The grant will allow Ellis Meng and Dong Song to create cutting edge polymer electrodes for better brain signal monitoring, paving the way for devices that could restore human memory.
A clinical trial tests engineered stem cells in the fight against macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness.
The two awards will provide more than $6 million to advance cutting-edge research at USC in kidney disease and how organs communicate with each other.
Startup specializes in sensor technology for the first “smart” system seen as a boon for patients.
Academic researchers, family members and industry join forces to fight serious diseases. It’s what can happen at a place like the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience.
Diabetes affects 400 million people around the world. Scientists hope that their models of the cells behind the disease can unlock better treatment.
A high school education in Nigeria set the tone for a collegiate life devoted to service, medicine and engineering.
Retired ophthalmologist Allen Ginsburg and his wife, Charlotte, donate $10 million to name the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics.
USC scientists and engineers develop an on-the-spot, temperature-sensitive gel that could seal eye injuries on the battlefield.
USC doctoral student aims to genetically engineer alternatives to meat that taste like the real thing.
PhD student Joycelyn Yip ultimately hopes to test heart disease treatments in ways that reduce risk to patients.
USC Viterbi biomedical engineers develop a system that tracks vital signs of patients from admission to discharge.
Wires implanted in her brain bring life back to a Southern California teen with dystonia.
Children with dystonia get up and walk again through science, engineering and a brain implant procedure from a team at USC.
Keck School of Medicine of USC is among developers of a brain-machine device for people with spinal cord injuries.
This year’s mission: Design devices for a neuromuscular disorder known as ‘foot drop.’
Teenager skips her senior year in Northern California to focus on USC research that could make us healthier.
Lian ‘Lili’ Lash-Rosenberg pursues a career in biomedical engineering while applying her skills as a sculptor.
Gary Michelson advances the university’s efforts to fast-track detection and treatment of diseases.
NASA and USC Viterbi pose a unique challenge, giving students the chance to unleash the ‘true engineer.’
Corpus Callosum bridges science, technology and creativity, bringing bright ideas to life.
Two researchers are developing new MRI protocols to get better images of tumors.
A team of USC engineers and scientists collaborates to image synapses in living zebrafish and gain a better understanding of memory, learning and forgetting.
“As the Great Recession decimated U.S. job growth, one sector continued to thrive: biotechnology,” says USC President C. L. Max Nikias.