Nearly 7,000 people were expected to celebrate the season as faculty, staff and others across the Health Sciences Campus attended the Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 15.
The party was sponsored jointly by Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, dean of the Keck School … Read More »
Gloria Jimenez, senior pharmacy tech, was chosen as the employee of the year for Keck Medical Center. She was honored Dec. 14 and presented with a check for $2,500.
Sir Isaac Newton once referred to the process of discovery as “standing on the shoulders of giants,” meaning that revolutionary science and innovation is built on the work of previous researchers. Some researchers are more impactful than others. One measure … Read More »
April Armstrong, MD, MPH, has recently published several articles in journals such as JAMA Dermatology and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, earning her the distinction of being one of the most highly valued authors in her field. … Read More »
Although it’s not the type of challenge that involves an ice bucket, this year’s Doerr Stem Cell Challenge Grant has brought together two young scientists from different USC labs to tackle ALS.
“These $10,000 grants make it possible for our students … Read More »
Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute and director of the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2016 Fellows Program, the highest professional … Read More »
Linda and Stephen Gill recently donated $250,000 to provide continuing education and training for the medical staff in the USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Emergency Department, enabling the department to maintain the highest standards of patient care.
Joining the Gills … Read More »
Keith Hobbs, CEO of USC Verdugo Hills High School, went back to alma mater recently — this time, as principal.
Hobbs served a stint as Principal for a Day of Crescenta Valley High School, spending time with the students and even playing … Read More »
In a sold-out event, USC Digital Health Lab’s (D-Health) Fall Innovation Series brought together thought leaders in health and technology to discuss the future of health care and how academia and entrepreneurs can work together to create that future.
More than … Read More »
The USC Institute of Urology, recently ranked in the top 15 Best Hospitals nationwide for urology by U.S. News and World Report, has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health to advance the field of prostate cancer diagnostics.
A … Read More »
Few researchers have studied how hematopoietic stem cells respond to infection — even though these are the stem cells that give rise to the full battery of specialized immune cells, such as T cells and B cells. Adnan Chowdhury, PhD, … Read More »
The Tournament of Roses 2017 Royal Court visited the USC Norris Cancer Hospital for the 22nd year on Nov. 22. The Rose Queen and princesses spread cheer and hand out rose stickers to patients and employees, as well as learn … Read More »
René Sotelo, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, during a recent trip to Italy.
A dancer performs at the 26th annual Mariachi Festival, held Nov. 20 in Boyle Heights. (Photo/Don … Read More »
In recognition of his contributions to the field of neuroscience and understanding the workings of the human brain, Arthur Toga, PhD, has been established as the inaugural holder of the Ghada Irani Chair in Neuroscience.
Toga, Provost Professor of Ophthalmology and … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC recently hired 41 registered nurses, one of the largest groups in a number of years.
“This will assist us in meeting our goals of safe staffing for our patients during the holidays and winter months,” said Annette … Read More »
The Tournament of Roses 2017 Royal Court visited the USC Norris Cancer Hospital for the 22nd year on Nov. 22. The Rose Queen and princesses spread cheer and hand out rose stickers to patients and employees, as well as learn … Read More »
Five USC scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their academic peers.
AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, began the … Read More »
A retrospective analysis of data from the CALGB/SWOG 80405 clinical trial revealed that in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, the location of the primary tumor predicts the patient’s response to various treatment strategies for the disease.
Patients with left-sided primary tumors … Read More »
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