Keck School scientist named president of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy

Paula Cannon, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has become the president of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), the world’s Read More »

June 4th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

City presents Brain Tumor Awareness Month proclamation to USC Brain Tumor Center

On May 28, Paul Krekorian, president of the Los Angeles City Council, recognized May 2024 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month for the first time in the city’s history and honored the USC Brain Tumor Center, part of Read More »

May 29th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Carolyn Meltzer, MD, appointed to CIRM board

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), California’s state stem cell agency, has appointed Carolyn Meltzer, MD, dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to its leadership board. She joins 35 Californians Read More »

May 29th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

PhD student receives Todos Juntos grant and All of Us Researcher Workbench access

Angel Arizpe, MPH, a third year PhD student in the epidemiology program, has been awarded $10,000 from the Healthy Americas Research Consortium (HARC) Todos Juntos Grants to support his research on cancer-related health disparities faced by Hispanic communities in the Read More »

May 28th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Increased shingles vaccination rates linked to Inflation Reduction Act

Among the aims of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), one is to reduce health care costs for older adults by eliminating cost sharing for certain drugs and vaccines covered by Medicare Part D. To help determine if the impact matches Read More »

May 28th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|