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Ready, set, research! 🔬Let’s put your medical research knowledge to the test!
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ready, set, research! 🔬Let’s put your medical research knowledge to the test!
Using cell cultures and animal models, researchers from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center showed that innovative ways to engineer CAR T cells can further safely and effectively shrink solid tumors.
#Cancer #CancerResearch #MedSky #MedEd
#Cancer #CancerResearch #MedSky #MedEd
Next-generation CAR T cells could expand solid cancer treatment options
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November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Using cell cultures and animal models, researchers from the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center showed that innovative ways to engineer CAR T cells can further safely and effectively shrink solid tumors.
#Cancer #CancerResearch #MedSky #MedEd
#Cancer #CancerResearch #MedSky #MedEd
Dean’s POV 📸 Is AI in medicine living up to its promise?
The current acceleration and the promise of what can be achieved is astonishing. But with this incredible promise comes a responsibility to understand the algorithms, not simply use them. https://bit.ly/3Lp8ilA
The current acceleration and the promise of what can be achieved is astonishing. But with this incredible promise comes a responsibility to understand the algorithms, not simply use them. https://bit.ly/3Lp8ilA
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dean’s POV 📸 Is AI in medicine living up to its promise?
The current acceleration and the promise of what can be achieved is astonishing. But with this incredible promise comes a responsibility to understand the algorithms, not simply use them. https://bit.ly/3Lp8ilA
The current acceleration and the promise of what can be achieved is astonishing. But with this incredible promise comes a responsibility to understand the algorithms, not simply use them. https://bit.ly/3Lp8ilA
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Five genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer in men of African descent, @keck.usc.edu study identifies
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20251107_8a/
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20251107_8a/
Five genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer in men of African descent, USC study identifies - The Cancer Letter
Prostate cancer research from an international team led by the Center for Genetic Epidemiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has yielded discoveries that could improve screening and treatment for patients of African ancestry. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, log in with […]
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Five genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer in men of African descent, @keck.usc.edu study identifies
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20251107_8a/
https://cancerletter.com/clinical-roundup/20251107_8a/
Fun fact: Zebrafish share many of the same genes as humans.
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
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Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
#Research #ScienceNews #ResearchSky #StemCell
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fun fact: Zebrafish share many of the same genes as humans.
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
#Research #ScienceNews #ResearchSky #StemCell
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
#Research #ScienceNews #ResearchSky #StemCell
Liver disease is typically caused by alcohol use, fat buildup from conditions like obesity or diabetes, or hepatitis B and C.
Now, a new study by @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social suggests another culprit, tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
#ResearchSky #ScienceNews
Now, a new study by @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social suggests another culprit, tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
#ResearchSky #ScienceNews
Common toxin linked to liver disease
LOS ANGELES — Liver disease is usually caused by one of three factors: alcohol consumption, fat buildup in the liver linked to obesity, diabetes and high cholesterol, or hepatitis B and C.Now, a new s...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Liver disease is typically caused by alcohol use, fat buildup from conditions like obesity or diabetes, or hepatitis B and C.
Now, a new study by @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social suggests another culprit, tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
#ResearchSky #ScienceNews
Now, a new study by @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social suggests another culprit, tetrachloroethylene (PCE).
#ResearchSky #ScienceNews
Breakthroughs in organoid-directed brain modeling. 🔬
USC Stem Cell scientists have created a brain organoid that mimics the cerebellum—producing granule cells and Purkinje neurons, key players in movement, cognition, and emotion.
#StemCell #ResearchSky #ScienceNews
USC Stem Cell scientists have created a brain organoid that mimics the cerebellum—producing granule cells and Purkinje neurons, key players in movement, cognition, and emotion.
#StemCell #ResearchSky #ScienceNews
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Breakthroughs in organoid-directed brain modeling. 🔬
USC Stem Cell scientists have created a brain organoid that mimics the cerebellum—producing granule cells and Purkinje neurons, key players in movement, cognition, and emotion.
#StemCell #ResearchSky #ScienceNews
USC Stem Cell scientists have created a brain organoid that mimics the cerebellum—producing granule cells and Purkinje neurons, key players in movement, cognition, and emotion.
