Researcher earns NIH Pathway to Independence Award

Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan (Photo/Claire Norman)

Alexis M. Coulourides Kogan, PhD, has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) as an outstanding postdoctoral researcher Read More »

October 13th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC researchers awarded $3.3 million NIDCR grant to find more effective treatment for common birth defect

It might surprise you to learn that your cranium is not one continuous smooth bone encasing your brain.

It’s actually composed of eight bones, separated by fibrous joints, to give your skull flexibility. That’s the reason babies have “soft spots” and Read More »

October 13th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute receives $21.7 million NIH grant to study epilepsy

Some 5 percent of all epilepsy cases (and 20 percent of symptomatic epilepsy cases) arise from traumatic brain injury, such as blows to the temporal lobe (shown in red). (Image/Arthur W. Toga, USC Laboratory of Neuro <span style=Read More »

October 12th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse holds first annual event

Judith D. Tamkin welcomes guests to the first annual USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse held in Los Angeles on September 15 and 16. (Photo/Claire Norman) Judith D. Tamkin welcomes Read More »

October 12th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students inducted into Gold Humanism Honor Society

A prestigious national student organization has established a new chapter at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Twenty-five members of the Keck School’s class of 2017 were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) on Sept. 7 in Aresty Read More »

October 12th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Psychiatry chair welcomed to campus

Leaders from Keck Medicine of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC were on hand Sept. 14 to formally welcome Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences.

At a reception held Read More »

October 11th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Terence Sanger named David L. Lee and Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology

From left, David Lee, Terence Sanger (seated) and USC President C. L. Max Nikias smile during the installation of the David L. Lee and Simon Ramo Chair in Health Science and Technology, held Sept. 29 at <span style=Read More »

October 7th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Breast Cancer Awareness Month marked at football game

To honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a cancer survivor joined a team of physicians and staff from Keck Medicine of USC on the field during the Oct. 1 USC Trojan football game against Arizona State, while a group of nurses Read More »

October 6th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Farmers Market makes its debut at Hazard Park

A new farmers market has opened at Hazard Park, offering fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers and hot food from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays on Norfolk Street across from Keck Hospital Gold Lobby. The market is open to the Read More »

October 4th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Massry Prize winners to speak at campus event

The winners of the 2016 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize are a trio of scientists — Gero Miesenboeck, Peter Hegemann and Karl Deisseroth — whose research paved the way for a breakthrough technology called optogenetics that has revolutionized the Read More »

October 4th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Fit Families finds support through Good Neighbors Campaign

When it comes to eating healthfully and staying active, not all neighborhoods are created equal.

USC Fit Families is among the dozens of programs that benefit from the Good Neighbors Campaign. (Photo/Dietmar Quistorf) USC Read More »

October 3rd, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Family Medicine group awarded for excellence

The Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently received a Program of Excellence Award based on their commitment to engaging students interested in pursuing family medicine. One of only 10 schools to be Read More »

September 30th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers to present wearable technology at White House cancer event

Researchers at USC will demonstrate how using wearable technology and smartphones can improve cancer treatment at a White House event on Oct. 3.

“South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art and Action” (SXSL) is a gathering inspired Read More »

September 30th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC trustee’s $20 million gift to support cancer research, innovations

USC Trustee Marc Benioff ’86 and his wife, Lynne, have given $20 million toward construction of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic Read More »

September 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Visions and Voices event addresses compassion, communication

The USC Visions and Voices series, co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Program in Medical Humanities, Arts, and Ethics, came to the Health Sciences Campus recently to present the critically acclaimed “Two Men Talking,” a thought-provoking spoken-word Read More »

September 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study shows there’s hope for reversing stroke-induced long-term disability

Permanent brain damage from a stroke may be reversible thanks to a developing therapeutic technique, a new study has found.

The novel approach combines transplanted human stem cells with a special protein that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration already approved Read More »

September 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Functional human tissue-engineered liver generated from stem and progenitor cells

A research team led by investigators at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has generated functional human and mouse tissue-engineered liver from adult stem and progenitor cells. Tissue-engineered Liver (TELi) was found to contain normal structural components Read More »

September 29th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students learn the meaning of global citizenship in journeys abroad

“So…Cabo next break?” jokes a global medicine student in the elevator. His classmates laugh and roll their eyes. Last spring break they donned scrubs, not bathing suits, while taking a course in a remote area of Panama only reachable by Read More »

September 28th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New part-time program offered for occupational therapy

The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is launching a new online program aimed at busy practicing occupational therapists who want to enhance their clinical competencies and advance their career development.

Beginning in January, the USC Online Post-Professional Read More »

September 28th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Colleagues thank Stimmel for service as Pharmacy interim dean

Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD, who served as interim dean of the USC School of Pharmacy since June 2015, was surprised by more than 100 faculty and staff members who gathered at a breakfast reception in his honor at Read More »

September 27th, 2016|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|