USC Stem Cell in 60-seconds: Kidney research in the lab of Andy McMahon
One in 10 adults in the US (more than 30 million people) are suffering from some degree of chronic kidney disease. The USC laboratory of Andy McMahon is using stem cells to …
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USC Stem Cell scientist Zhongwei Li is writing a recipe for a kidney
USC Stem Cell scientist Zhongwei Li could have gone into the family restaurant business. Instead, he’s dedicated his career to experimenting with a very different set of ingredients: kidney stem cells.
Scott E. Fraser: The world’s smallest movie studio
The Translational Imaging Center is not Universal Studios, but it employs custom lights (lasers), cameras and wardrobe (contrast dyes) all to get its mercurial stars (the zebrafish) to perform on cue. The …
A speedier recovery
What if we could heal faster? USC Stem Cell scientist Joseph T. Rodgers and colleagues have discovered a way to alert stem cells before injury, so that healing begins sooner and proceeds …
USC Stem Cell scientists Lindsey Barske and Joanna Smeeton win NIH Pathway to Independence awards
USC Stem Cell scientists Lindsey Barske and Joanna Smeeton have received prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pathway to Independence Awards. Known as the K99/R00, the awards will help them transition from …
Undergraduate research opportunities at USC Stem Cell
Undergraduates share their research experiences in USC Stem Cell laboratories.
Using gene editing to cure Type 1 diabetes
Senta Georgia is creating new insulin-producing cells using CRISPR gene-editing technology in her work to cure genetic forms of diabetes.
Meet USC Stem Cell scientist and former professional volleyball player Leonardo Morsut
USC Stem Cell scientist and former professional volleyball player Leonardo Morsut has built a synthetic cellular communication system known as “synNotch.” This system could enable scientists to direct the behavior of cells …
USC scientist Rong Lu studies how stem cells work together
USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu studies two general questions: how do individual stem cells differ from each other? And second, how do different stem cells work together to maintain proper tissue …
Larissa Rodriguez and colleagues aim to reduce bathroom breaks with stem cells
Meet USC surgeon-scientist Larissa Rodriguez, who is using stem cells to develop new treatments for urinary incontinence. Dr. Rodriguez is also promoting diversity in the laboratory.