#StemCell #ResearchSky #ScienceNews
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From our combined nationwide team. What a great mission driven family @keck.usc.edu @uscsurgery.bsky.social @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social @americanheart.bsky.social
Gene Therapy Emerges as a New Tool in Wound Healing for People with Limb Ischemia: The LEGenD-1 Trial
Gene Therapy Emerges as a Potentially New Tool in Wound Healing for People with Vascular Disease: The LEGenD-1 Trial
Published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, the LEGenD-1 trial represents a step toward a potential milestone in regenerative medicine and limb preservation. The study, titled “Anatomically Directed Lower Extremity Gene Therapy for Ulcer Healing: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study,” demonstrates that gene therapy can safely potentially accelerate wound healing in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) and neuroischemic ulcers. The Investigators Behind the Work…
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November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
From our combined nationwide team. What a great mission driven family @keck.usc.edu @uscsurgery.bsky.social @keckmedicineusc.bsky.social @americanheart.bsky.social
Breaking new ground.
Using AI, researchers mapped the brain’s largest communication pathway, the corpus callosum, to uncover how genetic factors influence its structure.
Their findings could unlock new insights into mental illness, neurological disorders, and more.
#Neuroscience #ResearchSky
Using AI, researchers mapped the brain’s largest communication pathway, the corpus callosum, to uncover how genetic factors influence its structure.
Their findings could unlock new insights into mental illness, neurological disorders, and more.
#Neuroscience #ResearchSky
USC researchers use AI to uncover genetic blueprint of the brain’s largest communication bridge
Related News New grant funds study on role of brain’s reward system in autism and ADHD December 10, 2024 USC study finds new evidence linking dementia to problems with the […]
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November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Breaking new ground.
Using AI, researchers mapped the brain’s largest communication pathway, the corpus callosum, to uncover how genetic factors influence its structure.
Their findings could unlock new insights into mental illness, neurological disorders, and more.
#Neuroscience #ResearchSky
Using AI, researchers mapped the brain’s largest communication pathway, the corpus callosum, to uncover how genetic factors influence its structure.
Their findings could unlock new insights into mental illness, neurological disorders, and more.
#Neuroscience #ResearchSky
Dean's POV 📸 Thrilled that Ramen Chmait, MD, director of the fetal surgery department program, was highlighted as part of Spina Bifida Awareness Month on KCAL 9. Watch the full story: https://cbsn.ws/3XbHis8
November 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Dean's POV 📸 Thrilled that Ramen Chmait, MD, director of the fetal surgery department program, was highlighted as part of Spina Bifida Awareness Month on KCAL 9. Watch the full story: https://cbsn.ws/3XbHis8
Nicotine addiction is increasing in teens, and public health advocates are sounding the alarm.
According to a USC study, youth who vape are vaping more each day and finding it harder to quit.
#Research #ResearchSky #MedEd
According to a USC study, youth who vape are vaping more each day and finding it harder to quit.
#Research #ResearchSky #MedEd
Among youth who vape, USC study finds rise in daily use and difficulty quitting
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November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Nicotine addiction is increasing in teens, and public health advocates are sounding the alarm.
According to a USC study, youth who vape are vaping more each day and finding it harder to quit.
#Research #ResearchSky #MedEd
According to a USC study, youth who vape are vaping more each day and finding it harder to quit.
#Research #ResearchSky #MedEd
Celebrating Halloween with our students, staff, faculty, and community. 🎃 Check out the creative costumes we found around the HSC campus!
Happy Halloween! Stay healthy and #HealOn.
Happy Halloween! Stay healthy and #HealOn.
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Celebrating Halloween with our students, staff, faculty, and community. 🎃 Check out the creative costumes we found around the HSC campus!
Happy Halloween! Stay healthy and #HealOn.
Happy Halloween! Stay healthy and #HealOn.
In 2024, the USC Roski Eye Institute acquired an advanced Cataract Surgery Simulator.
The simulator allows residents to encounter surgery complications in a low-stress environment before encountering them with real patients.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
The simulator allows residents to encounter surgery complications in a low-stress environment before encountering them with real patients.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
October 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In 2024, the USC Roski Eye Institute acquired an advanced Cataract Surgery Simulator.
