Chang Stem Cell Engineering Facility brings gene editing to USC and beyond
Once the stuff of science fiction, genetic engineering is now offered on a fee-for-service basis at USC. On September 19, USC Stem Cell faculty and staff welcomed their supporters, the Chang and …
Gene summons “surviving cells on deck” to repair the acutely injured kidney
In the kidney, injured cells can be kicked into reparative mode by a gene called Sox9, according to a new paper published in Cell Reports. First author Sanjeev Kumar, a postdoctoral research …
Researchers mimic viral infection in colon cancer stem cells
Researchers targeting colorectal cancer stem cells — the root cause of disease, resistance to treatment and relapse — have discovered a mechanism to mimic a virus and potentially trigger an immune response …
USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center opening is held
Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers recently joined board members from the University Kidney Research Organization (UKRO) to celebrate the opening of the USC/UKRO Kidney Research Center in the Mudd Memorial …
USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida receives $300,000 Muscular Dystrophy Association grant
Ten percent of all patients with two neurodegenerative diseases — frontotemperal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — possess a mutation in the same gene. …
Americans for Cures animates stem cell research at USC and UCSD
Americans for Cures produced a white board animation showcasing a clinical trial for age-related macular degeneration, led by USC Stem Cell researchers David Hinton and Mark Humayun:
USC Stem Cell selects inaugural Broad Clinical Research Fellows
This year, the Broad Clinical Research Fellowships are enabling physician-investigators to explore stem cell-based approaches related to four very different medical conditions: breast cancer, kidney disease, deafness and short bowel syndrome. Each …
Local high school students graduate from USC’s summer stem cell program
Enthusiastic is the word to best describe the students from this year’s USC’s Early Investigator High School (EiHS) Stem Cell Research Program. Ten students graduated from the summer laboratory immersion program at …
USC kidney researcher Janos Peti-Peterdi wins Young Investigator Award
USC kidney researcher Janos Peti-Peterdi has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the ASN-AHA Young Investigator Award. Co-sponsored by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) and the Council on the Kidney …
New USC course follows human development from stem cells to sternum
What don’t we know about human development, and what can go wrong? By focusing on these two big questions, a new 2-unit fall course will provide USC undergraduates with the opportunity to …
USC Stem Cell requests applications for new awards and fellowships
USC Stem Cell is requesting research proposals from principal investigators and senior postdoctoral scientists for three new awards and fellowships totaling $600,000.
The road to a cure for HIV/AIDS
Something wonderful sometimes happens when scientists and the public get together to talk about research. All the jargon, all the technical language falls away, and it becomes instead a conversation between the …
Eli and Edythe Broad Innovation Awards in Stem Biology and Regenerative Medicine 2016–2017
The Organ-in-a-Dish Challenge A gift from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has established the Eli and Edythe Broad Innovation Awards in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC. This year, …
Request for Proposals: The Audrey E. Streedain Regenerative Medicine Initiative (RMI) Award at USC 2016–2018
A generous bequest by the Audrey E. Streedain Trust to the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has established the Audrey Streedain …
Request for Proposals: Eli and Edythe Broad Fellowship Award 2016–2017
A recent gift from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation established the Eli and Edythe Broad Society of Fellows at USC. An annual fellowship award of $80,000 that includes one year of …
Researchers create promising new model for lung injury repair
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and The Saban Research Institute of CHLA have created a dynamic functional mouse model for lung injury repair, a tool that will help scientists explain the …
Stem cell transplantation for children with rare form of leukemia improves outcomes
Researchers in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have shown greatly improved outcomes in using stem cell transplantation to treat patients with a …
USC undergraduates get a dose of stem cells in two new MEDS courses
Science fiction author Margaret Atwood has frequently stated that biotechnology itself is neutral. It is how people use it that is good or bad. In the new spring course MEDS 380 Stem …
The Merkin Family Foundation establishes four assistant professorships in regenerative medicine at USC
In the past two years, USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine has welcomed six new assistant professors to its ranks — and more are on the horizon. Thanks to a …
California’s stem cell agency hosts public meetings with citizens and patients
This summer, leaders from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) visited Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco to consult with citizens and patient advocates in each city. These are the …