Giorgia Quadrato, an assistant professor of stem cell biology and regenerative at USC, shares her experience of how her department is building a community that is inclusive and diverse, and promoting gender …
USC Stem Cell scientist Justin Ichida is using patient-derived stem cells to generate nerve cells for studying ALS in the laboratory and to develop new treatments.
Abigail Zamora, a clinical fellow at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, gives advice about becoming a doctor who does research. To learn more, visit keck.usc.edu/education/residency-clinical-fellowships.
Progressive master’s student Carina Seah gives advice on how to complete an undergraduate and master’s degree at the same time. To learn more, visit scrm.usc.edu.
A little over a year after arriving at USC, D’Juan Farmer has been awarded one of the most prestigious fellowships available to postdoctoral fellows. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Hanna H. …
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.
Meet four junior faculty members from USC Stem Cell. Dr. Megan McCain is engineering stem cell-derived “organ on a chip” models of human heart disease. Dr. Min Yu is developing approaches to …
As a New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Investigator, USC Stem Cell scientist Justin Ichida is using his $1.5 million prize to find new ways to slow or stop the symptoms …
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 …