The winners of this year’s Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize — Philippe Horvath, Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier — come from different parts of the world and different backgrounds. What they have in common are significant contributions to biomedical … Read More »
The university’s Good Neighbors Campaign, USC’s annual employee-giving initiative organized by Civic Engagement, began Oct. 1 with a $1.6 million fundraising goal to support key university-community partnership programs.
The campaign promotes better health and educational opportunities in the areas surrounding the … Read More »
New research by the Fini Lab at Keck Medicine of USC demonstrates for the first time that a natural protein in tears may be key to treating dry eye syndrome, a common affliction of the eye that affects millions of … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC staff, family and friends gathered at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Sept. 26 for the 2015 Los Angeles Heart Walk.
The annual 5K walk celebrates those who have made lifestyle changes and encourages others to live … Read More »
In recognition of Malnutrition Awareness Week (Sept. 28-Oct. 2), Stephanie Sanders, RD, an outpatient dietitian for Keck Medical Center of USC, offered these observations:
Q. What is malnutrition?
Sanders: Malnutrition is simply defined as any condition in which our bodies do not … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC recently presented its 2015 Leadership Awards to a handful of department leaders whose work exemplifies the pillars of the organization.
Tom Jackiewicz, senior vice president and CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, announced the award recipients during … Read More »
How do you turn stem cells into nephrons, the functional unit of the kidney? Albert D. Kim, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Andy McMahon, PhD, is exploring this question with support from a Hearst Fellowship, an award … Read More »
Once the stuff of science fiction, genetic engineering is now offered on a fee-for-service basis at USC.
On Sept. 19, USC Stem Cell faculty and staff welcomed their supporters, the Chang and Choi families, and nearly 100 of their friends to … Read More »
In the kidney, injured cells can be kicked into reparative mode by a gene called Sox9, according to a new paper published in Cell Reports.
First author Sanjeev Kumar, MD, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the USC Stem Cell laboratory … Read More »
With the theme of Breakthrough Therapies in Immunology, the 14th annual Moving Targets Symposium addressed novel paradigms and how to face regulatory hurdles in harnessing the immune system to treat neurological disorders, infectious diseases and cancer.
Topics included stem cells and … Read More »
Quality control is a concern for every major industry. It links customer satisfaction with business success. We’ve all been asked, “Would you be willing to stay on the line for a brief quality survey?”
In spring 2016, the International Center for … Read More »
The USC Eye Institute held an open house at its Beverly Hills facility on Sept. 9 for USC Associates and other invited guests.
A mutation in the same gene is found in 10 percent of patients with two neurodegenerative diseases — frontotemperal dementia (FTD) and amyolateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Determining how this mutated gene contributes to ALS will … Read More »
It was March 2015, and about a dozen students enrolled in USC’s global medicine program were gathering some typical spring break memories — drenching thunderstorms, rickety boats, flesh-biting flies, relentless mosquitos and long treks through knee-deep mud.
The USC students welcomed … Read More »
The cutting-edge cancer research being done by Si-Yi Chen, MD, PhD, of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center recently received a generous donation and pledge totaling $1.45 million from Yi-Lin Zhu and his family, who live in China.
The gift will … Read More »
For Adrianna Bowman, a vibrant 5-year-old preparing to start kindergarten, what seemed to be a routine health screening turned out to be a potentially life-saving event.
As part of their preparations for school, Adrianna’s mother, Alona, took her to a well-child … Read More »
The V Foundation and Hooters of Orange County recently presented a check for $65,000 to support the clinical trials outreach and enrollment program in breast cancer at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Jaime Valvano, daughter of the late basketball coach Jim … Read More »
USC kidney researcher Janos Peti-Peterdi with his mother … Read More »
Researchers targeting colorectal cancer stem cells — the root cause of disease, resistance to treatment and relapse — have discovered a mechanism to mimic a virus and potentially trigger an immune response to fight the cancer like an infection.
The discovery, … Read More »
The USC Institute of Urology has established a formal relationship with India’s newest multispecialty hospital, the Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center located in Mumbai.
Leading the effort on USC’s behalf is Inderbir S. Gill, MD, … Read More »
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