keck Medicine of USC came to town.
Monish Aron, MD, … Read More »
A new partnership with Lyft that increases access for senior citizens to high-quality care at Keck Medicine of USC facilities is expected to launch by the end of the year.
The announcement was made Sept. 22 at the 11th Annual Global … Read More »
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program is viewed around the world as the ultimate seal of quality and confidence, the highest honor an organization can receive for a nursing practice. Keck Hospital of USC submitted Magnet documentation in … Read More »