Schools join forces to reach high school students, be good neighbors

Individually, the Science, Technology and Research (STAR) and Engineering for Health Academy (EHA) programs have long opened pathways for high school students — particularly underrepresented minorities — to pursue careers in life sciences, biomedical engineering and biotechnology.

Now, Daryl Davies, Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC partners for $12 million study on Alzheimer’s diversity

Biomedical researchers have increasingly prioritized large-scale health studies of minority populations in recent years, but datasets often remain limited and inconclusive. While Latinos account for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population, a recent review estimated that only 3 percent of Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Faculty learn to heal with smiles

When he walks into a patient’s room either at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the USC Norris Cancer Hospital or Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, Zachary Steel arrives wearing a red nose and usually carrying his trusty ukulele. But Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Clinical Trials Office offers support for faculty members

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has a number of new initiatives that are creating a more streamlined and user-friendly environment to help faculty members succeed in managing their clinical research, often a time-consuming and complicated undertaking.

The USC Clinical Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Center offers expanded imaging capabilities on Health Sciences Campus

The Molecular Imaging Center (MIC) on the Health Sciences Campus has been helping to advance faculty research by providing in vivo imaging technology for nearly three decades. What started as a small animal imaging core has evolved into a multimillion-dollar, Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Public health expert speaks on race and health equity

Camara Jones, MD, PhD, MPH, spoke to an audience that overflowed to two auditoriums recently about how race, social status and discrimination factor in to health equity, and what medical professionals can do to improve race-associated differences in health outcomes. Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell scientist Joanna Smeeton wins NIH Pathway to Independence Award

After her breakthrough discovery that zebrafish can be used to study arthritis, Joanna Smeeton, PhD, postdoctoral scholar – research associate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has received a prestigious National Institutes of Health Pathway to Independence Award. Known Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine celebrates new Palmdale location

Imagine getting a cancer diagnosis — and then having to drive more than an hour each way for surgery and follow-up appointments. That’s the dilemma Antelope Valley residents were facing until Keck Medicine of USC came to town.

Monish Aron, MD, Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Collaboration, partnerships celebrated at USC Body Computing Conference

A new partnership with Lyft that increases access for senior citizens to high-quality care at Keck Medicine of USC facilities is expected to launch by the end of the year.

The announcement was made Sept. 22 at the 11th Annual Global Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Nurses submit documentation for recognition program

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program is viewed around the world as the ultimate seal of quality and confidence, the highest honor an organization can receive for a nursing practice. Keck Hospital of USC submitted Magnet documentation in Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Employees walk to raise funds for heart research

More than 560 Keck Medicine of USC employees participated in the American Heart Association’s 2017 Los Angeles Heart Walk, held Sept. 23 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Keck Medicine, a sponsor of the annual 5K walk, encouraged physicians and staff Read More »

October 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Investigators earn NIH awards for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recognized Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists Gage Crump, PhD, and Pinghui Feng, PhD, with awards for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research (SOAR) — eight-year, $8 million grants to enhance our understanding Read More »

October 4th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Crump earns $8 million NIH Award for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recognized USC scientist Gage Crump, PhD, with an Award for Sustaining Outstanding Achievement in Research — an eight-year, $8 million grant to support the development of stem cell-based treatments for patients with craniofacial Read More »

September 27th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute celebrates new space for patient care

University and hospital leaders gathered during a lively ceremony recently to celebrate the opening of the remodeled clinic space for the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute. Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, was Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pasadena Magazine honors Keck Medicine doctors

Keck Medicine of USC physicians continue to be recognized among the best in the region in an annual ranking of doctors in the San Gabriel Valley.

In all, 364 physicians have been included in Pasadena Magazine’s 2017 roster of “Top Doctors,” Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Psychologist speaks on creating bisexual-positive clinical practice

Noted psychologist, educator and advocate Mimi Hoang, PhD, spoke on the importance of creating a positive, accepting environment for bisexual patients in clinical practice and everyday life before a capacity crowd recently on the Health Sciences Campus.

Using historical information, statistics, Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Baxter Foundation supports two new early research projects

Two junior faculty members at the Keck School of Medicine of USC each have been awarded $100,000 grants by the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation. Crystal Marconett, PhD, from the Department of Surgery, and Hosung Kim, PhD, from Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Anesthesiology department kicks off partnership with Russian university

Holly Muir, MD, chair and professor of anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named co-chair of the Vladimir Zelman Department of Anesthesiology of the Novosibirsk State University (NSU) Institute of Medicine and Psychology in Russia, Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Massry Prize honors microbiome research pioneers

Three pioneers in the study of microbiomes will share the 2017 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize and deliver a lecture on the Health Sciences Campus in October, officials announced recently. The three scientists were chosen in recognition of their Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Employees serve community members at Dolores Mission

Faculty and staff from across Keck Medicine of USC are coming together to provide healthy meals to our local community.

Each month, more than 20 staff members, physicians and leaders from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and Keck Medicine Read More »

September 22nd, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|