Keck Medical Center USC is the first medical center in the world to use new robotic technology in an outpatient procedure for a kidney cancer patient.
Urologic surgeons at the USC Institute of Urology, part of Keck … Read More »
Xavier Becerra, representative for California’s 34th congressional district since 1993, addressed a capacity crowd at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer Series on Sept. 3.
He provided a behind-the-scenes look at the Affordable Care Act, discussed national security concerns and responded to difficult … Read More »
The American Academy of Family Physicians has named the Keck School of Medicine Family Medicine Interest Group among the winners of its 2013 Program of Excellence Awards.
The Keck School group was among 10 recipients nationally that were honored for outstanding … Read More »
Five Keck School researchers have been named by Thomson Reuters as having “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” for 2014. The New York City-based multinational media and information firm assessed papers indexed between 2002 and 2012 in 21 fields of … Read More »
For generations, Phil Manning, MD, has taught and inspired Keck School of Medicine of USC students. He graduated from the Keck School in 1948 and later spent nearly 50 years on the faculty.
Now retired, Manning focuses his time and attention … Read More »
Eight Health Sciences Campus graduate students have been awarded Albert Schweitzer Fellowships, for their service projects to improve the health of underserved populations.
The following USC students awarded Schweitzer Fellowships for 2014-2015 were:
Gail Victor Anderson, MD, founding faculty member of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Emergency Medicine and a pioneer in the field, died of complications from pneumonia on Sept. 6 in Pasadena, Calif. He was 88.
“The world … Read More »
University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO) will honor University of Southern California (USC) Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Elizabeth Garrett, businessman and cancer research advocate Barry Hoeven, and philanthropist Lynda Oschin at its fifth gala dinner on Friday, … Read More »
Loneliness and chronic stress are a way of life for some older adults, who are often increasingly isolated as they age. They also often have increased levels of inflammation, which has been linked with chronic psychological stress and social isolation.
A … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is taking data to new heights.
The medical enterprise is launching two initiatives to house comprehensive clinical and research data in an effort to better serve its patients and the community.
“The compilation of electronic health data helps … Read More »
USC welcomed its inaugural class of master’s students in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine to one of the first programs of its kind in the United States. To celebrate the launch of this unique master’s program, the 30 students … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is the first medical center in Los Angeles to offer a unique implantable treatment for sleep apnea, a chronic disorder that affects more than 18 million sleep-deprived Americans.
Keck Medical Center of USC … Read More »
As part of the program’s orientation week, the Physician Assistant Program Class of 2017 joined forces with program faculty and staff to put a dent in hunger in the Los Angeles Region on Aug. 18 by volunteering at the Los … Read More »
The USC School of Pharmacy celebrated its annual ceremony on August 21, inaugurating 199 Doctor of Pharmacy students into the profession.
The students in the new PhD program in Development, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine recently presented some ideas that would give Dr. Frankenstein a run for his money.
For the summer course DSR 542 Principles of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, … Read More »
Selim Zilkha and Mary Hayley, philanthropists and Keck School of Medicine of USC benefactors, received the Alzheimer’s Association Jerome H. Stone Philanthropy Award for Alzheimer’s Research
on July 12 at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Berislav V. … Read More »
USC Stem Cell is seeking applicants for the Eli and Edythe Broad Innovation Award — a research grant of $120,000 for an innovative, multi-investigator proposal related to stem cells.
Applications focusing on cutting-edge technical advances, bioengineering, imaging, and molecular, genetic and … Read More »
Twenty-three local high school students spent their summer vacations in a very unusual place: the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC.
This August, these students celebrated their graduations from the USC Early … Read More »
Los Angeles Magazine has named Roberta Diaz Brinton its Woman of the Year for her revelatory research to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
Brinton, holder of the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development at the USC School of Pharmacy, has … Read More »
Gregory Albers, MD, director of the Stanford Stroke Center, was awarded the third annual Roxanna Todd Hodges Visiting Lectureship in Stroke Prevention and Education on July 28 at an event at the Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Albers, who is also the … Read More »