How diabetes passes from mothers to children

Type 2 diabetes, once known as “adult onset diabetes” because it was virtually unknown in children, has bloomed with malice in kids as young as 10 years old. But the causes, researchers say, aren’t as simple as kids eating too many Read More »

September 26th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Institute wins millions for research on Alzheimer’s disease, brain mapping and more

In fiscal year 2017-2018, the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC received more than $30.5 million in active research funding. This summer, the institute added millions more in Read More »

September 26th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students become masters at stem cell department retreat

Students and trainees took center stage at the annual retreat for the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. They presented their latest research to the 180 stem cell scientists who gathered at Read More »

September 26th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

CHLA participates in new cancer consortium announced at Biden Cancer Summit

Former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, EdD, hosted the national Biden Cancer Summit on Sept. 21 to highlight the urgent need for creating transformative approaches to cancer prevention, research and treatment. One of the new Read More »

September 25th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Panel discussion on purpose-driven leadership features Keck School dean

Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, recently participated in “The Impact Equation,” a panel discussion on driving progress and making a meaningful impact in today’s world. The event, which took place in downtown Los Angeles on Read More »

September 25th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC receives $17.8 million grant to research tobacco-related health risks

A new, $17.8 million grant will ensure USC remains at the forefront of research to protect people from tobacco-related health risks.

The money will be used to promote biomedical and behavioral research to build the scientific underpinning for regulation of tobacco Read More »

September 24th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Stem Cell scientist earns prized fellowship

A little over a year after arriving at USC, D’Juan Farmer, PhD, has been awarded one of the most prestigious fellowships available to postdoctoral fellows. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program supports early-career life scientists Read More »

September 24th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

William Martin Sargeant joins Keck Medicine as COO of Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital

William Martin “Marty” Sargeant has joined Keck Medicine of USC as chief operating officer of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital.

Sargeant oversees all operating initiatives for Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. These include Read More »

September 20th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Armand Dorian named chief medical officer of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

Keck Medicine of USC has appointed Armand Dorian, MD, MMM, as chief medical officer of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH).

In this role, Dorian will oversee medical operations at the hospital, optimizing efficiencies while upholding the highest standards of safety and Read More »

September 20th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Doctoral student wins prestigious Krown Fellowship

Doctoral student Jordanna Jayne is the recipient of the 2018-2019 Charles and Charlotte Krown Fellowship, the most prestigious award given to graduate students in the USC School of Pharmacy.

Originally from the United Kingdom, Jayne is working in the lab of Read More »

September 20th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Sexual violence prevention and services make campuses safer

Brenda Ingram, EdD, LCSW, knows that sexual violence is hard to talk about.

Victims of rape and stalking often feel shame and embarrassment. They fear the consequences of speaking out or seeking help, not knowing if they’ll be taken seriously or Read More »

September 20th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New USC Student Health doctor helps shape young adults’ well-being

Erin Jones, MD, USC Student Health’s new adolescent and young adult physician, has been on campus less than a month, but she already feels at home.

After earning her MD from Boston University School of Medicine, Jones completed her Read More »

September 20th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study: Air pollution affects thyroid development in fetuses

Soot and dust in smoggy cities alters thyroid development in fetuses, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new USC research shows.

It means that before a doctor cuts the umbilical cord or a parent hugs a baby, the caress Read More »

September 18th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Massry Prize laureates to discuss discovery of oxygen sensing in cells

The 2018 Meira and Shaul G. Massry Prize has been awarded to William G. Kaelin Jr., MD, of Harvard Medical School; Sir Peter Ratcliffe, FMedSci, FRS, of Oxford University, the Francis Crick Institute London and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; Read More »

September 17th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Students share lessons at Global Citizenship Roundtable

“We all want to aspire to say that we are global citizens, but it’s not until you step into a different country and different land and live with people and talk with people who can teach you about new experiences Read More »

September 14th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC helps a widower heal during his darkest days

George Benton, 88, lived for his wife, Norma. Theirs was a 63-year love affair.

Thanks to exceptional care at Keck Hospital of USC, he now remembers his late spouse fondly following a string of harrowing physical hurdles he had to overcome.

After Read More »

September 13th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

PUMA donation supports lupus research fund

The Keck School of Medicine of USC has received a generous $100,000 donation from PUMA for the Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research, two years after the singer/actress established the fund. The Read More »

September 12th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Top Doctors recognized by Pasadena Magazine

Physicians of Keck Medicine of USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have been recognized by Pasadena Magazine in its annual Top Doctors issue.

Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors issue lists practicing physicians in Pasadena and surrounding cities in Read More »

September 11th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New research could change robotic surgery in the future

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are looking to technology to help deconstruct expert surgeons’ robotic surgery skills so they can create an objective, standardized way to train the next generation of surgeons. Using a data Read More »

September 11th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

Osteoarthritis research effort works to understand cartilage development

Anyone with arthritis can appreciate how useful it would be if scientists could grow cartilage in the lab. To this end, Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists in the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Denis Evseenko, Read More »

September 10th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|