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 …
USC launches Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Initiative
A new USC initiative has been introduced to support collaborative research in regenerative medicine and stem cell biology across the university, facilitating the critical move from basic research into clinical applications.
Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research hosts first annual Stem Cell Symposium
It was standing room only at the first Stem Cell Symposium hosted by the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC.
Keck School launches programs for budding stem cell researchers
Two new summer education programs at the Keck School of Medicine of USC aim to give high school students with aspirations for careers in biomedical research a special opportunity to gain experience …
Luminaries unite to open the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC
Photos by Jon Nalick and Steve Cohn California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined USC administrators, trustees, elected public officials and over 150 invited guests in the much-anticipated dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the …
Stem cell symposium charts path to patient care
The progress of moving stem cell therapies toward clinical application and the hurdles that must be overcome along the way was the subject of a daylong discussion that took place on September …
President Nikias gives first address to faculty on Health Sciences Campus
Speaking to faculty on the Health Sciences Campus in his first major speech about the academic future of the university, USC President C. L. Max Nikias answered the question of why he …
USC releases statement on embryonic stem cell research injunction
Renowned stem cell researcher Martin Pera, PhD, director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, responds to a recent court ruling blocking federal …
Stem cell research symposium hosts international speakers
On June 14, Songtao Shi of the Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology and Gregor Adams of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, co-organized the 2010 …