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🩺 Igniting discovery in research, education, health and health equity.
👩🔬 Follow us for #MedicalResearch #MedSky #Science #Health and learn more at keck.usc.edu
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Santoro, recipient of the Dean’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Scholarship. His NIH-funded research is advancing diagnosis and care for complex neurodevelopmental conditions.
December 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Santoro, recipient of the Dean’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Scholarship. His NIH-funded research is advancing diagnosis and care for complex neurodevelopmental conditions.
The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles' commitment to advancing care, conducting research, and providing education for individuals with rare conditions is not going unnoticed!
Congratulations on being recognized as a Center of Excellence. 👏
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iGg4DV
#ResearchSky
Congratulations on being recognized as a Center of Excellence. 👏
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iGg4DV
#ResearchSky
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles' commitment to advancing care, conducting research, and providing education for individuals with rare conditions is not going unnoticed!
Congratulations on being recognized as a Center of Excellence. 👏
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iGg4DV
#ResearchSky
Congratulations on being recognized as a Center of Excellence. 👏
Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4iGg4DV
#ResearchSky
Dean’s POV 📸 Checking in at the end of the fall semester, students. Feels like I took these selfies with you yesterday. Now, you are done with your first round of classes and ready for some time to reflect and recharge. I can’t wait to see what discoveries the new year brings!
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dean’s POV 📸 Checking in at the end of the fall semester, students. Feels like I took these selfies with you yesterday. Now, you are done with your first round of classes and ready for some time to reflect and recharge. I can’t wait to see what discoveries the new year brings!
A USC Viterbi undergrad is revolutionizing cancer radiation treatments.
Arjun Karnwal wrote a game-changing software script that Los Angeles hospitals now use to improve the speed and precision of radiation therapy for children.
More about his work ⬇️
#CancerResearch #ResearchSky #Pediatrics
Arjun Karnwal wrote a game-changing software script that Los Angeles hospitals now use to improve the speed and precision of radiation therapy for children.
More about his work ⬇️
#CancerResearch #ResearchSky #Pediatrics
The Viterbi Undergrad Who Changed Pediatric Cancer Treatment With an Algorithm - USC Viterbi | Magazine
What did you do at 19? Arjun Karnwal, a USC Viterbi undergraduate, has already seen his research make a real difference in the lives of young cancer patients in Los [...]
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December 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
A USC Viterbi undergrad is revolutionizing cancer radiation treatments.
Arjun Karnwal wrote a game-changing software script that Los Angeles hospitals now use to improve the speed and precision of radiation therapy for children.
More about his work ⬇️
#CancerResearch #ResearchSky #Pediatrics
Arjun Karnwal wrote a game-changing software script that Los Angeles hospitals now use to improve the speed and precision of radiation therapy for children.
More about his work ⬇️
#CancerResearch #ResearchSky #Pediatrics
A recent gift from the Linda and Mike Mussallem Foundation will spur the development of specialized treatment and targeted Alzheimer’s care for the 95% of people with Down syndrome who develop the disease.
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
A recent gift from the Linda and Mike Mussallem Foundation will spur the development of specialized treatment and targeted Alzheimer’s care for the 95% of people with Down syndrome who develop the disease.
Congratulations to Dr. Alan Epstein, recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring! His hands-on guidance and unwavering advocacy have launched countless scientific and clinical careers.
December 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Alan Epstein, recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring! His hands-on guidance and unwavering advocacy have launched countless scientific and clinical careers.
Researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, are exploring whether a stem cell-derived patch can replace cells damaged by age-related macular degeneration, potentially restoring eyesight.
#ResearchSky #Science #StemCell
#ResearchSky #Science #StemCell
Can a retinal implant reverse macular degeneration?
LOS ANGELES — Age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision loss and blindness for Americans 65 and older, is a progressive disease affecting central vision. Over time, faces, book pag...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Researchers at the USC Roski Eye Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, are exploring whether a stem cell-derived patch can replace cells damaged by age-related macular degeneration, potentially restoring eyesight.
#ResearchSky #Science #StemCell
#ResearchSky #Science #StemCell
Congratulations to Dr. Megan Herting, recipient of the Dean’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Mentoring! Her leadership in environmental health and neuroscience mentorship has empowered dozens of trainees to achieve independent funding and research success.
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Megan Herting, recipient of the Dean’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Mentoring! Her leadership in environmental health and neuroscience mentorship has empowered dozens of trainees to achieve independent funding and research success.
Congratulations to both @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social and @uscnorriscancer.bsky.social on this well-deserved recognition! 👏
Two Keck Medicine of USC Hospitals named Leapfrog Top Teaching Hospitals
LOS ANGELES — Two Keck Medicine of USC hospitals – USC Norris Cancer Hospital and Keck Hospital of USC – have each received a Top Teaching Hospital award for outstanding achievement in patient safety ...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Congratulations to both @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social and @uscnorriscancer.bsky.social on this well-deserved recognition! 👏
Big things are happening here.
