USC Stem Cell
- a departmentUSC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine offers multidisciplinary educational opportunities for undergraduate, master’s, PhD and medical students as well as postdocs, clinical fellows and professionals at all stages of their careers.
- a centerThe Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC hosts world-class laboratories and provides cutting-edge research facilities for cell and tissue imaging, therapeutic screening, flow cytometry and genome modification.
- a university-wide initiativeThe USC Stem Cell initiative connects over 100 research and clinical faculty in multiple disciplines across USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. These researchers collaborate to leverage the transformative power of stem cells to develop new therapies for a spectrum of diseases.
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PKD Foundation provides support for kidney disease research by USC Stem Cell’s Zhongwei LiA two-year, $240,000 grant will back studies developing lab-made tissue to drive progress fighting an incurable genetic condition, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease. The PKD Foundation has awarded a two-year grant totaling …
What If the device changing brain medicine was free for anyone to build?A USC Viterbi bioengineer’s implantable device that any researcher can use, modify, and build on is nearly ready for its first animal test. Getting here required reinventing not just the hardware, but …
There is no “brain x-ray.” A USC neurosurgeon-engineer is helping build better onesA USC neurosurgeon and engineer argues that the tools to monitor the brain cheaply and without surgery are within reach — and that getting there requires putting engineers where patients actually are. …
Four innovators gather at USC to explore the devices changing medicineClinical translation was the stated theme of the biomedical devices and imaging session at the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering‘s 50th anniversary symposium Sept. 3. The department, jointly part of …
Meet Our Researchers

Gage Crump, PhD

Yang Chai, DDS, PhD

Charles (Chuck) Murry, MD, PhD

Mark Humayun, MD, PhD

Ksenia Gnedeva, PhD

Oliver Bell, PhD

Giorgia Quadrato, PhD

Peter Yingxiao Wang, PhD

Michael Bonaguidi, PhD

Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD

Unmesh Jadhav, PhD

Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhD

Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD

Andrew P. McMahon, PhD, FRS

Leonardo Morsut, PhD

Justin Ichida, PhD

Paula Cannon, PhD

Yulia Shwartz, PhD

Mohamed Abou-el-Enein, MD, PhD, MSPH

Scott E. Fraser, PhD

Louise Menendez, PhD

Robert E. Maxson, PhD

Megan McCain, PhD

Francesca Mariani, PhD

Albert E. Almada, PhD

Rong Lu, PhD

Nils Lindström, PhD

Senta Georgia, PhD

Thomas Lozito, PhD

Zhongwei Li, PhD
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Find Education and Training Opportunities
- UndergraduateThe department offers a Minor in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, participates in the USC CIRM COMPASS Scholars Program, and hosts undergraduates for hands-on stem cell research.
- Master's ProgramThe one-year Master of Science program offers courses in cutting-edge biomedical science, including developmental biology, human embryology, regenerative medicine, and the translational and therapeutic aspects of stem cell technology. The program also provides practical hands-on laboratory experience with stem cells.
- PhD ProgramThe PhD program in Development, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine trains the next generation of scientific investigators in the history and practice of developmental and stem cell biology.
- Medical EducationUSC Stem Cell’s labs host medical students and fellows for hands-on stem cell research.
- Postdoctoral OpportunitiesUSC Stem Cell prepares the best and brightest postdoctoral trainees for successful careers in academia and industry.
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USC Master's in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
Ready to make a difference in health care? Applications are now open for the USC Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at http://scrm.usc.edu.
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Ready to make a difference in health care? Applications are now open for the USC Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at http://scrm.usc.edu.






