Inderbir S. Gill named Distinguished Professor
Inderbir S. Gill
Inderbir S. Gill, MD, chair of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named a Distinguished Professor by USC President C. L. Max … Read More »
USC ATRI holds second annual Partnership Meeting
The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (USC ATRI) held its second annual Partnership Meeting in San Diego recently.
The meeting, which was attended by 125 clinical trial protocol investigators and other trial staff who work closely with USC ATRI, brought together … Read More »
500 middle, high school students realize their ‘pluripotential’ at USC Stem Cell Day of Discovery
You can be anything you want — just like a stem cell. This was a key lesson for the 500 middle and high school students who attended the USC Stem Cell Day of Discovery on Feb. 4 on the Health … Read More »
7T MRI machine installed at USC Stevens Hall for investigational research
On Feb. 4, a 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine was installed at USC Stevens Hall for Neuroimaging, home to the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute.
To accommodate the machine’s magnet, which measures … Read More »
Donation funds new laboratory at USC Norris
Janice and Bob Hall recently joined Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to mark the opening of the Janice and Robert Hall Clinical Trials Biospecimen Laboratory at the USC Norris … Read More »
Study: Air pollution may lead to dementia in older women
Tiny particles that pollute the air — the kind that come mainly from power plants and automobiles — may greatly increase the chance of dementia, including dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to USC-led research.
Scientists and engineers found that older … Read More »
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center endorses updated HPV vaccine recommendations
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has again united with each of the 69 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement in support of recently revised recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Read More »
Professor fights opioid epidemic with award-winning app
Talib Omer, MD, assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine and director of emergency ultrasound medical student elective at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was part of a team of entrepreneurs working for California-based tech-startup PwrdBy that won a … Read More »
Donated photos by artist Katherine Keck showcase power of smartphone lens
The skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles reaching into the clouds on a rainy afternoon. A field of sunflowers standing under a blue summer sky. A sailboat floating on calm turquoise waters.
These are a few of the nearly two dozen images … Read More »
Keck Medical Center of USC Employee of the Year: We are advocates for our patients
Thank you cards hang on a bulletin board above Gloria Jimenez’ workstation inside the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“You provide me hope of a longer future with my family,” reads one. “Many thanks.”
The handwritten cards, from grateful patients and family … Read More »
American Federation for Aging Research grant to support study of age-related diseases
Wisdom can increase with age, but healing power does not. USC Stem Cell scientist Joseph T. Rodgers, PhD, is exploring the biology behind this fact, thanks to a grant from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).
The grants provide $100,000 … Read More »
Los Angeles County Supervisors honor elder abuse watchdog group
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently honored a group of USC faculty members who work to protect vulnerable seniors from elder abuse.
Diana Homeier, MD, associate professor of clinical family medicine and director of the geriatric medicine fellowship training … Read More »
Rohit Varma installed as dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC
Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, the noted physician and scientist recognized across the globe as a visionary leader in the epidemiology of eye diseases, has been formally installed as dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and … Read More »
Keck School receives its highest NIH funding ranking to date
The Keck School of Medicine of USC recently received the school’s highest ranking in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding since the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research began its annual ranking of medical schools in 2006. The rankings … Read More »
Instagram documents rising hookah use in social settings
Social media is giving researchers insight into the rising use of hookah, according to a study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Hookah, smoked through a water pipe and also known as shisha, has harmful health effects similar to … Read More »
In Memoriam: John Davis, founder of Med-COR program
John Davis
John Albert Davis, PhD, former assistant clinical professor of medical education at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died on Jan. 13. He was 82.
Davis left a lasting … Read More »
Study: Children with asthma are more likely to become obese
New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC finds that children with asthma are 51 percent more likely to become obese over the next decade compared to kids who did not have respiratory condition.
The study, published on Jan. … Read More »
‘State of the Cancer Center’ presentation points to growth, promising discoveries
Stephen Gruber, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center … Read More »
CIRM grant to fund translational osteoarthritis research
The Keck School of Medicine of USC is one of four institutions to receive a multimillion-dollar grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) for translational research projects. The $2.5 million grant will support potential osteoarthritis therapies that could … Read More »
Keck School receives $6 million from National Institutes of Health for obesity research
The Keck School of Medicine of USC was awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support projects that could prevent obesity and treat obesity-related fatty liver disease in Hispanic populations. Michael Goran, PhD, professor of preventive … Read More »