This spring, Keck Medicine of USC staff found themselves on the front lines in the response to COVID-19. Helping patients requires teamwork involving many different kinds of specialists, some of whom may not be at the forefront of … Read More »
The Keck School of Medicine of USC has developed a curriculum covering health justice to be implemented in the fall of 2021. The new educational program will be known as the Physician-Citizen-Scholar curriculum.
The program … Read More »
When the COVID-19 pandemic started to ramp up in Southern California, the Information Services (IS) department needed to move quickly to make sure Keck Medicine of USC’s technological needs would be met across all fronts — and under … Read More »
A novel preclinical study by Keck Medicine of USC researchers, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, reveals … Read More »
The Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation is supporting innovative biomedical research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC by granting $100,000 awards to two assistant professors: … Read More »
The primary goal of the ambulatory services team at Keck Medicine of USC is to make sure that staff, physicians and patients are safe. To help prevent COVID-19 transmission at various Keck Medicine clinic locations, Laurie Johnson, chief … Read More »
Justin Ichida, PhD, has been named the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Associate Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC. This new endowed professorship recognizes … Read More »
USC scientists are developing a simpler way to generate the sensory cells of the inner ear. Based at the laboratories of Neil Segil, PhD, and … Read More »
On June 22, Chris Allen transitioned from his role as executive administrator for financial planning and decision support at Keck Medicine of USC to serve as the health system’s interim chief financial officer. A graduate of the University … Read More »
From June 22 through June 26, Keck Medicine of USC celebrated Keck PRIDE, a week devoted to recognizing the health system’s diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) staff and its commitment to providing affirming care to … Read More »
Caryn Lerman, PhD, director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been chosen as president-elect … Read More »
The United States military has a constant need for service members who can serve in elite and specialized units. However, because the required training courses are so rigorous, the dropout rate is high. According to a new study, … Read More »
The ability to sequence the genome of a tumor has revolutionized cancer treatment over the last 15 years by identifying drivers of cancer at the molecular level. But understanding the genetic diversity of individual cells within a tumor … Read More »
Results are in for the health system’s Prevalence Pilot Program, which reflects COVID-19 testing results among Keck Medical Center of USC health care workers. Conducted over a four-week period in May and June, the program showed infection and … Read More »
On June 22, Chris Allen transitioned from his role as executive administrator for financial planning and decision support at Keck Medicine of USC to that of interim chief financial officer for the organization.
A graduate … Read More »
A rare and spontaneous variant in a gene called SYNGAP1 can lead to a variety of debilitating conditions in infants and children, including intellectual disability, epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders. As of now, there is no cure.