2017 – Page 3 – USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience

Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking

Scientists at USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience and Japan’s Nagoya University find and test a promising drug that stops cancer by interfering with the cancer cells’ metabolism and other circadian-related functions….Continue Reading Cancer has a biological clock and this drug may keep it from ticking

At USC, collaboration will lead the way

With the tools and infrastructure here, USC is becoming a destination for training the world about how convergence can be applied to medicine, science and engineering….Continue Reading At USC, collaboration will lead the way

A hub of medical advancement

Advances in the understanding of living systems spurred by the genome revolution – coupled with improvements in computing technology – have positioned humanity to make undreamed-of advances in the biological sciences in the near future….Continue Reading A hub of medical advancement

Science and engineering come together to improve lives

The USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience will tackle the most critical health issues of our time by transforming how research is conducted. With this new building, we’re taking down walls that have separated experts in different disciplines fighting the same disease….Continue Reading Science and engineering come together to improve lives

Trade secrets need love, too: USC Marshall offers entrepreneur’s guide to intellectual property

USC will offer a new course this Fall, titled: “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Intellectual Property” through USC Marshall’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. The course will provide essential foundation elements in the entrepreneurship and will address the “IP education gap.” A proponent of intellectual property education, innovator, and philanthropist Gary Michelson was pivotal in the Grief Center’s creation of the class. In 2014, Dr. Michelson and his wife, Alya Michelson donated $50 million to fund the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience….Continue Reading Trade secrets need love, too: USC Marshall offers entrepreneur’s guide to intellectual property

Scientists want to synthesize Salvia’s hallucinogenic molecule to lower opiate abuse

Gizmodo highlighted research by Raymond Stevens, Saheem Zaidi and Vsevolod Katritch of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience on their attempts to stabilize the structure of salvia, a hallucinogenic plant. By altering the molecule’s structure during synthesis, the researchers believe they are able to customize its opiate-like effects with a reduced risk for abuse. …Continue Reading Scientists want to synthesize Salvia’s hallucinogenic molecule to lower opiate abuse

Intellectual property education crucial to America’s future

USC President C. L. Max Nikias and and medical innovator and philanthropist Dr. Gary K. Michelson discuss the importance of teaching Intellectual Property to college students. …Continue Reading Intellectual property education crucial to America’s future

Statistical Machine Learning: Improving Biomedical Dataset Analysis with Dr. Fei Sha Dr. Fei Sha has returned to USC from an academic leave to join the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience. Dr. Sha received his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He received a Google research award twice (in 2009 and 2016 respectively) and…Continue Reading Fei Sha is improving Biomedical Dataset Analysis with Statistical Machine Learning

Year: 2017