Without oxygen, cells can’t metabolize the energy necessary to maintain life. But a healthy level of oxygen within cells is key. Too little oxygen means not enough energy and too much means the cell can enter the death cycle prematurely. … Read More »
Type 2 diabetes, once known as “adult onset diabetes” because it was virtually unknown in children, has bloomed with malice in kids as young as 10 years old. But the causes, researchers say, aren’t as simple as kids eating too many … Read More »
In fiscal year 2017-2018, the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC received more than $30.5 million in active research funding. This summer, the institute added millions more in … Read More »
Students and trainees took center stage at the annual retreat for the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. They presented their latest research to the 180 stem cell scientists who gathered at … Read More »
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, EdD, hosted the national Biden Cancer Summit on Sept. 21 to highlight the urgent need for creating transformative approaches to cancer prevention, research and treatment. One of the new … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, recently participated in “The Impact Equation,” a panel discussion on driving progress and making a meaningful impact in today’s world. The event, which took place in downtown Los Angeles on … Read More »
A new, $17.8 million grant will ensure USC remains at the forefront of research to protect people from tobacco-related health risks.
The money will be used to promote biomedical and behavioral research to build the scientific underpinning for regulation of tobacco … Read More »
A little over a year after arriving at USC, D’Juan Farmer, PhD, has been awarded one of the most prestigious fellowships available to postdoctoral fellows. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program supports early-career life scientists … Read More »
William Martin “Marty” Sargeant has joined Keck Medicine of USC as chief operating officer of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital.
Sargeant oversees all operating initiatives for Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. These include … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has appointed Armand Dorian, MD, MMM, as chief medical officer of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH).
In this role, Dorian will oversee medical operations at the hospital, optimizing efficiencies while upholding the highest standards of safety and … Read More »
Doctoral student Jordanna Jayne is the recipient of the 2018-2019 Charles and Charlotte Krown Fellowship, the most prestigious award given to graduate students in the USC School of Pharmacy.
Originally from the United Kingdom, Jayne is working in the lab of … Read More »
Brenda Ingram, EdD, LCSW, knows that sexual violence is hard to talk about.
Victims of rape and stalking often feel shame and embarrassment. They fear the consequences of speaking out or seeking help, not knowing if they’ll be taken seriously or … Read More »
Erin Jones, MD, USC Student Health’s new adolescent and young adult physician, has been on campus less than a month, but she already feels at home.
After earning her MD from Boston University School of Medicine, Jones completed her … Read More »
Soot and dust in smoggy cities alters thyroid development in fetuses, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new USC research shows.
It means that before a doctor cuts the umbilical cord or a parent hugs a baby, the caress … Read More »
The 2018 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize has been awarded to William G. Kaelin Jr., MD, of Harvard Medical School; Sir Peter Ratcliffe, FMedSci, FRS, of Oxford University, the Francis Crick Institute London and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; … Read More »
“We all want to aspire to say that we are global citizens, but it’s not until you step into a different country and different land and live with people and talk with people who can teach you about new experiences … Read More »
George Benton, 88, lived for his wife, Norma. Theirs was a 63-year love affair.
Thanks to exceptional care at Keck Hospital of USC, he now remembers his late spouse fondly following a string of harrowing physical hurdles he had to overcome.
After … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has received a generous $100,000 donation from PUMA for the Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research, two years after the singer/actress established the fund. The … Read More »
Physicians of Keck Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have been recognized by Pasadena Magazine in its annual Top Doctors issue.
Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors issue lists practicing physicians in Pasadena and surrounding cities in … Read More »
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are looking to technology to help deconstruct expert surgeons’ robotic surgery skills so they can create an objective, standardized way to train the next generation of surgeons. Using a data … Read More »