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    A holiday message from Keck Medicine and the Keck School
    Thursday, December 19, 2024
    Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, and Carolyn Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have released a video reflecting on the growth of their respective institutions over the past year, thanking the faculty, staff and students for their extraordinary contributions, and wishing everyone... Read More »
    School of pharmacy releases 2024 research roundup
    Wednesday, December 18, 2024
    The USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has released its 2024 list of grant-funded research projects for the past year. Cited studies included investigations on possible treatments for cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and other diseases, as well as research on minimizing adverse drug reactions and... Read More »
    USC geneticist speaks at White House Conference on Women’s Health Research
    Thursday, December 12, 2024
    Marlena Fejzo, PhD, the USC geneticist behind the groundbreaking discovery of the role the hormone known as GDF15 plays in pregnancy sickness, delivered a speech at the first-ever White House Conference on Women’s Health Research on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Fejzo spoke of the journey that led to her discovery, her ongoing efforts... Read More »
    American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy honors USC expert
    Tuesday, December 10, 2024
    Jonathan Sum, DPT, associate professor of clinical physical therapy with the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has received this year's Lynn Wallace Excellence in Clinical Education and Professional Development Award, which recognizes extraordinary contributions to the field of sports physical therapy through mentorship, education and research. Sum recently shared... Read More »
    Americans uninformed about and under-vaccinated for HPV
    Tuesday, December 10, 2024
    Two recent studies from the USC Head and Neck Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, examined public knowledge of the link between HPV and throat cancer and HPV vaccination rates among adults, respectively. The findings showed that the majority of... Read More »