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November 23, 2009
The University of Southern California (USC) University Hospital received a Heart Transplant Excellence Award from the independent healthcare ratings organization Health Grades, ranking among the top one percent of hospitals in the U.S. that perform heart transplants.The top-rated hospitals for...November 23, 2009
D. Brent Polk has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and chair of pediatrics and vice president of academic affairs at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, effective April 1, 2010. A...November 4, 2009
Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions on the disease has likely been underestimated, according to...October 28, 2009
Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 28, 2009—Physician-researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) received a nearly $16 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to fund the development of a stem cell-based treatment for age-related macular degeneration,...October 26, 2009
The University of Southern California has been selected to establish a $16 million cancer research center as part of a new strategy against the disease by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and its National Cancer Institute. The five-year award...October 21, 2009
Faculty researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have won a total of $34 million in grants as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).ARRA, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in February...October 14, 2009
University of Southern California (USC) ophthalmologist and biomedical engineer Mark Humayun has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) for his groundbreaking work to restore sight to the blind. The IOM made the announcement on Oct. 12 at...October 7, 2009
Two USC neuroscientists have been awarded nearly $9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to map how genes are expressed in different regions of the human brain throughout development. The two-year Grand Opportunity grant, funded through the National...October 1, 2009
The USC Epigenome Center has been awarded a $10.4 million National Cancer Institute grant that is expected to pave the way for more effective treatment and diagnosis for cancer patients. The support for the USC Epigenome Center, which is affiliated...September 22, 2009
Mark D. Amey will join the University of Southern California (USC) as chief information officer for several units, effective Sept. 21. Amey will lead development and implementation of information technology (IT) strategic plans and procedures for USC University Hospital and...