Gala celebrates ‘Changing Lives and Creating Cures’
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Halloween retreat showcases USC’s ‘scary smart’ stem cell researchers
By the end of the retreat, the domino-costumed members of the lab of … Read More »
NIH awards $4.5 million for research co-led by Keck School urologist
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $4.5 million to a team of researchers led by Larissa V. Rodríguez, MD, professor of urology and obstetrics and gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to study the causes, … Read More »
Scholarship winners thank Keck School donors
Going to medical school was a dream for Eric Arevalo. But he wasn’t going to realize that dream unless he got a scholarship.
“I had $100,000 in [undergraduate] student loans when I was applying to medical school,” he explained to the … Read More »
Autism Speaks awards nearly $1 million to Keck School researcher
Pat Levitt, PhD, W. M. Keck Provost Professor in pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has received a grant of nearly $1 million from advocacy organization Autism Speaks.
Funding will support research into the treatment of chronic constipation to improve … Read More »
USC stem cell researcher Lori O’Brien receives the first Broad Fellowship
What makes stem cells develop into kidneys? Lori O’Brien, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the laboratory of Andy McMahon, PhD, FRS, has received the first Broad Fellowship to help answer this question.
O’Brien is the first of a series of … Read More »
Construction set to begin on major building projects
Major changes are about to come to the corner of Alcazar and San Pablo Streets on the Health Sciences Campus, where several bulldozers are preparing the land for the construction of three new buildings.
Work has begun on a six-story parking … Read More »
USC rolls out the cardinal carpet on Stem Cell Awareness Day
When asked why stem cell research matters, guests at this year’s Stem Cell Awareness Day gave many creative answers.
“Because it has unlimited potential to treat human diseases.”
“Because every part of us except the soul comes from stem cells.”
“Because it’s the … Read More »
New Edmondson Faculty Center is lighter, brighter and open to all
In a word, the old Edmondson Faculty Center, with its chocolate brown wood paneling, oversized leather chairs and dim lighting, was dark.
And so, when it closed for renovations the first order of business was to brighten the place up starting … Read More »
USC-led study identifies new genetic variants indicating susceptibility to prostate cancer
An international study co-led by Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) scientists and researchers in the United Kingdom has revealed 23 new genetic susceptibility locations indicating risk for prostate cancer.
The data study, analyzing more than … Read More »
USC physicians are first to implant new wireless device to manage heart failure
Keck Medicine of USC is the first medical center in Southern California, post-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, to implant a new wireless device for heart failure patients. The device is designed to reduce readmissions to the hospital and empower … Read More »
Open enrollment for benefits changes runs through Nov. 14
Open enrollment for benefits-eligible faculty and staff of the University has begun, and employees are encouraged to choose Keck Medicine of USC providers by signing up for the USC Network Medical Plan.
This plan offers a choice of physicians, convenient locations … Read More »
Matthews named chief of cardiovascular medicine
Ray V. Matthews, MD, a highly respected leader in interventional cardiology, has been named chief of the division of cardiovascular medicine in the Department of Medicine of the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
As chief, Matthews, who is also professor … Read More »
Nikias says Keck Medicine of USC to be area’s largest, academically elite health system
The early part of the 21st century has seen seismic shifts that, for most universities, have posed serious challenges. But, while so many have wrestled with difficult financial decisions since the recession, USC was making investments that set it on … Read More »
Body Computing Conference highlights key medical technology
The are small but powerful: a tiny injectable device that monitors cardiac activity, a wireless sensor that keeps track of the pressure on the pulmonary artery and can alert patients if they need to adjust their medication, and a smart … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC surgeons use robot to perform innovative endovascular procedures
For the first time on the West Coast, surgeons from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used a robot to perform two endovascular procedures on two separate patients on Sept. 30.
“It was a success and we are excited about … Read More »
Neuroscientists claim rare pair of research grants, totaling $23 million
In a rare distinction for one university, neuroimaging world leaders and USC Professors Arthur Toga, PhD, and Paul Thompson, PhD, will receive two major research center awards to advance their exploration of the human brain.
Toga and Thompson each will establish … Read More »
Keck School student delivers presentation to National Association of Community Health Centers
Jordan Rivera, a second-year medical student and 2014 General Electric-National Medical Fellowships Primary Care Leadership Program Scholar, recently presented his independent service learning project at the National Association of Community Health Centers’ Community Health Institute & Expo.
At the event, held … Read More »
NIH awards USC occupational therapist $450,000 grant for LA-area youth with diabetes
USC occupational scientist and occupational therapist Elizabeth A. Pyatak, PhD, OTR/L, has received a $450,000 NIH grant to expand her investigation of ways to help young people with diabetes more successfully adopt the self-care habits and protocols recommended by their … Read More »