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Severe COVID-19 infection increases heart attack and stroke risk as much as having a history of heart disease, study finds

October 09, 2024
Side view of focused adult man in white coat using stethoscope while elderly woman sitting on exam couch. General practitioner examining heartbeat while providing regular checkup in clinic.
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Research in 60 Seconds: Lungs & the Epigenome

October 25, 2023
Why is smoking or vaping so bad for your lungs? Ite Offringa, PhD, associate professor of surgery and of biochemistry & molecular medicine explains the epigenome and how it is linked to lung cancer.
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Study finds new, unexpected mechanism of cancer cell spread

July 24, 2023
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC used imaging techniques to study how the protein GRP78 controls cancer cell behavior. In the top row, human lung cancer cells were engineered to over-express GRP78 in the nucleus. In the bottom row, cells lacked GRP78 in the nucleus. The green staining depicts the cytoskeletal protein F-actin which controls cell shape and motility and the blue staining depicts the nucleus. (Image courtesy of Ze Liu, Ph.D, and Amy Lee, PhD)
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Joe Hacia, PhD receives the Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award

March 31, 2023
Headshot of Joe Hacia, Ph.D. an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine
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Michael Stallcup chosen to receive 2023 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award

January 26, 2023
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COVID-19 and Cancer May Have Common Drug Target in GRP78

November 22, 2022
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2 diseases, one drug: How a drug for deadly cancer could treat COVID-19

November 22, 2022
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New drug shows promise for fighting both COVID-19 and cancer

November 14, 2022
Young African radiologist in uniform and protective mask looking at x-ray image of patient lying on long couchette of medical equipment
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BMM Faculty in top ranks of USA faculty, according to Research.com

April 01, 2022
Amy Lee, PhD
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A new function of cardiac glycosides

December 13, 2021
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