Cristy Lytal
Stories by Cristy Lytal:
COVID-19 has dealt a serious blow to the U.S. economy
USC researchers have found that, by both sickening the workforce and changing people’s behavior, the coronavirus has been an economic disaster beyond even the Great Recession.
Certain stem cells can hurt bones instead of healing them
According to USC research, Sox9-positive cells can lead to painful bone spurs developing at the edge of joints in many arthritis patients.
What California’s 2004 stem cell ballot proposition has meant for USC
The passage of Proposition 71 created the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which has led to massive advances in USC’s stem cell research and benefits for the state, the economy and patients alike.
New study traces the evolution of gill covers
USC stem cell scientists have identified the gene that is responsible for the formation and diversification of gill covers in fish and beyond.
USC Stem Cell mentors keep high school program on track amid COVID-19
Ten outstanding local high school juniors from schools near the USC Health Sciences Campus get the education experience of their young lives, thanks to dedicated USC graduate and postdoctoral students.
Broad Foundation brings together stem cell scientists, engineers and physicians at USC and beyond
Strategic initiatives include innovation awards bringing together teams of engineers and scientists and clinical research fellowships for physician-scientists.
USC scientist receives fellowship for underrepresented minorities in biomedical research
Ebony Flowers has already received three fellowships as a postdoctoral fellow at USC, including her latest from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Enrichment Program.
Lizards’ immune systems are not only for fighting germs, but also for regrowing severed tails
Researchers from USC and colleagues describe how immune cells help lizards accomplish this incredible feat of regeneration.
Baxter Foundation supports USC research on epilepsy and lung injury
Grant’s will fund Ya-Wen Chen’s studies of how stem cells repair lung injuries and Vishal Patel’s work examining regions of abnormal brain tissue that cause seizures in epilepsy patients.
Design redundancy is in our DNA, and that affects genes’ behavior
The principle is at play in the regulation of the genes responsible for directing stem cells to multiply themselves in a developing embryo, USC research finds.
USC stem cell scientist named to newly endowed professorship
Justin Ichida has been named the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Associate Professor of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC.
USC Stem Cell scientist Ya-Wen Chen grows miniature lungs with maximum potential
She came to USC to start a lab — one that today holds a key resource in the fight against COVID-19 — and to be herself.
USC scientists find a simpler way to make sensory hearing cells
Stem cell researchers have successfully reprogrammed three types of mouse cells to become “induced hair cell-like cells,” which can help treat hearing loss.
‘Mini-lungs’ and lung models help USC researchers better understand COVID-19
USC scientists are testing out experimental COVID-19 treatments on simplified, lung-like structures that are grown in the lab using stem cells.
USC scientists use brain organoids to study intellectual disability
The SynGAP Research Fund is supporting university researchers in an effort to help children with a rare neurological disorder.
Chinese biotech firm collaborates with USC on stem cell research
The six-year project, led by Professor Qi-Long Ying, aims to improve the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells for clinical applications.
USC scientist awarded for skeletal stem cell research
Postdoctoral fellow Peter Fabian will use the NIH Pathway to Independence Award to help him transition to full-time faculty.
Grant will promote USC scientist’s research on aging, leukemia and more
Rong Ju plans to use the $6.6 million Emerging Investigator Award to further her research on blood stem cells.
How to potentially restore hearing? USC Stem Cell study offers clues
Research indicates how an important protein sends signals to the hearing organ to attain its correct size during embryonic development.
New master’s grad immerses herself in the science of cells
Kalya Stanten, who recently graduated with a master’s degree in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, wants to further her lab research into gene editing and cell therapy.
Award to USC scientist will fund visionary breast cancer research
The grant of nearly $5 million to USC Stem Cell scientist Min Yu recognizes her innovative work with rare circulating tumor cells.
Broad Foundation brings together stem cell scientists, engineers and physicians at USC and beyond
Two strategic initiatives — innovation awards and clinical research fellowships — help encourage the development of new stem cell therapies.
Andrew McMahon elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The decorated USC professor is recognized for his contributions to developmental biology.
USC scientist earns fellowship from A.P. Giannini Foundation
Ebony Flowers, a postdoctoral fellow at USC Stem Cell, will use the support from the fellowship to further study the role of free radicals in breast cancer.