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- Is this the gamechanger we’ve been waiting for in craniosynostosis?One of our every 2,500 infants born in the United States will suffer from craniosynostosis — a craniofacial defect caused by the premature fusion of the different bones that comprise the human skull. In a typically developing infant, these bones are separated by fibrous joints (think: “soft spots”) that allow for the skull’s continuing expansion …
- USC Stem Cell PhD Student Ruzanna “Rose” Shkhyan works to end inflamm-agingUSC PhD student Ruzanna “Rose” Shkhyan has gotten a first-hand look at how stem cell discoveries can lead to clinical trials. As member of the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Denis Evseenko, she contributed research that led to the development of a therapeutic agent that can modulate inflammation, which will be in a clinical trial …
- USC Stem Cell scientist Giorgia Quadrato receives a 2020 Mallinckrodt GrantGiorgia Quadrato, an assistant professor in USC’s Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, was recently awarded an Edward Mallinckrodt Foundation (EMF) grant to further her research about modeling human brain development and disease. Quadrato is one of five fellows nationally to receive this competitive award in 2020. Other recipients are in the fields …
- Flaws emerge in modeling human genetic diseases in animalsMy lab, based at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, uses zebrafish to model human birth defects affecting the face. When I tell people this, they are often skeptical that fish biology has any relevance to human health. But zebrafish have backbones like us, contain by and large the same types of …
Meet Our Researchers
- Andrew P. McMahon, PhD, FRS
- Albert E. Almada, PhD
- Oliver Bell, PhD
- Michael Bonaguidi, PhD
- Paula Cannon, PhD
- Yang Chai, DDS, PhD
- Ya-Wen Chen, PhD
- Gage Crump, PhD
- Denis Evseenko, MD, PhD
- Scott E. Fraser, PhD
- Senta Georgia, PhD
- Justin Ichida, PhD
- Unmesh Jadhav, PhD
- Zhongwei Li, PhD
- Nils Lindstrom, PhD
- Thomas Lozito, PhD
- Rong Lu, PhD
- Francesca Mariani, PhD
- Robert E. Maxson, PhD
- Megan McCain, PhD
- Leonardo Morsut, PhD
- Giorgia Quadrato, PhD
- Amy Ryan (Firth), PhD
- Neil Segil, PhD
- Qi-Long Ying, MD, PhD
- Min Yu, MD, PhD
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Educational Opportunities
- UndergraduateUSC Stem Cell’s labs host undergraduates for hands-on stem cell research, and faculty teach courses through the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
- 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’s labs are seeking highly motivated postdoctoral trainees.
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 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 scientists as well as shared facilities in imaging, therapeutic screening, flow cytometry and stem cell engineering.
- a university-wide initiativeThe USC Stem Cell initiative unites 100 research and clinical faculty members from disciplines across the university. These researchers collaborate to leverage the transformative power of stem cells to develop the therapies of the future.