Halloween retreat showcases USC’s “scary smart” stem cell researchers
It was no tricks and all treats at the seventh annual retreat for the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, held at the university’s …
USC rolls out the cardinal carpet on Stem Cell Awareness Day
When asked why stem cell research matters, guests at this year’s Stem Cell Awareness Day gave many creative answers. “Because it has unlimited potential to treat human diseases.” “Because every part of …
New stem cell course brings together science and fiction
Video by Alric Devotta USC will be offering a new two-unit class next spring, MEDS 380 Stem Cells: Fact and Fiction, which will explore contemporary topics in stem cell biology and innovative …
USC welcomes its inaugural class of stem cell master’s students
USC welcomed its inaugural class of master’s students in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine to one of the first programs of its kind in the United States. To celebrate the launch …
USC and CIRM celebrate Stem Cell Awareness Day
Please join USC and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) in celebrating Stem Cell Awareness Day on October 8, 2014 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Eli …
USC stem cell PhD students present their blueprints for rebuilding the body
Video by Alric Devotta The students in the new PhD program in Development, Stem Cells, and Regenerative Medicine recently presented some ideas that would give Dr. Frankenstein a run for his money. …
USC offers a summer of stem cells for local high school students
Twenty-three local high school students spent their summer vacations in a very unusual place: the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC. This August, …
PIBBS boasts stellar new class of students
Lured to USC by the Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS) — the gateway into PhD programs in biomedical and biological sciences — 30 new PhD students will call the Health …
USC rolls out the cardinal carpet for the new president of California’s stem cell agency
“I will be beating the better, faster drum as long as there are patients that need to be treated,” said C. Randal Mills, the newly appointed president and chief executive officer of …
The Broad Foundation advances stem cell research at USC
Albert Einstein once said, “A person who has not made his great contribution to science before the age of 30 will never do so.” To ensure that young scientists have the opportunity …
USC Stem Cell celebrates the grand opening of the Choi Family Therapeutic Screening Facility
How can scientists make more accurate predictions about which potential drugs will effectively treat disease — before launching expensive and laborious human clinical trials? USC’s new Choi Family Therapeutic Screening Facility offers …
USC launches one of California’s first master’s programs in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine
Video by Ryan Ball USC is pleased to offer one of the first master’s programs in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in California. “The program gives students a unique entrée into …
USC Roski and USC Stem Cell announce new collaboration
What happens when USC students — some studying art and design, others stem cell biology — examine zebrafish skulls under a microscope? It depends on who’s looking. During spring 2014, scientists at the …
A Retreat from everything but stem cells
It wasn’t the pristine 27-hole course that drew more than 120 stem cell researchers from USC and beyond to the Desert Princess Golf Resort near Palm Springs. It was the sixth annual …
USC Stem Cell Social
The dessert tray seemed to regenerate and the cheese platter seemed self-renewing at the first USC Stem Cell Social, held on October 25 at the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for …
USC teams with CIRM to celebrate Stem Cell Awareness Day
For the millions of people around the world who suffer from incurable diseases and injuries, Stem Cell Awareness Day is a time for hope. In honor of the occasion, USC Stem Cell, …
2013 EiHS & CIRM STAR Colloquium and Poster Presentation
James Hur (right), a student from Harvard-Westlake School, describes his research on healing radiation wounds at the USC Early Investigator High School (EiHS) & USC CIRM Science, Technology and Research (STAR) Colloquium …
Forum kicks off USC’s summer high school programs in stem cell research
More than 20 local students are enjoying a summer of hands-on experience in stem research laboratories through the USC Early Investigator High School (EiHS) and the USC CIRM Science, Technology and Research …
Startups get a leg up at annual business competition
Winners of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies’ New Venture Seed Competition were announced at the Marcia Israel Awards Banquet on May 2. The annual USC Marshall School of Business event, …
CIRM STAR students won first and third place at high school science fair
Every year, the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research hosts about 20 high school students in a summer program partially funded by the CIRM STAR …