Psychologist speaks on creating bisexual-positive clinical practice

Noted psychologist, educator and advocate Mimi Hoang, PhD, spoke on the importance of creating a positive, accepting environment for bisexual patients in clinical practice and everyday life before a capacity crowd recently on the Health Sciences Campus.

Using historical information, statistics, Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Baxter Foundation supports two new early research projects

Two junior faculty members at the Keck School of Medicine of USC each have been awarded $100,000 grants by the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation. Crystal Marconett, PhD, from the Department of Surgery, and Hosung Kim, PhD, from Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Anesthesiology department kicks off partnership with Russian university

Holly Muir, MD, chair and professor of anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named co-chair of the Vladimir Zelman Department of Anesthesiology of the Novosibirsk State University (NSU) Institute of Medicine and Psychology in Russia, Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Massry Prize honors microbiome research pioneers

Three pioneers in the study of microbiomes will share the 2017 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize and deliver a lecture on the Health Sciences Campus in October, officials announced recently. The three scientists were chosen in recognition of their Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Employees serve community members at Dolores Mission

Faculty and staff from across Keck Medicine of USC are coming together to provide healthy meals to our local community.

Each month, more than 20 staff members, physicians and leaders from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Keck Medicine Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC students lead public health camp in Uganda

An interdisciplinary team of pharmacy and public health students traveled to northern Uganda in August to lead a public health camp for more than 1,000 youth.

Nonprofit organization Ray United FC organizes the annual camp to promote healthy kids and communities Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Can stem cells be tricked? Two scientists investigate

Riddle me this: how do you get stem cells to thrive outside of their natural environment?

According to Keyue Shen, PhD, if all else fails, you can always trick them — with artificially engineered neighbor cells.

Shen, an assistant professor of biomedical Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Protein TAZ sends “mixed signals” to stem cells

Just as beauty exists in the eye of the beholder, a signal depends upon the interpretation of the receiver. According to new USC research published in Stem Cell Reports, a protein called TAZ can convey very different signals — depending Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Faculty, staff welcome new chair

Faculty and staff from both the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Keck Medicine of USC gathered recently to welcome John Oghalai, MD, as the new chair of the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Program offers therapy for older adults, families

Older patients with a mental health diagnosis may feel helpless if traditional weekly therapy no longer meets their needs. For these patients and their families, a holistic therapy program at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital offers a solution.

Stepping Stones is a Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Professor opens art exhibit at USC Hillel Art Gallery

Joel Schechter, PhD, professor of cell and neurobiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently opened an art exhibit at the USC Hillel Art Gallery featuring select drawings from his “Synagogue and Cathedrals” series.

The exhibit, titled “An Artist’s Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Faculty hear updates on USC Norris activities

Alan Wayne, MD, professor of pediatrics (clinical scholar) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, gave his first town hall as interim director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center on Sept. 12 in Aresty Auditorium.

The session was opened Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Behind the scenes of the surgical skills lab: Six questions with Mike Minneti

The Surgical Skills Simulation and Education Center is a cornerstone of the training program for the Keck School of Medicine of USC Department of Surgery. Students hone their technique on everything from suturing to open-heart surgery. Simulation Specialist and Lab Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers developing ‘bionic suit’ to help people with paraplegia walk

People with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury may eventually get a chance to suit up, walk out the door and feel the ground beneath their feet, thanks to a five-year, $8 million Cyber-Physical Systems Frontier grant from the National Read More »

September 19th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Vaccine could stop Alzheimer’s years before it begins

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are tackling the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States — Alzheimer’s disease — with a new study that intervenes decades before the disease develops. The school is joining Read More »

September 14th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

USC-VHH Emergency Department wins Choi Award with commitment to patient care

USC-VHH Emergency Department wins Choi Award with commitment to patient care

 

Compassion, efficiency and clinical expertise are at the core of the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine’s commitment to deliver exceptional care to residents of the Foothills communities.

The Read More »

September 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students share travels at Global Citizenship Roundtable

“Public health is a relay. I have done my race, so I would like to pass my baton onto you, because there is a lot of unfinished business,” Robert Kezaala, MD, MPH, told a rapt audience at the Global Citizenship Read More »

September 11th, 2017|Announcements, Back to School, Keck Net Intranet|

Company announces multi-institution collaboration to advance ALS research

Verge Genomics, a drug discovery company utilizing genomic data for neuroscience therapeutics, announced today that it is has established a multi-institution industry-academic collaboration with four top universities focused on accelerating the translation of preclinical models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Read More »

September 11th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New grant supports anti-tobacco research, community engagement

The Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program has awarded a $495,000 grant to Ite Laird-Offringa, PhD, associate professor of surgery and associate dean for graduate affairs (PhD programs) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Laird-Offringa and her team are investigating Read More »

September 8th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Biotech entrepreneur Min Zhou supports scientific serendipity in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Qi-Long Ying

“The most important discoveries that I’ve made have all come from nowhere,” said Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhD, associate professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “They could not be planned.”

To foster Read More »

September 8th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|