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Keck School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH rankings in seven fields
Department of Physiology and Neuroscience ranked No. 1 in the nation in NIH funding and department chair topped the list of individual researchers in neuroscience. By Hope Hamashige Seven departments in the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranked in the top 10 in their field for NIH… Read More »
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Keck School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH rankings in seven fields
February 17th, 2023Department of Physiology and Neuroscience ranked No. 1 in the nation in NIH funding and department chair topped the list of individual researchers in neuroscience. By Hope Hamashige Image: USC Seven…
Eight Keck School of Medicine departments rank in top 10 for NIH funding
February 15th, 2022The Keck School of Medicine continues its rise in NIH rankings By Joanne Shen Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles | Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III Eight departments at the…
Keck School’s Ophthalmology, Physiology/Neuroscience departments top NIH funding list
February 19th, 2020Seven departments at Keck School of Medicine USC are in the top 10 nationally in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the rankings of medical schools released for…
Epstein family gift enhances sports medicine research and care at USC
June 21st, 2018 Epstein Family Foundation donates $10 million to name the USC Epstein Family Center for Sports Medicine. LOS ANGELES – Researchers and clinicians at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department…
Small molecule could make a big difference for arthritis patients
February 7th, 2018When RCGD 423 was injected into the knees of rats with damaged cartilage, the animals could more effectively heal their injuries, shown in red. (Photo: Keck School of Medicine of USC) Will…
Keck School of Medicine of USC Receives $2.2 Million NIH Grant to Fund Research on Healing Difficult Bone Injuries
May 24th, 2017Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher Dr. Jay R. Lieberman has received a $2.2 million NIH grant to fund gene therapy research for enhancing repair of extensive bone injuries. Five-year award…
Bone defects inspire perfect union between surgeon-scientist and stem cell researchers at USC
January 30th, 2017One winning team brings together Jay R. Lieberman (center), a clinical orthopaedic surgeon and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and two researchers within the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for…
Keck School faculty provide care to Rose Bowl champions
January 24th, 2017From left, C. Thomas Vangsness, James Tibone, Reza Omid, George Hatch, Jay Lieberman and Seth Gamradt are seen at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The physicians, joined by Alex Weber, are the…
Keck School of Medicine receives $2.5 Million grant for translational osteoarthritis research
December 21st, 2016Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) is one of four institutions to receive a multi-million dollar grant from the California Institute for Regenerative…
Faculty physicians keep singers, musicians and actors in peak shape
September 5th, 2016Injuries won’t keep these performing artists out of the spotlight. Illustration by Chris Gash Javen Smith was singing for hours a day preparing for a major role in a USC production of the…