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- USC Stem Cell study breaks the silence on how fish and lizards regenerate hearingA new USC Stem Cell study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has identified key gene regulators that enable some deafened animals—including fish and lizards—to naturally regenerate …
- To remember conversations, keep making new brain cellsUSC-led study of patients with epilepsy shows how making new neurons benefits cognition in adults. Why do adults make new brain cells? A new study published in Cell Stem Cell provides the …
- By exerting “crowd control” over mouse cells, scientists make progress towards engineering tissuesGenes aren’t the sole driver instructing cells to build multicellular structures, tissues, and organs. In a new paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientist Leonardo Morsut and Caltech computational biologist …
- Keck School of Medicine celebrates faculty achievements at annual awards ceremonyThe 2024 Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony was a night of recognition and reflection as Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer, the Keck School Faculty Council and the Office of Faculty Affairs, Advancement, and …
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Peter Yingxiao Wang, PhD
Yulia Shwartz, PhD
Louise Menendez, PhD
Ksenia Gnedeva, PhD
Mohamed Abou-el-Enein, MD, PhD, MSPH
Albert E. Almada, PhD
Nils Lindström, PhD
Unmesh Jadhav, PhD
Thomas Lozito, PhD
Oliver Bell, PhD
Giorgia Quadrato, PhD
Ching-Ling (Ellen) Lien, PhD
Robert E. Maxson, PhD
Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhD
Leonardo Morsut, PhD
Megan McCain, PhD
Francesca Mariani, PhD
Rong Lu, PhD
Zhongwei Li, PhD
Justin Ichida, PhD
Senta Georgia, PhD
Scott E. Fraser, PhD
Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD
Gage Crump, PhD
Yang Chai, DDS, PhD
Paula Cannon, PhD
Michael Bonaguidi, PhD
Andrew P. McMahon, PhD, FRS
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- 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.
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.