Joe Hacia, PhD, receives the Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award

Each year, graduating students of the Keck School of Medicine of USC vote for an educator to receive the Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award for Basic Science Years. This year Joe Hacia, PhD, was selected for Read More »

April 3rd, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Norris begins clinical trial of new drug for liver cancer and related tumors

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, in collaboration with Auransa Inc., is about to begin a phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of a new medical treatment for cancers of the liver. In pre-clinical trials, Read More »

April 3rd, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Kindness program provides over $1 million in grants to health system employees

Keck Kindness, part of Keck Medicine of USC’s Care for the Caregiver program, recently celebrated a major milestone. On March 24, 2023, the program announced that it had officially provided over $1 million in grants to enterprise Read More »

March 30th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Surgery proves effective alternative to chemotherapy and radiation for early metastatic testicular cancer

The results of a multi-institutional clinical trial led by Keck Medicine of USC show that surgically removing abdominal lymph nodes impacted by seminoma can treat the illness as effectively as chemotherapy and radiation, which Read More »

March 30th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC President Carol L. Folt shares 2023 health system highlights, goals

Bold ideas, smart investments and strong compassion helped USC navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and those assets are key to future growth in health sciences, USC President Carol L. Folt said Wednesday in the second of two annual Read More »

March 29th, 2023|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|