USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida tests drug-like compounds on motor neurons formed by directly reprogramming skin cells from patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Because these motor …
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, experience the degeneration of their motor neurons. The lab of USC Stem Cell researcher Justin Ichida converts skin biopsies …
USC’s Jon-Paul Pepper is not the average award winner. He’s also not the average facial plastic surgeon, faculty researcher or master’s student—in part, because he’s currently all of these things.
USC is pleased to introduce a new undergraduate course starting in Spring 2015 called MEDS 380 Stem Cells: Fact and Fiction. From babies born with three biological parents to regrown body parts, …
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. For the summer course …
At USC, world-class scientists are harnessing the power of stem cell biology to treat neurodegeneration; hearing loss; blood, heart and kidney disease; osteoarthritis and bone fractures; cancer; and many other health conditions.
USC scientists David Hinton and Mark Humayun discuss their upcoming clinical trial that will use retinal pigment epithelial cells derived from stem cells to replace those lost to macular degeneration, the leading …
The Master of Science degree program is the first in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine in California, and one of only three in the U.S. The one-year program with an optional …
Rong Lu and Min Yu, assistant professors in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discuss their research at the Eli and …
University of Southern California professor Rob Maxon tackles the CIRM elevator pitch challenge: Just 30 seconds to describe his work with stem cell research.
For the CIRM Stem Cell Elevator Pitch Challenge, University of Southern California professor Qilong Ying explains his stem cell research in just 30 seconds.
University of Southern California professor Wange Lu tackles the CIRM elevator pitch challenge: Just 30 seconds to describe how his stem cell research could change the world for the better.
Andrew McMahon is director of the Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC. For the CIRM Stem Cell Elevator Pitch Challenge, he answers the question: “So, what do …
Using cutting-edge time-lapse photography, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have discovered clues to the development of the head at the cellular level, which could point scientists to a better understanding of …
