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David Agus

Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
  • Keck School of Medicine of USC, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
  • Founding Director and CEO, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine
  • Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute
  • Director, USC Westside Prostate Cancer Center
Office: 310-272-7640
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Expertise Summary

Expert in prostate cancer and breast cancer research, biotech and personal genomics

Expertise

  • cancer research
  • use of personal genomics to improve cancer and wellness care
  • proteomics (study of proteins)
  • DNA analysis
  • biotechnology
  • the impact of inflammation, lifestyle and diet on long-term health
  • personalized medicine
  • COVID-19 and its vaccines
  • use of machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve cancer care