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Author discusses injury, recovery in speaker series

Author Samantha Dunn sat down with Sunita Puri, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and medical director for palliative care at Keck Medical Center of USC, to discuss Dunn’s memoir Not by Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Lieberman receives $2.2 million NIH grant to fund research on healing difficult bone injuries

Jay R. Lieberman, MD, chair and professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Unlocking the mystery of multiple sclerosis with tech

Enrollment is now underway for a pilot study of the world’s first smartphone app capable of collecting large amounts of clinical, imaging and genetic data for people with multiple sclerosis (MS).

(Image/Keck School Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Three little letters that could make you a big hero at the beach this summer: CPR

Imagine yourself relaxing at the beach when the worst happens — someone notices a boy in trouble in the water. In the mad rush to get him to shore, you have two choices: wait for emergency responders to arrive or Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Nurse honored for exceptional patient care

Ensuring each patient receives compassionate, personalized care is core to Linda Dankwa’s mission as a nurse.

Whether it’s anticipating needs during her night shift or staying in touch with patients and their loved ones long after their stay at Keck Hospital Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Baxter Foundation visits Health Sciences Campus

Directors of the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation visited the Health Sciences Campus on May 17 to hear presentations from Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty and meet with participants in the Baxter Foundation Student Research Fellowship Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Stem cell scientist D’Juan Farmer named inaugural Choi Family Postdoctoral Fellow at USC

D’Juan Farmer, PhD, grew up in a neighborhood where attending college — let alone pursuing a PhD or postdoctoral training — was not the expectation. Now, he’s earned the inaugural Choi Family Postdoctoral Fellowship, which provides support to recruit exceptional Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Faculty approves code of professional conduct

The Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Faculty Council has created a new code of professional conduct for faculty in an effort to create an environment of civility and respect for all members of the school’s community.

The Faculty Council, made Read More »

June 16th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Meet PhD student Lisa Nguyen, presenter at the ISSCR 2017 Annual Meeting

Ask Lisa Nguyen what gets her blood racing and her answer will be hematopoietic stem cells, or HSCs. She’ll be presenting about HSCs, which form the blood and immune systems, at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine supports Amgen Tour of California at finish lines

As the official hospital of the Amgen Tour of California, Keck Medicine of USC hosted a booth at the finish lines for several stages of America’s largest and most prestigious professional cycling event. The cycling course traveled more than 575 Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

David Agus awarded 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor

On May 14, David Agus, MD, professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, founding director of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC and director of the USC Center for Applied Molecular Medicine, Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School celebrates legacy as newest class of 50 Year Fellows are inducted

As medical students begin their fourth year, questions and stress about the future can weigh on the aspiring physicians’ minds. But when Amy Komure looked around the room at the California Club and saw the faces of dozens of Keck Read More »

June 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers look at immune cells’ role in Alzheimer’s disease

About 15 percent of the cells in our brains are scavengers — roving immune cells known as microglia that remove infectious agents, damaged neurons and plaques. USC Stem Cell scientist Justin Ichida, PhD, assistant professor of stem cell biology and Read More »

June 12th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

W. M. Keck Foundation names health care center with $10 million gift

The W. M. Keck Foundation is giving $10 million to support a USC Health Sciences Campus facility critical to advanced patient care, expanding upon the foundation’s longstanding and transformative support to the university.

This generous gift names the Willametta Keck Day Read More »

June 7th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Overweight children are excluded from friendships, USC study finds

Overweight children have more unreciprocated friendships and frenemies than their thinner counterparts, a Keck School of Medicine of USC study finds.

In a survey of 504 preteens in the Netherlands, researchers found that overweight children are excluded from friendships, call classmates Read More »

June 7th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School to host Howard Hughes Medical Research Fellow

The Keck School of Medicine of USC will host Marta Stevanovic, a third-year student and Robert W. Woodruff Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine, who has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as one of this Read More »

June 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

In Memoriam: David A. Goldstein, 71, associate professor of clinical medicine

David Aaron Goldstein, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, vice chair for Clinical Affairs, and former chief of the division of geriatric, hospital, palliative and general internal medicine (GHPGIM) at Keck Medicine Read More »

June 2nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Years of Service Breakfast honors longtime employees

USC employees were honored in May for their service to Keck Medicine of USC at the annual Years of Service Breakfast, part of Hospital Week celebrations.

More than 449 staff members who achieved a milestone of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, Read More »

May 24th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital expands surgery offering

As part of its efforts to serve an even greater segment of the Southern California community, Keck Medicine of USC is expanding its surgical offerings at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Patients in the area previously had been able to undergo Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Nurses honored during Nurses Week

Celebrations rang out in May across Keck Medical Center of USC in honor of nurses and staff members.

Among the celebrations during Nurses Week and Hospital Week was the annual nursing awards ceremony, held in Hoffman Café at Keck Hospital of Read More »

May 23rd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|