Inspiring the next generation of clinical and translational scientists and health sciences professionals starts early. Introducing high school students to these careers involves thoughtful education and stories from professionals in those roles. In and around USC, many ventures …
If you are diagnosed with liver cancer, could your community type—urban, suburban or rural—affect your treatment and health outcome? Kali Zhou MD, MAS of the USC Keck School of Medicine decided to test that hypothesis. But first she needed guidance in accessing and…
The Heal Together coalition is retooling its successful October vaccination campaign, launching a new effort to help employers and labor organizations boost vaccination rates among front-line workers. SC CTSI helped guide outreach strategies of the coalition, which brings toge…
Many chronic stroke patients walk with asymmetric steps, with one step shorter than the other, and struggle to relearn a healthy gait. One investigator from the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy hopes to address this issue with the help of the SC CTSI. K…
The SC Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) at the University of Southern California (USC) and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) just received a perfect score of 10 – a rare accomplishment – on its $50M application to the National Institute…
Many children who undergo tracheostomy placement, a surgical placement of breathing tubes for upper airways, endure repeated bacterial respiratory tract infections. These infections lead to frequent hospitalizations. Unfortunately, clinicians have lacked evidence-based g…
We sat down (virtually!) with Dr. Nhu Tran, a recipient of the SC CTSI Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science award. We hear about her new K23 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research, within the National Institutes of Health,&nbs…
We sat down (virtually!) with Dr. Frank Attenello, a recipient of the SC CTSI Mentored Career Development in Clinical and Translational Science award. We hear about his new K08 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke within the National Insti…