The current way to make a highly targeted type of drug called “antibody-drug conjugates” is lengthy and inefficient. Scientists at the USC School of Pharmacy have engineered something better.
On the heels of the first-ever launch of astronauts into orbit aboard a commercially owned spacecraft, learn more about the USC community’s contributions to space exploration.
Rong Ju plans to use the $6.6 million Emerging Investigator Award to further her research on blood stem cells.
The process for drug and treatment approval is long, USC neurologist Mindy Aisen notes, but is designed to guarantee that what a physician gives you will help — not hurt — you.
The USC alumnus and longtime university supporter plans to emphasize inclusion, access and connection in his new role.
Through laptops, tablets and instruction from savvy teachers, the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative strives to keep its local scholars engaged and educated during this unprecedented period.
From implementing the latest COVID-19 responses to incorporating telemedicine, USC’s ophthalmology residents take pride in how they’ve embraced their new normal.
USC employs hundreds of “standardized patients,” trained actors who help medical students diagnose disorders during exams. Since the pandemic hit, their duties have changed dramatically.
When one of his patients developed a life-threatening amount of necrotic tissue, the co-director of Keck Medicine of USC’s limb salvage program turned to “nature’s microsurgeons.”
Jasmine Sears plans to use her degree in environmental studies to help the fashion industry do more to protect the planet.
