Faculty Committees
Faculty research committees are comprised of a group of stake-holders that provide advice to the dean on matters involving research, that oversee important research activities at the school, or that implement specific research functions. The following is a current list of research committees. Please click the links to view committee rosters and other information pertaining to the committee’s role.
Dean’s Research Cabinet
Chair
M. Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research, Keck School of Medicine
The DRC serves as an advisory board to the Dean on all matters pertaining to research. The committee meets monthly.
Faculty Research Council
Thomas A. Buchanan, M.D., Co-Chair
David Hinton, M.D., Co-Chair
The FRC reviews the recruitment of any faculty member, whether external or internal, who will be entering the tenure track of the Keck School of Medicine, except for department chairs and institute directors. The committee meets biweekly.
Scientific Conduct Committee
Chair
Stanley P. Azen, Ph.D.
The SCC reviews cases of possible scientific misconduct at the Keck School of Medicine, and makes recommendations to the Dean and the Vice Provost for Research. The committee meets as needed.
Animal Resources Committee
Chair
M. Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research, Keck School of Medicine
The Animal Resources Committee (ARC) is charged with being an advisory committee to the Vice President of Research on animal resources and the operation of animal facilities on the Health Sciences Campus.
Research Space Advisory Committee
Chair
M. Elizabeth Fini, Ph.D., Vice Dean for Research, Keck School of Medicine
The Research Space Advisory Committee, a sub-committee of the Dean’s Research Cabinet, is chaired by the Vice Dean for Research, KSOM and is tasked with providing advice on research space policy implementation at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
Dean’s Translational Medicine Seminar Committee
The Translational Medicine Seminar Committee organizes the seminar series which features speakers invited from across the nation and the world that have made high impact contributions to medical research. The committee meets on an ad hoc basis.
KSOM Research Seminar Committee
Co-Chairs
Judd Rice, Ph.D. &
Kathryn A. Rich, Ph.D.
The Research Seminar Committee organizes the seminar series which features basic and translational research presentations by internal speakers from the USC faculty, as well as guests invited from local institutions and across the nation. The committee meets on an ad hoc basis.