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Board of Overseers member lends support to USC Norris 40th anniversary celebration

By Leslie Ridgeway

Keck School Board of Overseers member Deborah Lanni is a presenting sponsor at the 40th year celebration gala for the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Keck School Board of Overseers member Deborah Lanni is a presenting sponsor at the 40th year celebration gala for the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Philanthropist and Pasadena resident Deborah Lanni has pledged $250,000 as a presenting sponsor to support the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is celebrating its 40th year with a gala celebration this fall.

The event, titled “40 Years of Progress — Discovering New Cures” will take place Friday, Oct. 11, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Westin Bonaventure hotel. Award-winning comedian and actor Martin Short will emcee, and there will be special musical entertainment.

The goal of the event is to raise more than $1 million for cancer research at USC Norris while looking back on breakthroughs and successes and looking forward to the future of cancer research. … Read More »

September 23rd, 2013|Announcements|

Three scientists to share 2013 Massry Prize

By Jon Nalick
As any courier knows, delivering a package on time is just part of the equation. But it also has to be delivered to the right place.

The same is even more true inside a human cell, where timely, accurate deliveries of chemical messages, proteins and fuel mean the difference between life and death for the cell—and between health and disease for the body as a whole.

The winners of this year’s Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize are a trio of scientists — James Spudich, PhD, Michael Sheetz, PhD, and Ron Vale, PhD — who have deciphered how cells deliver key molecular components to the right place at the right time. … Read More »

September 18th, 2013|Announcements|

Young adults make a difference in research, patient care

Young adults are the future of health care, and nowhere is that more evident than on USC’s Health Sciences Campus. … Read More »

September 18th, 2013|Announcements|

Genomic Cancer Medicine seminar coming to Health Sciences Campus

As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is presenting an all-day seminar on genomic medicine:

Genomic Cancer Medicine: The Power and the Promise
Oct. 18, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Aresty Auditorium … Read More »

September 18th, 2013|Announcements|

Three scientists to share 2013 Massry Prize

By Jon Nalick

As any courier knows, delivering a package on time is just part of the equation. But it also has to be delivered to the right place.

The same is even more true inside a human cell, where timely, accurate deliveries of chemical messages, proteins and fuel mean the difference between life and death for the cell—and between health and disease for the body as a whole. … Read More »

September 18th, 2013|Announcements|