KSOM Research Cited in New Federal Vaping Policy
Adam Leventhal, Ph.D., Professor of Preventive Medicine and Psychology A recent study by Adam Leventhal, Ph.D., professor of preventive medicine and psychology at the Keck School [...]
Physiology department rises in national rankings of research funding
Many researchers at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute are funded by at least one NIH investigator-initiated grant. When Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, returned to USC in 2011 after [...]
Zlokovic installed as Mary Hayley and Selim Zilkha Chair in Alzheimer’s Disease Research
From left to right: USC President C. L. Max Nikias, Berislav V. Zlokovic, Mary Hayley, Selim Zilkha, Keck School Dean Rohit Varma and USC Provost Michael Quick. [...]
Donation from Selena Gomez to support lupus research
Janos Peti-Peterdi (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III) Singer and actress Selena Gomez made a donation to the Keck School of Medicine of USC to support lupus research. While the [...]
Study: A glitch in ‘gatekeeper cells’ slowly suffocates the brain
Pericytes, or gatekeeper cells, are wrapped around capillaries in the cortex of a mouse brain. (Amy Nelson/Keck School of Medicine of USC) Abnormality with special [...]
Keck School of Medicine receives its highest NIH funding ranking to date
This year's ranking represents the Keck School of Medicine's highest to date Keck School of Medicine of USC ranks No. 1 in funds received per principal [...]
Keck faculty among the world’s most influential researchers
Sir Isaac Newton once referred to the process of discovery as “standing on the shoulders of giants,” meaning that revolutionary science and innovation is built on the work [...]
Zika proteins responsible for microcephaly identified
USC researchers have identified two Zika proteins potentially responsible for thousands of microcephaly cases in Brazil and elsewhere — taking one small step toward preventing Zika-infected mothers from birthing [...]
Expanding the Mind
Keck School researchers are advancing the understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and pursuing potential therapies Terrence Town, PhD Twenty years ago, when Terrence Town, PhD, first began [...]