The simulator allows residents to encounter surgery complications in a low-stress environment before encountering them with real patients.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
The simulator allows residents to encounter surgery complications in a low-stress environment before encountering them with real patients.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
The magic behind lizards’ ability to regenerate cartilage may be the key to helping humans heal joints damaged by osteoarthritis.
@stemcell.keck.usc.edu researchers may have unlocked a truly groundbreaking discovery.
#StemCell #StemCellResearch #ResearchSky #MedEd
@stemcell.keck.usc.edu researchers may have unlocked a truly groundbreaking discovery.
#StemCell #StemCellResearch #ResearchSky #MedEd
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The magic behind lizards’ ability to regenerate cartilage may be the key to helping humans heal joints damaged by osteoarthritis.
@stemcell.keck.usc.edu researchers may have unlocked a truly groundbreaking discovery.
#StemCell #StemCellResearch #ResearchSky #MedEd
@stemcell.keck.usc.edu researchers may have unlocked a truly groundbreaking discovery.
#StemCell #StemCellResearch #ResearchSky #MedEd
We are honored to receive the @aamc.org Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement, that recognizes our deep partnership with local communities through service, education, research, and policy. https://bit.ly/42j0gjN
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We are honored to receive the @aamc.org Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement, that recognizes our deep partnership with local communities through service, education, research, and policy. https://bit.ly/42j0gjN
A “forever chemical” may be taking a lasting toll on teen liver health.
Scientists found that higher exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), a lesser-known #PFAS, is linked to increased risk and severity of liver disease in adolescents with obesity.
#ResearchSky
Scientists found that higher exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), a lesser-known #PFAS, is linked to increased risk and severity of liver disease in adolescents with obesity.
#ResearchSky
USC Superfund Researchers Identify “Forever Chemical” PFHpA as Risk Factor for Severe Liver Disease in Adolescents
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October 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A “forever chemical” may be taking a lasting toll on teen liver health.
Scientists found that higher exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), a lesser-known #PFAS, is linked to increased risk and severity of liver disease in adolescents with obesity.
#ResearchSky
Scientists found that higher exposure to perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), a lesser-known #PFAS, is linked to increased risk and severity of liver disease in adolescents with obesity.
#ResearchSky
A tiny breakthrough could lead to significant improvements in heart and kidney health.
USC Viterbi’s Chung Lab has engineered a naturally derived particle for powerful therapies against cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
More on this game-changing research ⬇️ 🔗
#ResearchSky #MedEd
USC Viterbi’s Chung Lab has engineered a naturally derived particle for powerful therapies against cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
More on this game-changing research ⬇️ 🔗
#ResearchSky #MedEd
What if Cells Could Talk and Fight Heart Disease? - USC Viterbi | Magazine
Have you seen the latest EV models? Nope, not the Tesla Model 3. Think way smaller. And with better safety features. The lab of Eun Ji Chung, founding director of […]
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October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A tiny breakthrough could lead to significant improvements in heart and kidney health.
USC Viterbi’s Chung Lab has engineered a naturally derived particle for powerful therapies against cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
More on this game-changing research ⬇️ 🔗
#ResearchSky #MedEd
USC Viterbi’s Chung Lab has engineered a naturally derived particle for powerful therapies against cardiovascular and kidney diseases.
More on this game-changing research ⬇️ 🔗
#ResearchSky #MedEd
Dean's POV 📸 Loved speaking at the @uscpphs.bsky.social symposium, which highlighted public health research and its importance to advancing health. Guess how many scientific publications came out of PPHS last year alone? 1,200. And behind that number are stories that change lives.
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Dean's POV 📸 Loved speaking at the @uscpphs.bsky.social symposium, which highlighted public health research and its importance to advancing health. Guess how many scientific publications came out of PPHS last year alone? 1,200. And behind that number are stories that change lives.
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A powerful #DFCon2025—science, teams, and patients all in one room. Grateful for everyone pushing limb preservation forward. More highlights soon. Onward and upward 🙏 @keck.usc.edu @uscsurgery.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A powerful #DFCon2025—science, teams, and patients all in one room. Grateful for everyone pushing limb preservation forward. More highlights soon. Onward and upward 🙏 @keck.usc.edu @uscsurgery.bsky.social
A step forward in #CancerResearch 👏
Trojan researchers have made detecting cancer in under 10 minutes a possibility. A new AI algorithm now speeds up liquid biopsies that once took hours, bringing faster answers & hope to millions.
