Keck School of Medicine

USC is at the forefront of Alzheimer’s Research

November is Alzheimer Awareness Month and USC is taking on one of the toughest diseases. Alzheimer’s begins 20 years or more before memory loss and is a growing epidemic. Every 65 seconds, someone in America develops Alzheimer and there’s approximately 500,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Today, more than 6 million Americans are living with

2023-11-20T11:40:54-08:00November 17th, 2023|

Three USC faculty named 2021 AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected three USC faculty to become AAAS Fellows in 2021: Andrea Armani, Yannis Yortsos, and Mark Humayun.

2022-01-28T10:48:01-08:00January 28th, 2022|

Mark S. Humayun

Dr. Humayun has devoted much of his career to clinical and scientific research in ophthalmology and bioengineering, becoming both a biomedical engineer and professor of ophthalmology.

2021-10-26T20:45:52-07:00October 26th, 2021|