The center — a collaboration between the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering — will use stem cell engineering to uncover disease mechanisms and advance new therapies.
From patches that restore vision to compounds that kill brain tumors, drug and device discoveries by USC researchers are reaching patients faster than ever before.
The professor emeritus helped launch many of the engineering school’s most noteworthy departments and initiatives.
Awards were given to two USC research teams to fund collaborations between engineering and one or more of the university’s five health sciences schools.
USC Viterbi researchers have designed particles that can light up the lymph node cancer cells otherwise undetectable by MRI.
Researchers are using embroidery and lasers to create cutting-edge sensors for wearables and personalized health care.
The engineering school celebrates the newly named Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering.
USC Viterbi engineers harness ultrasonic waves to capture extraordinary images of glass frogs, which dodge predators by making themselves transparent.
The substantial gift from innovator and physicist Alfred E. Mann will expand USC’s activities at the intersection of health sciences and engineering.
The USC Viterbi assistant professor of biomedical engineering will use the $2.3 million award to create sensors that will have game-changing applications for disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease.