Researchers Invent New AI Tool to Automate Detection of Cancer in Blood Samples - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering
Innovation detects cancer cells in blood samples (liquid biopsies) in as little as 10 minutes and identifies hard-to-find cells without humans in-the-loop
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October 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A step forward in #CancerResearch 👏
The future of surgical education → simulations and algorithms.
Neurosurgeon Gabriel Zada, MD, shares how new technology is being integrated into the way surgeons are trained, positively impacting patient outcomes.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
Neurosurgeon Gabriel Zada, MD, shares how new technology is being integrated into the way surgeons are trained, positively impacting patient outcomes.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The future of surgical education → simulations and algorithms.
Neurosurgeon Gabriel Zada, MD, shares how new technology is being integrated into the way surgeons are trained, positively impacting patient outcomes.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
Neurosurgeon Gabriel Zada, MD, shares how new technology is being integrated into the way surgeons are trained, positively impacting patient outcomes.
#ResearchSky #MedEd #MedicalSchool
A breakthrough in cancer prediction.
Research led by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, shows that the non-invasive test that measures circulating tumor cells in the blood can predict treatment response, disease progression, and survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer.
#CancerResearch
Research led by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, shows that the non-invasive test that measures circulating tumor cells in the blood can predict treatment response, disease progression, and survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer.
#CancerResearch
An early blood test can predict survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer, shows USC study
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October 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A breakthrough in cancer prediction.
Research led by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, shows that the non-invasive test that measures circulating tumor cells in the blood can predict treatment response, disease progression, and survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer.
#CancerResearch
Research led by USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, shows that the non-invasive test that measures circulating tumor cells in the blood can predict treatment response, disease progression, and survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer.
#CancerResearch
Join us in congratulating the 2025 Faculty Award winners!
Darrin Lee, MD, PhD
Alan L. Epstein, MD, PhD
Thomas D. Coates, MD
Jonathan D. Santoro, MD
Neda Jahanshad, PhD
Kimberly Petko, MD, MPH
W. Martin Kast, PhD
Megan Herting, PhD,
Enrique L. Ostrzega, MD
Cathy Jalali, PhD,
Darrin Lee, MD, PhD
Alan L. Epstein, MD, PhD
Thomas D. Coates, MD
Jonathan D. Santoro, MD
Neda Jahanshad, PhD
Kimberly Petko, MD, MPH
W. Martin Kast, PhD
Megan Herting, PhD,
Enrique L. Ostrzega, MD
Cathy Jalali, PhD,
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Join us in congratulating the 2025 Faculty Award winners!
Darrin Lee, MD, PhD
Alan L. Epstein, MD, PhD
Thomas D. Coates, MD
Jonathan D. Santoro, MD
Neda Jahanshad, PhD
Kimberly Petko, MD, MPH
W. Martin Kast, PhD
Megan Herting, PhD,
Enrique L. Ostrzega, MD
Cathy Jalali, PhD,
Darrin Lee, MD, PhD
Alan L. Epstein, MD, PhD
Thomas D. Coates, MD
Jonathan D. Santoro, MD
Neda Jahanshad, PhD
Kimberly Petko, MD, MPH
W. Martin Kast, PhD
Megan Herting, PhD,
Enrique L. Ostrzega, MD
Cathy Jalali, PhD,
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Severe bleeding after childbirth is one of the world’s leading causes of maternal death. A @keck.usc.edu review shows how real-time blood-clot testing could help doctors stop it sooner.
Major review highlights latest evidence on real-time test for blood–clotting in childbirth emergencies
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October 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Severe bleeding after childbirth is one of the world’s leading causes of maternal death. A @keck.usc.edu review shows how real-time blood-clot testing could help doctors stop it sooner.
Excellent visualization of exciting new technology.
We’re advancing AI to improve brain disease diagnosis, uncover biomarkers of aging, and enhance clinical imaging. Watch our video to see how AI works and explore some of our recent visualizations 💻🧠👩🔬
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AI and machine learning for Neuroimaging at the INI
YouTube video by USC Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute
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October 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Excellent visualization of exciting new technology.