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Remembering Eli BroadIt is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Eli Broad. Eli and Edythe’s philanthropy in the arts, science and education have been transformative. Eli approached philanthropy with an investor’s instinct for maximizing his impact and a visionary’s intuition for sensing the next big thing. Eli and Edythe were long-time supporters of …
USC celebrates Robert E. Maxson’s lifetime of achievement and adventureUSC Emeritus Professor Robert E. Maxson has an understated explanation for why he’s flown so many planes, sailed so many boats, skied so many mountains, played so many guitars, taken so many trips to Antarctica, and studied so many different aspects of developmental biology. “I’m drawn to things that take all my attention, and things …
Do our brains age faster than the rest of our bodies?If you feel your brain power diminishing as you advance into middle age and beyond, blame your neural stem cells. In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, a team led by USC Stem Cell scientist Michael Bonaguidi demonstrates that neural stem cells—the stem cells of the nervous system—age rapidly. “There is chronological aging, …
Chief Scientific Officer at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles appointed to CIRM BoardPat Levitt, PhD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ (CHLA) Chief Scientific Officer and Director of The Saban Research Institute, has been appointed to the board that oversees the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). CIRM is the voter-created agency that funds stem cell research at institutions and organizations throughout the state. “Dr. Levitt will bring a …
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Albert E. Almada, PhD
Oliver Bell, PhD
Michael Bonaguidi, PhD
Paula Cannon, PhD
Yang Chai, DDS, PhD
Ya-Wen Chen, PhD
Gage Crump, PhD
Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD
Scott E. Fraser, PhD
Senta Georgia, PhD
Justin Ichida, PhD
Unmesh Jadhav, PhD
Zhongwei Li, PhD
Nils Lindstrom, PhD
Thomas Lozito, PhD
Rong Lu, PhD
Francesca Mariani, PhD
Robert E. Maxson, PhD
Megan McCain, PhD
Leonardo Morsut, PhD
Giorgia Quadrato, PhD
Amy Ryan (Firth), PhD
Neil Segil, PhD
Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhD
Min Yu, MD, PhD
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The Flow Cytometry Facility is the central resource for cell sorting and analysis at USC. The facility provides a broad array of services and state-of-the-art equipment for scientists performing research in cancer-related areas, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine. (Video by Sergio Bianco)
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