Drs. Chuck Murry, Summer Decker, and Hussein Yassine are leading game-changing advances in #Alzheimers prevention, 3D printing in medicine, and heart regeneration.
#Science #ResearchSky
Drs. Chuck Murry, Summer Decker, and Hussein Yassine are leading game-changing advances in #Alzheimers prevention, 3D printing in medicine, and heart regeneration.
#Science #ResearchSky
Research visionaries strive to transform care with bold thinking, diligence and perseverance
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December 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Big things are happening here.
Drs. Chuck Murry, Summer Decker, and Hussein Yassine are leading game-changing advances in #Alzheimers prevention, 3D printing in medicine, and heart regeneration.
#Science #ResearchSky
Drs. Chuck Murry, Summer Decker, and Hussein Yassine are leading game-changing advances in #Alzheimers prevention, 3D printing in medicine, and heart regeneration.
#Science #ResearchSky
When a routine day becomes a publication-worthy discovery💡
An unexpected find by 1st yr students in the Integrative Anatomical Science learning lab led to published research that could influence surgical techniques and prenatal development research. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS
An unexpected find by 1st yr students in the Integrative Anatomical Science learning lab led to published research that could influence surgical techniques and prenatal development research. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
When a routine day becomes a publication-worthy discovery💡
An unexpected find by 1st yr students in the Integrative Anatomical Science learning lab led to published research that could influence surgical techniques and prenatal development research. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS
An unexpected find by 1st yr students in the Integrative Anatomical Science learning lab led to published research that could influence surgical techniques and prenatal development research. https://bit.ly/4iXDEfS
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Coates, recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice! His decades of leadership in red-cell disorder care have transformed access, innovation, and patient outcomes across the region.
December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Coates, recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice! His decades of leadership in red-cell disorder care have transformed access, innovation, and patient outcomes across the region.
Researchers have developed a new type of CAR T cell that elicits a more controlled immune response to cancer in mice, effectively killing cancer cells, including those that typically escape detection, with fewer toxic side effects.
#CancerResearch #Science #ResearchSky
#CancerResearch #Science #ResearchSky
USC researchers develop next-generation CAR T cells that show stronger, safer response in animal models
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December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Researchers have developed a new type of CAR T cell that elicits a more controlled immune response to cancer in mice, effectively killing cancer cells, including those that typically escape detection, with fewer toxic side effects.
#CancerResearch #Science #ResearchSky
#CancerResearch #Science #ResearchSky
The Keck School's new residency programs in family medicine, anesthesia, psychiatry and internal medicine are shaping trainees to lead tomorrow’s care. Senior associate dean Glenn Ault, MD, shares how these programs propel them to the front of the field. https://bit.ly/3MsIsgY
New USC residency programs set trainees up to lead in meeting tomorrow’s health care needs
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December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The Keck School's new residency programs in family medicine, anesthesia, psychiatry and internal medicine are shaping trainees to lead tomorrow’s care. Senior associate dean Glenn Ault, MD, shares how these programs propel them to the front of the field. https://bit.ly/3MsIsgY
Congratulations to Dr. Darrin Lee, recipient of the Dean’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice! His leadership in neurosurgery and movement-disorder care continues to expand access to advanced therapies across LA County.
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Darrin Lee, recipient of the Dean’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice! His leadership in neurosurgery and movement-disorder care continues to expand access to advanced therapies across LA County.
Centering on neuroimaging data.
Two USC researchers have recently won a $3 million grant from the NIH to investigate pain pathways in the brain, aiming to better understand which patients respond to treatment for #endometriosis, who do not, and why.
#ResearchSky #Neuroscience #MedEd
Two USC researchers have recently won a $3 million grant from the NIH to investigate pain pathways in the brain, aiming to better understand which patients respond to treatment for #endometriosis, who do not, and why.
#ResearchSky #Neuroscience #MedEd
USC team explores pain pathways that heighten endometriosis
NIH-funded study to use neuroimaging data. Endometriosis affects millions.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Centering on neuroimaging data.
Two USC researchers have recently won a $3 million grant from the NIH to investigate pain pathways in the brain, aiming to better understand which patients respond to treatment for #endometriosis, who do not, and why.
#ResearchSky #Neuroscience #MedEd
Two USC researchers have recently won a $3 million grant from the NIH to investigate pain pathways in the brain, aiming to better understand which patients respond to treatment for #endometriosis, who do not, and why.
