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Alec Fisher; featured image for Amid COVID-19 fears, USC Spirit Leader donates stem cells for leukemia patient

Amid COVID-19 fears, USC Spirit Leader donates stem cells for leukemia patient

When Alec Fisher signed up as a potential bone marrow donor two years ago, he didn’t expect to hear back for a while, if at all — and certainly not in the …

Ya-Wen Chen; featured image for USC Stem Cell scientist Ya-Wen Chen grows miniature lungs with maximum potential

USC Stem Cell scientist Ya-Wen Chen grows miniature lungs with maximum potential

As the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus outbreak escalated into a pandemic, USC lung researcher Ya-Wen Chen expected to be spending a lot of time at home, sheltering in place. “At the beginning of the …

Andy McMahon (Photo by Christina Gandolfo); featured image for A Message from Director and Chair Andy McMahon

A Message from Director and Chair Andy McMahon

I hope that this message finds you safe and well. As we return to our labs, I thought this would be a good time to let you know about what has been …

Qi-Long Ying; featured image for Shanghai Cell Therapy Group launches collaboration with USC researcher to improve the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells for clinical applications

Shanghai Cell Therapy Group launches collaboration with USC researcher to improve the ex vivo expansion of hematopoietic stem cells for clinical applications

Shanghai Cell Therapy Group (SHCell) recently entered into a six-year research collaborative project with Professor Qi-Long Ying from the University of Southern California (USC). Through the project, sponsored by $3.6 million from …

Yang Chai; featured image for Yang Chai appointed University Professor

Yang Chai appointed University Professor

Associate Dean of Research Yang Chai PhD ’91, DDS ’96 has been appointed a University Professor, making history as the first faculty member to achieve such distinction at the Ostrow School of …

Peter Fabian; featured image for USC Stem Cell scientist Peter Fabian wins NIH Pathway to Independence Award

USC Stem Cell scientist Peter Fabian wins NIH Pathway to Independence Award

As a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC, Peter Fabian has proven himself to be a big fish in the pool of aspiring faculty …

Rong Lu; featured image for USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu wins an NIH Emerging Investigator Award

USC Stem Cell scientist Rong Lu wins an NIH Emerging Investigator Award

Millions of blood cells are regenerated every second. To study the unique properties of individual blood forming stem cells and how they contribute to aging, leukemia and other medical conditions, USC Stem …

Yong (Tiger) Zhang of the USC School of Pharmacy (Photo by Isaac Mora); featured image for Better cancer treatments may lie ahead thanks to Yong (Tiger) Zhang and USC engineers

Better cancer treatments may lie ahead thanks to Yong (Tiger) Zhang and USC engineers

A USC School of Pharmacy-led team has engineered a new, faster way to make drugs that precisely target malignant cells – while leaving healthy tissue undamaged – that could lead the way …

Megan McCain and friends; featured image for Megan McCain is one of six USC Viterbi faculty to win NSF CAREER Award

Megan McCain is one of six USC Viterbi faculty to win NSF CAREER Award

A record six assistant professors at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering — Megan McCain, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Mitul Luhar, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engienering; Aleksandra Korolova and Haipeng Luo, Department of Computer Science; and Daniel …

C-DOCTOR; featured image for Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration awarded $30-million grant

Center for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Tissue and Organ Regeneration awarded $30-million grant

The studies seem like something straight out of science fiction. There’s one focused on using stem cells to regenerate skull bone for patients with skull defects. Another aims to develop a hydrogel …

Organ of Corti; featured image for USC Stem Cell study shows when to quit “Yapping”

USC Stem Cell study shows when to quit “Yapping”

It turns out that to hear a person yapping, you need a protein called Yap. Working as part of what is known as the Yap/Tead complex, this important protein sends signals to …

Writing; featured image for Manuscript writing course for KSOM students and postdocs

Manuscript writing course for KSOM students and postdocs

Are you a KSOM postdoc or graduate student working on a manuscript? Whether you’re staring at a blank page, or going through the umpteenth round of revisions, this free workshop will get …

Hirschsprung’s Disease; featured image for Growing nerve cells in the gut

Growing nerve cells in the gut

The human body has what is sometimes called a “second brain” in the digestive tract. The enteric nervous system (ENS) performs many vital functions, including coordinating the movement of food to allow …

Kalya Stanten; featured image for Countdown to Commencement: USC Stem Cell master’s student Kalya Stanten follows the science

Countdown to Commencement: USC Stem Cell master’s student Kalya Stanten follows the science

By following her love of science, USC master’s student Kalya Stanten has found herself in some very interesting places—including a virology lab at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m in Paula …

Ryan Maier; featured image for Meet the team keeping USC’s medical school running during COVID-19

Meet the team keeping USC’s medical school running during COVID-19

By late March, the USC Health Sciences Campus had emptied out as students, staff and faculty sheltered at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, it was simply not possible to …

Oranges; featured image for Fasting plus vitamin C proves effective for hard-to-treat cancers

Fasting plus vitamin C proves effective for hard-to-treat cancers

Scientists from USC and the IFOM Cancer Institute in Milan have found that a fasting-mimicking diet could be more effective at treating some types of cancer when combined with vitamin C. In multiple …

Min Yu (Photo by Chris Shinn); featured image for USC Stem Cell scientist Min Yu awarded Era of Hope Scholar Award from the U.S. Department of Defense for breast cancer research

USC Stem Cell scientist Min Yu awarded Era of Hope Scholar Award from the U.S. Department of Defense for breast cancer research

Most breast cancer cells won’t kill you. It is the rare cell that can survive the perilous journey through the bloodstream and seed the metastatic lesions responsible for the vast majority of …

Andrew P. McMahon; featured image for USC Professor Andrew P. McMahon elected to the National Academy of Sciences

USC Professor Andrew P. McMahon elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Andrew P. McMahon—who is the W.M. Keck Provost and University Professor in USC’s departments of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine, and Biological Sciences at the …

Long Cai; featured image for The Broad Foundation brings together stem cell scientists, engineers and physicians at USC and beyond

The Broad Foundation brings together stem cell scientists, engineers and physicians at USC and beyond

Developing new stem cell therapies requires more than a solo biologist having a eureka moment alone in the lab. Real progress relies on collaborations between biologists, engineers and physicians. That’s why The …

Ebony Flowers; featured image for USC Stem Cell scientist Ebony Flowers earns fellowship from the A.P. Giannini Foundation

USC Stem Cell scientist Ebony Flowers earns fellowship from the A.P. Giannini Foundation

From goji berries to green tea, antioxidant rich superfoods are celebrated for protecting against cancer-causing free radicals. But what is the role of free radicals—and the process of cell metabolism that produces …