A USC-led team has developed advanced imaging techniques that allow for a uniquely detailed glimpse inside the body’s insulin factories. (December 9, 2020)…Continue Reading To better understand diabetes, scientists gaze inside insulin-producing pancreatic cells
Year: 2020
Epic Sciences and Peter Kuhn announce collaboration
Epic Sciences, Inc. announced an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Dr. Peter Kuhn and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience. (November 19, 2020)…Continue Reading Epic Sciences and Peter Kuhn announce collaboration
Meet the professor who uses computer science to help cure cancer
Inspired by his father’s fight against non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Remo Rohs leads USC’s efforts in studying the molecular nature of cancer. (August 18, 2020)…Continue Reading Meet the professor who uses computer science to help cure cancer
USC scientists identify the order of COVID-19’s symptoms
Researchers have found what appears to be the likely order in which COVID-19 symptoms first appear: fever, cough and muscle pain, then nausea and/or vomiting, then diarrhea. (August 13, 2020)…Continue Reading USC scientists identify the order of COVID-19’s symptoms
USC research pivots to meet the coronavirus crisis head on
The university’s COVID-19 Research Task Force brings together experts and hopes to speed the development of targeted treatments and accelerate their understanding of the disease. (July 9, 2020)
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Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works
Scientists figured out how Gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, interacts with a key protein receptor called GABAB. The study paints a clear picture of how GABA changes the shape of the GABAB protein and reveals a clear target site for new drugs. (June 17, 2020)…Continue Reading Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works
Steve Kay earns award from biological rhythms group for work on a revealing plant
The Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) honored Steve Kay with the 2020 Director’s Award in Research. (June 4, 2020)…Continue Reading Steve Kay earns award from biological rhythms group for work on a revealing plant
New method of manufacturing targeted drugs could lead to better cancer treatments
The current way to make a highly targeted type of drug called “antibody-drug conjugates” is lengthy and inefficient. Scientists at the USC School of Pharmacy have engineered something better. (June 3, 2020)…Continue Reading New method of manufacturing targeted drugs could lead to better cancer treatments
Better obesity treatments may lie ahead after discovery of key protein structure
An international team of scientists, led by Raymond Stevens of USC’s Bridge Institute, is investigating a protein in the brain that will likely be the target of improved obesity therapies. (April 23, 2020)…Continue Reading Better obesity treatments may lie ahead after discovery of key protein structure
From detecting lung cancer to spotting counterfeit money, a new imaging technology could have countless uses
USC scientists affiliated with the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience have developed a new tool to peer more deeply and clearly into living things, a visual advantage that saves time and helps advance medical cures. (February 5, 2020)