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USC surgeon is first in world to perform innovative new outpatient robotic kidney surgery

Keck Medical Center of USC is the first medical center in the world to use new robotic technology in an outpatient procedure for a kidney cancer patient.

Urologic surgeons at the USC Institute of Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, Read More »

September 30th, 2014|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School physician assistant is the face of an AAPA national campaign

Bindi Patel had no idea when she opened the journal of the American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) that she would see her own smiling visage on the AAPA’s ad for PA Week.

PA Week is an annual effort by the Read More »

September 29th, 2014|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Good Neighbors Campaign kicks off 20th anniversary with $2 million goal

The university’s Good Neighbors Campaign, USC’s annual employee-giving initiative organized by Civic Engagement, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a $2 million fundraising effort to support key university-community partnership programs.

Carolina Castillo, executive director of development for USC Civic Read More »

September 29th, 2014|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC researchers discover dual purpose of cancer drug in regulating expression of genes

Keck Medicine of USC scientists have discovered new clues about a drug instrumental in treating a certain blood cancer that may provide important targets for researchers searching for cures.

The team investigated whether demethylation of gene bodies induced by the drug Read More »

September 25th, 2014|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

NIH awards $16 million to study genetics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder using DNA samples from USC-led psychiatry cohort

A multi-institutional team of researchers studying schizophrenia and bipolar disorder has been awarded a $16 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to create the most extensive genetic resource to date for these two devastating psychiatric disorders, Read More »

September 25th, 2014|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|