When Jamaica Rettberg, a PhD candidate in the Department of Neuroscience in the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, decided to apply for a research fellowship from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), she knew it wouldn’t … Read More »
Andrew Woodham is a PhD candidate in the Genetics, Molecular and Cell Biology program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC — but he really wants to do is direct. And now he has.
Leading an interdisciplinary team consisting … Read More »
What happens when USC students — some studying art and design, others stem cell biology — examine zebrafish skulls under a microscope? It depends on who’s looking.
During spring 2014, scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative … Read More »
Featuring a colorful new format with larger images, a more accessible calendar of events and a more user-friendly interface, HSC News has launched its new website at hscnews.usc.edu.
Updated every Friday, the HSC News site, currently in beta testing, offers … Read More »
As students complete their third year in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program, they begin to consider the rotations they will pursue next year. To facilitate that, the USC School of Pharmacy holds a preceptor fair giving students and preceptors an … Read More »
Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study from the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology at the Ostrow School of Dentistry.
Songtao Shi, DDS, PhD, … Read More »
New research by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists demonstrates that measuring circulating tumor cells (CTCs) – the cells that spread cancer through the body – may be a better predictor of patient survival than the prostate specific … Read More »
Fred Weaver, MD, MMM, professor of surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chief of the division of vascular surgery and endovascular therapy at Keck Medical Center of USC, just finished concurrent terms as president of two … Read More »
Alia Tutor, wife of USC trustee Ronald Tutor, both longtime supporters of the university, is providing a gift to establish the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The new chair … Read More »
Nearly 4,800 children in the United States are born with profound hearing loss each year, and another 5,000 will develop it by age 5, according to John Niparko, MD, chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery.
With … Read More »
The nation’s largest literary festival — Los Angeles Times Festival of Books — took its 19th bow over the weekend, attracting as many as 150,000 people to the … Read More »
The vision for the forthcoming USC Norris Healthcare Consultation Center is simple, according to Stephen Gruber, MD, MPH, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Director — a place where research, clinical care and education all converge under … Read More »
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, an estimated 5.2 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease; by the year 2050, the number could triple unless developments in medicine can slow or reverse the pace.
Researchers, clinicians and students gathered at USC on … Read More »
Two Keck School of Medicine of USC postdoctoral scholars recently received fellowships from the prestigious A.P. Giannini Foundation. Lindsey Mork, PhD, received her fellowship based on her work with craniofacial development, and Elinne Becket, PhD, received hers for … Read More »
Directors of the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation visited the USC Health Sciences Campus on Mar. 31, to hear presentations from Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty and meet with participants in the Baxter Foundation Student Research … Read More »
International biopharmaceutical business leader Robert A. Bradway has been elected to the USC Board of Trustees. Bradway is chairman and CEO of Amgen Inc., the world’s largest independent biotechnology company.
Headquartered in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Amgen has 20,000 employees … Read More »
More than 500 luminaries in the entertainment, medical science, technology and business sectors gathered for the second annual Rebels With A Cause event held on March 20, resulting in the largest total funds raised to date at one … Read More »
Pavitra Krishnamani was only 16 when she entered USC through the Resident Honors Program, but she quickly became involved in a wide range of activities — from tutoring community students to founding a dance team to editing health … Read More »
As students complete their third year in the Doctor of Pharmacy Program, they begin to consider the rotations they will pursue next year. To facilitate that, the USC School of Pharmacy held a preceptor fair on March 28 at Harry … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital CEO Scott Evans (left) and hospitals Emergency Management Officer Robert Vance (right) present at $13,000 check to American Red Cross representative Stephanie Pell at a recent Keck Huddle meeting. The funds … Read More »