The Stem Cell and Developmental Biology Retreat was a total body experience — covering organ systems ranging from the brain to the skeleton, from the kidney to the heart.
Held May 20 in the Galen Center at University Park Campus, the … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC called for innovative ideas that would make an impact on resource utilization and efficiency of care for patients. More than 100 staff members responded.
The R3 initiative focuses on providing the right care, right resources and right … Read More »
Marie Poulsen, PhD, professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and chief psychologist, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, has been appointed the chairperson of the Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) for Early Intervention by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The … Read More »
Some people see an award as remuneration for work well done. Upon being named a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator, ALS researcher Justin Ichida, PhD, sees his award as motivation for work still left to do.
“If you … Read More »
A study published May 19 by researchers at the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute in JAMA Ophthalmology found that the U.S. prevalence in visual impairment (VI) and blindness is expected to double over the next 35 years. By … Read More »
Thomas E. Jackiewicz, MPH, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, and Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, interim dean of the Keck School of Medicine and director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, will present … Read More »
Hugh Gordon is not like most medical students.
A Dean’s Research Scholar at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Gordon has three years of medical school under his belt and hopes to be a critical care specialist. But the former … Read More »
There has always been one insurmountable problem related to hearing loss: When the sensory hair cells in the inner ear die, they don’t regenerate. These microscopic cells signal to the brain that it is hearing a noise and the fact … Read More »
Betty Schreiner, MD, ’61, who established the Joseph and Mariette Schreiner Scholarship Fund at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, learned a long time ago that hard work can lead to great success. Her parents, who immigrated to the … Read More »
Artwork by faculty, staff and students is displayed in … Read More »
Employees were recognized recently for their years of dedicated service to Keck Medical Center of USC.
One of the few dedicated eye pathology labs in the country has opened at the Keck School of Medicine, providing an important resource for clinical applications, education, and researchers to study the delicate, sometimes very small tissue samples that are … Read More »
John W. Carlson III likes keeping busy. He simultaneously pursued two bachelor’s degrees at USC — in Biochemistry and East Asian Languages and Cultures — and enrolled in USC’s progressive degree program, which enabled him to begin work on a … Read More »
Timing is everything when it comes to the development of the vertebrate face. In a new study published in PLoS Genetics, USC Stem Cell researcher Lindsey Barske, PhD, from the laboratory of Gage Crump, PhD, and her colleagues identify the … Read More »
USC School of Pharmacy’s annual High School Career Day on April 15 brought approximately 140 students to the Health Sciences Campus from local high schools.
The USC School of Pharmacy marked its 109th Commencement on the afternoon of May 13 at the Harry and Celesta Pappas Quad on the Health Sciences Campus before an audience of more than 2,000 family, friends, faculty and staff.
Interim Dean … Read More »
Celebrations rang out across Keck Medical Center of USC during Nurses Week, a time to honor the men and women on the front lines of patient care.
Nurses Week was highlighted by two ceremonies celebrating the important work being done by … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital celebrated Nurses Week recently, with a variety of activities that included a breakfast event, ice cream social and various information sessions during two education days.
A DAISY Award ceremony was held May 11 to … Read More »
The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation recently held a special event with the Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) Los Angeles Affiliate to better acquaint the community with the clinical innovations and high level of medical expertise available at the hospital. … Read More »
Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute and director of the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, received the nation’s highest award for achievement in technology from President Barack Obama during a May 19 … Read More »
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