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Frank Jobe, Keck School physician, inventor of Tommy John surgery, 88

Frank Jobe, MD, a clinical professor of orthopaedics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC who was best known as the originator of Tommy John elbow surgery that helped preserve the careers of a number of Major League Baseball Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

USC researchers discover genetic clues to prostate cancer predisposition

With concerns about the effectiveness of prostate cancer diagnosis still in question, newly published research led by Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists reveals clues that could lead to more precise understanding of the disease and ultimately Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

$3.4 million NIH grant brings guided imagery into after-school lifestyle programs

Keck Medicine of USC faculty physician Marc Weigensberg, MD, has been awarded a $3.4 million NIH grant to study the role of guided imagery in improving youth behaviors and health.

The study will be conducted in collaboration with the Los Angeles Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

CHLA Pasadena Guild pledges $3 million to fund endowed chair

The Pasadena Guild of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has pledged a $3 million endowment to fund the Pasadena Guild Chair in Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

The inaugural holder of the endowed chair is David Warburton, Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|

USC scientists uncover mechanisms that regulate immune system

A Keck Medicine of USC-led team of microbiologists has identified previously unknown interactions between critical proteins in the human immune response system, uncovering two independent regulatory mechanisms that keep the body’s immune response in check. 

Their findings appear in Read More »

March 28th, 2014|Announcements|