Nationally recognized USC researcher to lead smoking cessation initiative

Adam Leventhal, PhD, associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will lead a grant-funded effort to maximize smoking cessation resources at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Leventhal has been awarded more than $8 million in grants Read More »

July 24th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Volunteers share stroke information at annual women’s conference

On June 24, volunteers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC division of neurocritical care and stroke participated at the 20th Annual Proyecto Pastoral Women’s Conference in downtown Los Angeles.

Volunteers provided free blood pressure screenings, stroke education, as well Read More »

July 24th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Trustee honored with Hoffman Award

The Keck School of Medicine of USC honored USC Trustee Malcolm Currie, PhD, and his wife Barbara recently as the 2017 recipients of the Elaine Stevely Hoffman Award.

The Curries, who donated $10 million in 2015 toward the endowment of the Read More »

July 24th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Experts: One in three cases of dementia preventable; nonmedical therapies ideal for dementia

Managing lifestyle factors such as hearing loss, smoking, hypertension and depression could prevent one-third of the world’s dementia cases, according to a report by the first Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention and Care. Presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Read More »

July 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Leaders address faculty at town hall

Dozens of Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty joined Keck School Dean Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, and Tom Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, for a recent town hall meeting to discuss the Read More »

July 19th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School dean honored for innovation in medicine

Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was honored at the 2017 Los Angeles Champions of Health Awards, held June 20. The awards are presented by the National Medical Fellowships (NMF), which recognized Varma Read More »

July 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC’s stem cell scientists secure the dollars to fight disease

The price of progress is not only the energy and talent of stem cell scientists, but also the research dollars that support their discoveries. In recent months, faculty members have secured numerous grants to support stem cell-based approaches to study Read More »

July 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Sol Bernstein, former professor and LAC+USC medical director, honored at memorial

Former colleagues, friends and family gathered recently to remember Sol Bernstein, MD, Class of 1956, who died April 7. Bernstein, professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was the longest-serving medical director of Los Angeles County Read More »

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

Five questions with Rod Hanners

If he wasn’t in health care, there’s a good chance Rod Hanners would be working up in Alaska, where he spent summers as a kid visiting his father, who worked for the University of Alaska.

“I wanted to live in Alaska Read More »

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

Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says

Here’s another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer.

Drinking coffee was associated with a lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Read More »

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

Meet Postdoc Michaela Patterson, presenter at the ISSCR 2017 Annual Meeting

What’s the cure for a broken heart? Ask Michaela Patterson, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar — fellowship trainee in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Henry Sucov, PhD, professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the Keck School of Medicine Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researcher Kim Staats looks for the pattern in sporadic cases of ALS

Kim Staats, PhD, found her calling when a childhood neighbor was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a paralyzing and fatal neurodegenerative disease. At the time, Staats, who is now a postdoctoral scholar — research associate at the Keck School Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Meet PhD student Albina Ibrayeva, presenter at the ISSCR 2017 Annual Meeting

What happens to the stem cells in our brains as we age? Albina Ibrayeva, a PhD student from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology who works in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Michael Bonaguidi, PhD, assistant professor of Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Megan McCain appointed to Chonette Early Career Chair

Megan McCain, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has been honored with the Chonette Early Career Chair at USC Viterbi. McCain has a secondary appointment in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers discover what may be earliest stage of Alzheimer’s disease

Older adults with elevated levels of brain-clogging plaques — but otherwise normal cognition — experience faster mental decline suggestive of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC that looked at 10 Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Doctor’s orders: How to stay healthy, and maybe find a career, in the age of biotech

Get regular checkups, keep in touch with your doctor and be aware of opportunities in biotech. Those are doctor’s orders from René Sotelo, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, who spoke with community Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Stuart Boyd receives lifetime achievement award for reconstructive urology

At the 2017 American Urologic Association Annual Meeting on May 13, Boston Scientific awarded Stuart Boyd, MD, professor of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the F. Brantley Scott Award of Excellence. This is a lifetime achievement Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Common protein may hold key to combating pancreatic cancer

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows new promise in the fight against one of the most lethal forms of cancer. Studies in mice with a mutation present in 90 percent of pancreatic cancer patients (the Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Future of hospital facilities discussed at conference

Rod Hanners, chief operating officer of Keck Medicine of USC and CEO of Keck Medical Center of USC, recently joined several top health system executives to discuss the future of health care facilities at Bisnow’s National Healthcare Expansion and Innovation Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Biostatistics professor honored for scientific contributions

The American Statistical Association named Kiros Berhane, PhD, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, among its 62 fellows in 2017, recognizing his biostatistics research, teaching and service to the scientific community at USC and Read More »

July 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|