Iroquois genes make cartilage cells remain immature

Arthritis, the leading cause of disability in the U.S., involves the loss of a special type of cartilage cell lining the joints. In a study appearing on the cover of the latest issue of Developmental Cell, first author Amjad Askary Read More »

November 16th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Bozicks’ gift to USC Norris will improve research into melanoma

Longtime USC supporters Bobbie and Mike Bozick recently gave $100,000 to USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center to fund purchase of a sophisticated piece of equipment to be used in a project that is investigating the causes of melanoma and seeks Read More »

November 12th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Two new exhibitions open at IGM Gallery

The USC IGM Art Gallery opened a pair of new exhibitions during a reception from 4-6 p.m. on Nov. 15.

“Spiritual Matrices: Poetic Prayers & Penlight Performances” is by Susan Sims Hillbrand, and “Free Will/Positive Moment” is by Mike Becker.

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November 12th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Stanczyk receives Distinguished Researcher Award

Frank Z. Stanczyk, PhD, professor of research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Researcher Award from the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).

This award recognizes an ASRM member who has made Read More »

November 9th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The awful truth about yummy bacon

Bacon and meat lovers were dealt a devastating blow this fall when the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report evaluating just how carcinogenic eating red and processed meat is.

Mariana Stern, associate professor in preventive medicine at the Keck School Read More »

November 9th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris receives grant from Riley Foundation

A three-year grant of $360,000 to fund pancreatic cancer research has been given to the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center by the Susan E. Riley Foundation.

“The Riley Foundation has generously supported USC Norris’ pancreatic cancer research for several years,” said Read More »

November 7th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Factors in breast milk may play a role in transmission of obesity

A new study suggests the road to obesity may be paved with non-nutritious carbohydrates in breast milk, shifting popular notions about how and why children grow to become overweight adults.

Previous research has shown that maternal obesity strongly affects a baby’s Read More »

November 6th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Community celebrates completion of Hazard Park improvements

More than 100 community members recently celebrated the completion of USC-supported improvements at Hazard Park in Boyle Heights.

In early spring, USC contributed $1.1 million toward a new jogging path, outdoor fitness zone and new toddler zone, as well as improvements Read More »

November 6th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris Ambassadors gather to hear about rare disease research

The USC Norris Ambassadors learned of the unique research being done by Martin Kast, PhD, and his lab during a Friends and Family Luncheon on Oct. 22.

Hosting the event was Stephen B. Gruber, MD, PhD, MPH, director of the USC Read More »

November 5th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

2015 Massry Prize winners tell tales of discovery

The unlikely sequence of discovery that turned a cheese-making innovation in Denmark into a precise tool for genome-editing that has swept through biomedical laboratories around the world was the subject of the annual Massry Prize lecture on Oct. 29.

“Few discoveries Read More »

November 5th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Scholarship luncheon focuses on legacy of excellence

Amid a celebration of some of the best and brightest at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Cheryl Mae Craft, PhD, was thinking about her “grandchildren” — the students of her former students, her legacy of physicians and researchers from Read More »

November 5th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Parents symposium offers insight about med school

Nearly 100 proud parents got a glimpse of the daily lives of their sons and daughters on Oct. 23 during an annual symposium at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

Family members toured the Health Sciences Campus and heard from Read More »

November 5th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC surgeries are broadcast live during worldwide event

Two surgeons from the USC Institute of Urology were among the principal featured participants in a worldwide 24-hour live robotic surgery event held Oct. 26 at Keck Medical Center of USC and at 11 other leading robotic centers on every Read More »

November 5th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine honors Breast Cancer Awareness Month at football game

Video board atop the Coliseum. Video board atop the Coliseum.

To honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a team of physicians and staff from Keck Medicine of USC joined cancer survivors on the Read More »

November 3rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Top surgeon from Latin America joins USC Institute of Urology

The newest addition to the urology staff at Keck Medicine of USC will fit right in working in a city noted for its celebrities — he’s been doing surgeries on high-profile patients in Latin America for years. One of his Read More »

October 28th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Breast, ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell

The association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may have an unexpected intermediary – odors.

Keck Medicine of USC researchers have discovered for the first time that the estrous cycle (the equivalent of the human menstrual cycle) Read More »

October 26th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Art opening continues series that features work by cancer survivors

Artist and cancer survivor Erna Braun spoke Oct. 14 to mark the opening of an exhibit of her paintings in the Jennifer Diamond Cancer Resource Library at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Braun’s show is the sixth in a rotating exhibit Read More »

October 23rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Gift from dentistry professors endows clinic for special patients

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry has received a financial boost — and a new name for its Special Patients Clinic — thanks to a donation from Roseann Mulligan and Glenn Clark.

The official announcement was made on Oct. 13 to Read More »

October 23rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Grant to fund tissue regeneration center

Tissue regeneration is getting a boost from a $2 million grant divided among 10 research centers and universities, including the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC.

The National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research has directed the research community to Read More »

October 23rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

As open enrollment opens, USC Primary Care continues to expand

With offices dotted across Los Angeles County, Keck Medicine of USC’s primary care network is growing. This fact is especially important now, with open enrollment for Keck Medicine of USC employees set to begin Monday, Nov. 2, and continue until Read More »

October 23rd, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|