#ResearchSky #Neuroscience #MedEd
Dean's POV 📸 #RSNA25 brought snowy views, fresh insights, and Trojan spirit. Great to connect with Renee Cruea w/ Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research and USC colleagues, and to hear @summerin3d.bsky.social share updates on @rsnasky.bsky.social growing 3D-printed models registry.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Dean's POV 📸 #RSNA25 brought snowy views, fresh insights, and Trojan spirit. Great to connect with Renee Cruea w/ Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research and USC colleagues, and to hear @summerin3d.bsky.social share updates on @rsnasky.bsky.social growing 3D-printed models registry.
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🧠 Our fall newsletter is live!
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🧠 Our fall newsletter is live!
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
From bold new NIH-backed grants, breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s, brain aging, and AI-driven imaging, discover how we’re mapping the brain, advancing precision rehab, and training the next generation of neuroscientists.
bit.ly/4oU6tv3
Middle-schoolers turning into surgeons for a day 🩺
The Surgeon for a Day program brings kids from public schools — mainly in and around Boyle Heights — to the USC Health Sciences Campus to take part in hands-on activities and explore future options for working in health care.
The Surgeon for a Day program brings kids from public schools — mainly in and around Boyle Heights — to the USC Health Sciences Campus to take part in hands-on activities and explore future options for working in health care.
December 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Middle-schoolers turning into surgeons for a day 🩺
The Surgeon for a Day program brings kids from public schools — mainly in and around Boyle Heights — to the USC Health Sciences Campus to take part in hands-on activities and explore future options for working in health care.
The Surgeon for a Day program brings kids from public schools — mainly in and around Boyle Heights — to the USC Health Sciences Campus to take part in hands-on activities and explore future options for working in health care.
A Department of Population and Public Health Sciences study discovered that higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for people with chronic health conditions, lower socioeconomic status, or those living on the West Coast.
Study links rising temperatures to reduced sleep in U.S. adults
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December 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A Department of Population and Public Health Sciences study discovered that higher nighttime temperatures are linked to shorter sleep times and lower sleep quality, especially for people with chronic health conditions, lower socioeconomic status, or those living on the West Coast.
In a recent study, researchers at Keck School of Medicine found that teens with higher blood levels of #PFAS measured before bariatric surgery had smaller improvements in blood sugar over five years.
#MedSky #MedEd
#MedSky #MedEd
PFAS exposure may limit improvements in blood sugar after bariatric surgery
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December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Dean's POV 📸 What an exciting evening that showcased the amazing talent of @usc.edustudents…and President!
Enjoy interim President Kim playing the cello at the Widney Society Dinner. The event gathered some of our generous supporters who help keep USC positioned to succeed.
Enjoy interim President Kim playing the cello at the Widney Society Dinner. The event gathered some of our generous supporters who help keep USC positioned to succeed.
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Dean's POV 📸 What an exciting evening that showcased the amazing talent of @usc.edustudents…and President!
Enjoy interim President Kim playing the cello at the Widney Society Dinner. The event gathered some of our generous supporters who help keep USC positioned to succeed.
Enjoy interim President Kim playing the cello at the Widney Society Dinner. The event gathered some of our generous supporters who help keep USC positioned to succeed.
Congrats to NEMO Prize winners Keyue Shen and Yali Dou — trailblazers advancing engineering and medical innovation to push the boundaries of childhood cancer research. Their work brings new hope to families.
#CancerResearch #MedEd #MedSky
#CancerResearch #MedEd #MedSky
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Congrats to NEMO Prize winners Keyue Shen and Yali Dou — trailblazers advancing engineering and medical innovation to push the boundaries of childhood cancer research. Their work brings new hope to families.
#CancerResearch #MedEd #MedSky
#CancerResearch #MedEd #MedSky
USC JEP's Medical STEM Program brings a world of possibility to local 3rd graders at Vermont Avenue Elementary School for an exciting hands-on gross anatomy lesson taught by Chuck Murry, head of @stemcell.keck.usc.edu.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Xz7woW.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Xz7woW.
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
USC JEP's Medical STEM Program brings a world of possibility to local 3rd graders at Vermont Avenue Elementary School for an exciting hands-on gross anatomy lesson taught by Chuck Murry, head of @stemcell.keck.usc.edu.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Xz7woW.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Xz7woW.
Modern imaging and data science are transforming #brainhealth research.
Researchers at Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain’s most important areas for learning and memory.
Researchers at Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain’s most important areas for learning and memory.
USC study reveals hidden cellular layers in the brain’s memory center
Researchers at the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one ...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Modern imaging and data science are transforming #brainhealth research.
Researchers at Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain’s most important areas for learning and memory.
Researchers at Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) have identified a previously unknown pattern of organization in one of the brain’s most important areas for learning and memory.