A gentle giant, selfless, gracious, gifted, angel in human form. These were just some of the words used to memorialize the late John K. Niparko, MD, former Tiber Alpert professor and chair of the USC Tina and Rick Caruso Department … Read More »
Technology entrepreneur Larry Ellison has donated $200 million to establish the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC, a new center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer. David … Read More »
Four graduating students from Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Bachelor of Science in Global Health and Master of Public Health programs sat down recently to reflect on their academic careers and the paths that led them to commencement day, May 13 … Read More »
Scientists have long believed that the processes required for embryonic development are recapitulated during the regeneration of damaged body parts, such as fractured bones. In a new study published in Development, USC Stem Cell researchers Sandeep Paul, Simone … Read More »
USC’s May 14 commencement ceremony will mark a beginning, not only for its two-year-old master’s program in the nascent field of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, but also for this program’s second graduating class.
The 35 graduates of the master … Read More »
Every year, approximately 800,000 Americans suffer a stroke, with more than 80 percent surviving and living for decades with some degree of disability. For the first time ever, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has issued evidence-based strategies to … Read More »
To celebrate the 18th anniversary of the partnership between OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center and the Keck School of Medicine, Pamela B. Schaff, MD, and second-year medical student Stacey Barnett spoke at a medical education salon held on … Read More »
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai, PhD, DDS, has received $2.1 million to continue research that could one day allow scientists to use stem cells to regrow living tissue.
The five-year grant, funded by … Read More »
Its early symptoms can be confused with those of a cold or flu — which may be why an urgent care doctor thought it was a passing virus that could be treated with rest and over-the-counter medications. But something inside … Read More »
The Los Angeles chapter of The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship (LA-ASF) recently recognized Althea Alexander, assistant dean for student diversity in the Office for Diversity and Inclusion at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, with the Fellowship Spirit Award at … Read More »
A generous gift from the family of a grateful patient will establish an endowment and fund new programs in perpetuity that are designed to strengthen patient-centered care and support continued education and excellence throughout Keck Medicine of USC.
The gift from … Read More »
Approximately 100 researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC learned about the new initiatives being implemented to help navigate the complex world of clinical trials reporting and tracking at a town hall that took place April 21 on … Read More »
Researchers and clinicians from the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute have published results of the largest population-based study of adult Latinos and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the National Eye Institute-funded “Los Angeles Latino … Read More »
Morning Medicine Report: Beyond the Pearls, by Raj Dasgupta and R. Michelle Koolaee
Raj Dasgupta, MD, assistant professor of clinical … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty, staff and supporters gathered to honor the vision of two noted philanthropists recently as university leaders celebrated the $25 million gift from USC Trustee Edward Roski and his wife Gayle to name the … Read More »
Events will be held to honor National Hospital Week for employees of Keck Medical Center of USC. Check the Daily Huddle sheets for more information or other events not listed here.
May 9
7:30-9 a.m. Annual Years of Service Breakfast, invitation only, … Read More »
Events will be held to honor National Nurses Week, May 6-12, at Keck Hospital and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. Check the Daily Huddle sheets for more information or other events not listed here.
Keck Medical Center
May 6
2:30 p.m. Nursing … Read More »
John K. Niparko, MD, Tiber Alpert professor and chair of the USC Rick and Tina Caruso Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, died April 25. He was 61.
“Dr. Niparko was a transformative … Read More »
Here is a list of times, locations and speakers for the satellite commencement ceremonies and receptions on May 13 and 14.
Friday, May 13
Physician Assistant Program
10:45 a.m. at Allan Hancock Foundation Building, southwest lawn, University Park Campus. A reception will follow … Read More »
Chronic hepatitis B infection, a lifetime disease with no effective cure, could one day be cleared from a person’s system with a series of shots, according to a new USC study.
Most healthy adults infected with HBV will develop protective immunity, … Read More »