How Far Has COVID-19 Spread in L.A.? He Looks for Answers
Neeraj Sood drew headlines for studies testing for coronavirus antibodies. The health economist is just getting started.
Can a USC Bioengineer Find the World’s Most Sought-After Vaccine?
In the global scientific race to curb the coronavirus, a USC researcher and his team engineer a promising solution.
USC dentistry alum steps up to care for critically ill COVID-19 patients
While completing her dental anesthesiology residency in New York, Tiffany Neimar found herself at ground zero of the coronavirus crisis — and responded with passion and leadership.
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.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $5 million for cancer drug discoveries
The gift creates and supports the Rosalie and Harold Rae Brown Center for Cancer Drug Discovery, which will focus on accelerating the development of groundbreaking cancer treatments.
Nurse’s First COVID-19 Patient Turns Out to Be Her Friend
A USC alumna and nurse in a rural Georgia hospital shares the story of her first encounter with the coronavirus.
Researchers bioengineer first-line defense against COVID-19
Scientists across USC are developing a biocompatible coating that could block COVID-19 from entering the body.
Take a look inside USC’s social work center for LGBTQ+ studies
The USC Center for LGBTQ+ Health Equity focuses on research and education to help close gaps in health care for the community.
Cellular mechanism for preventing genetic damage might make matters worse
The new lab study finds an unexpected glitch in a gene that supervises mitosis, one that has important implications for cancer treatment.
Nurse practitioners shine a light on LGBTQ health care
Two graduates of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work have partnered with one of their professors to help break down the barriers to quality, prejudice-free health care.
Tiny protein has a big impact on health and longevity
A USC-led study has found that having greater amounts of the peptide humanin is closely correlated with longer lives and better health in both animals and humans.
Physical therapy alum aims to launch nonprofit for black and brown girls with disabilities
The organization, Girls Overcoming Obstacles Daily, will focus on students facing health and resource disparities in South Los Angeles.
USC-led research team to help L.A. reduce bias in homelessness services
A $1.5 million grant will allow researchers with the USC Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society to investigate ways to reduce racial bias in the housing system.
USC Street Medicine Team Cares for L.A’s Homeless in a Pandemic
These health care professionals treat some of L.A.’s most vulnerable on the streets they call home.
‘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.
Coronavirus vaccines are coming, but when will they arrive?
Humanity has never seen a global research collaboration on this scale — but USC experts note that the vaccine development and approval process remains a long and laborious one.
USC-based Global Health Program highlights interdisciplinary collaboration in the time of coronavirus
The program, part of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, is rooted in collaboration, communication and education.
Childhood obesity linked to smoking, air pollution and other environmental factors
A first-of-its-kind USC study found that factors like secondhand smoke and a lack of exercise were associated with a higher BMI during childhood.
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.
COVID-19 has hit women hard, especially working mothers
According to USC’s ongoing coronavirus survey, job losses, additional child care duties and mental distress have all disproportionately affected women since the start of the pandemic.
Why do females age differently than males? New study to investigate
A research project led by Bérénice Benayoun of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology will examine what causes differences in male and female aging.
Scenes from the White Coats for Black Lives vigil
Health professionals from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, including Dean Laura Mosqueda, on Monday honored the memory of Black lives lost.