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May 24, 2018

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Keck School receives $43.7 million to manage cancer registry

Keck School receives $43.7 million to manage cancer registry

The National Cancer Institute has awarded the Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center $43.7 million to continue tracking all incidences of cancer in Los Angeles County, a registry that dates back nearly half a century and has improved the understanding, prevention and control of cancer.

Utah fossil reveals global exodus of mammals' near-relatives to major continents

Utah fossil reveals global exodus of mammals' near-relatives to major continents

A nearly 130-million-year-old fossilized skull found in Utah is an Earth-shattering discovery in one respect. The small fossil is evidence that the super-continental split likely occurred more recently than scientists previously thought and that a group of reptile-like mammals experienced an unsuspected burst of evolution across several continents.

Symposium, awards focus on patient-centered care

Symposium, awards focus on patient-centered care

Health care professionals from California and surrounding states recently convened at an annual symposium aimed at delivering on the promise of patient-centered care. The second annual USC Choi Family Patient-Centered Care Symposium included an awards ceremony recognizing excellence in patient-centered care.

Take a 360 video tour of USC's stem cell research center

Take a 360 video tour of USC's stem cell research center

In a new 360 video, Andy McMahon, PhD, director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC, is joined by USC Stem Cell's world-class scientists on a tour of the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC.

Featured Event

SC CTSI Workforce Development

Date: Wednesday, May 30

Time: Noon

Event: "Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science Award Info Session," Cecilia Patino-Sutton, MD, PhD

Location: Soto Street Building (SSB) 115-116

Info: Karen Kim, wd@sc-ctsi.org, (323) 442-8281

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