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Stem cell faculty member Francesca Mariani wins USC\u2019s highest honor for outstanding teaching<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
\n Cristy Lytal<\/span>\n \n April 18, 2023<\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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When Francesca Mariani<\/a>\u00a0learned that she would receive USC\u2019s highest honor for outstanding teaching, a 2023 Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching, it took her by surprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes it feels mysterious as to why I should be getting this award,\u201d said Mariani, an associate professor of stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, and integrative anatomical sciences at USC. On the other hand, she thinks, \u201cMaybe it\u2019s because I just do it naturally. I enjoy it, and I don\u2019t even realize that I do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mariani serves as the faculty director of USC\u2019s first-of-its-kind\u00a0master\u2019s program in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine<\/a>. She teaches courses for master\u2019s, PhD, and MD students at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and mentors students and trainees from the high school to postdoctoral levels who pursue research opportunities in her lab. In addition, she serves as the co-director of the new\u00a0USC CIRM COMPASS Scholars Program<\/a>, which will prepare undergraduate students for careers in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine starting this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Mariani is well-known for fostering an inclusive environment that enhances the learning of everyone in her classes,\u201d said\u00a0Peggy Farnham<\/a>, the vice dean for health and biomedical science education at the Keck School. \u201cShe also puts great effort into serving as a wonderful mentor to younger faculty who are just beginning their teaching careers. When speaking of Dr. Mariani, the phrase \u2018she goes above and beyond all that is required of her\u2019 is heard time and again from students and faculty.\u201d (…Read More<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":5063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[169],"class_list":["post-5062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-latest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nStem cell faculty member Francesca Mariani wins USC\u2019s highest honor for outstanding teaching<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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