Guanyi Huang — now associate principal scientist at MerckBodye — credits his USC training with putting him at the forefront of biological research breakthroughs.
The lifelong Angeleno — now a senior manager with Takeda Pharmaceuticals — is the first person in her family to attend college.
Heading into college, the alum — now director at Allogene Therapeutics in San Francisco — was torn between engineering or doing something else. In the end, “I felt like there were way too many electrical and computer engineers in my family.”
More than 100 experts credit their training to a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Scholars program at USC.
The program has graduated more than 300 alumni who have entered medical and doctoral programs and pursued successful careers in academia, industry and beyond.
The same genes could hold the key to regenerating cells in the ear and eye, according to a study from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Ksenia Gnedeva.
A study from Gage Crump’s stem cell lab indicates that the intricate coil of cartilage has a surprisingly ancient origin in the gills of fish and marine invertebrates.
The findings could guide future efforts to stimulate the regeneration of sensory hearing cells in patients with hearing loss and balance disorders.
USC researchers are revolutionizing how we treat disease by harnessing stem cells as “living medicine.”
By exerting “crowd control” over cells, USC scientists make progress toward engineering tissues.
