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)
…Continue Reading USC research pivots to meet the coronavirus crisis head on
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
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
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
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
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)
USC Viterbi writes that a new nanoparticle innovation from Deborah Chin, under the supervision of Eun Ji Chung, may allow doctors to pinpoint when plaque becomes dangerous by detecting unstable calcifications that can trigger heart attacks and strokes. (December 5, 2019)…Continue Reading Lighting Up Cardiovascular Problems Using Nanoparticles
Andrea Armani and her team have discovered a new phenomenon and used it to make a laser with over 40 percent efficiency — nearly 10 times higher than other similar lasers. (December 2, 2019)…Continue Reading Molecular Vibrations Lead to High Performance Laser
Eun Ji Chung has recently been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) for her research in nanomedicine and bioengineering. (November 21, 2019)…Continue Reading Eun Ji Chung Named as IEEE New Innovator and BMES Rising Star
Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies, part of the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Strategic Initiatives, features CSI-Cancer’s High-Definition Single Cell Analysis (HD-SCA) workflow as a top success story among impactful technologies in the field of single cell oncology. (November 5, 2019)…Continue Reading HD-SCA Featured as the Top Success Story by the National Cancer Institute