USC Stem Cell
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USC Stem Cell connects over 100 faculty across USC and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. These researchers collaborate to leverage the transformative power of stem cells to develop new therapies for disease. Learn more at https://stemcell.keck.usc.edu.
Take a journey into the world of stem cell biology with our Masters program at USC! Our application portal is open! If you would like to learn more, please register for our INFO SESSIONS Jan.9 and Feb. 20, HERE: bit.ly/3JqJJUu
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Take a journey into the world of stem cell biology with our Masters program at USC! Our application portal is open! If you would like to learn more, please register for our INFO SESSIONS Jan.9 and Feb. 20, HERE: bit.ly/3JqJJUu
Can stem cells rebuild skeletal muscle? Albert Almada, PhD, from USC Stem Cell explains.
December 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Can stem cells rebuild skeletal muscle? Albert Almada, PhD, from USC Stem Cell explains.
Did you know that your body makes about 2 million blood cells every second? Dr. Rong Lu’s lab studies how hematopoietic regeneration is regulated and how we could improve bone marrow transplantation to help patients with blood disorders such as leukemia, anemia, and immune deficiencies.
December 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Did you know that your body makes about 2 million blood cells every second? Dr. Rong Lu’s lab studies how hematopoietic regeneration is regulated and how we could improve bone marrow transplantation to help patients with blood disorders such as leukemia, anemia, and immune deficiencies.
At @keckschoolusc.bsky.social, trailblazing researchers are redefining what’s possible in medicine. Visionaries Drs. Chuck Murry, Summer Decker, and Hussein Yassine are leading breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s prevention, medical 3D printing and cardiac regeneration. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MwWaj2
December 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
At @keckschoolusc.bsky.social, trailblazing researchers are redefining what’s possible in medicine. Visionaries Drs. Chuck Murry, Summer Decker, and Hussein Yassine are leading breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s prevention, medical 3D printing and cardiac regeneration. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MwWaj2
Happy Thanksgiving from our department! 🍂
Our department gathered to celebrate the season and we are grateful for the community that makes our work meaningful. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped make the event special. We are grateful for this community today and always.
Our department gathered to celebrate the season and we are grateful for the community that makes our work meaningful. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped make the event special. We are grateful for this community today and always.
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from our department! 🍂
Our department gathered to celebrate the season and we are grateful for the community that makes our work meaningful. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped make the event special. We are grateful for this community today and always.
Our department gathered to celebrate the season and we are grateful for the community that makes our work meaningful. Thank you to everyone who joined and helped make the event special. We are grateful for this community today and always.
What can we learn from people who live for 30-40 years with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons. The Ichida Lab is doing research in ALS to find out.
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
What can we learn from people who live for 30-40 years with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks motor neurons. The Ichida Lab is doing research in ALS to find out.
What can lizard tail regrowth teach us about regeneration?
Tom Lozito, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, breaks down the science, and how these insights could push his research forward.
Tom Lozito, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, breaks down the science, and how these insights could push his research forward.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
What can lizard tail regrowth teach us about regeneration?
Tom Lozito, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, breaks down the science, and how these insights could push his research forward.
Tom Lozito, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, breaks down the science, and how these insights could push his research forward.
Take a journey into the world of stem cell biology with our USC Stem Cell master's program @keckschoolusc.bsky.social! Our info session will take place on Nov. 20, and the application portal is open at https://gradadm.usc.edu.
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Take a journey into the world of stem cell biology with our USC Stem Cell master's program @keckschoolusc.bsky.social! Our info session will take place on Nov. 20, and the application portal is open at https://gradadm.usc.edu.
Did you know zebrafish share many of the same genes as humans?
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Did you know zebrafish share many of the same genes as humans?
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social
Gage Crump, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at USC Stem Cell, explains how this tiny fish is helping advance human health research.
@keckschoolusc.bsky.social
Take a journey into the world of stem cell biology with our USC Stem Cell master's program @keckschoolusc.bsky.social! Our info session will take place on Nov. 20, and the application portal is open at https://gradadm.usc.edu.
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Take a journey into the world of stem cell biology with our USC Stem Cell master's program @keckschoolusc.bsky.social! Our info session will take place on Nov. 20, and the application portal is open at https://gradadm.usc.edu.
In a Cell Stem Cell paper, a team led by Zhongwei Li at USC Stem Cell combines kidney filtering and urine-concentrating components to make “assembloids,” the most mature and complex kidney structures ever grown in a lab and a tool for developing new therapies. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/team-makes-m...
September 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
In a Cell Stem Cell paper, a team led by Zhongwei Li at USC Stem Cell combines kidney filtering and urine-concentrating components to make “assembloids,” the most mature and complex kidney structures ever grown in a lab and a tool for developing new therapies. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/team-makes-m...
A Nature Communications paper from Nils Lindström's lab at USC Stem Cell identifies key molecular switches that generate distinct cell types within the kidney’s filtering units, or nephrons. The lab is getting closer to making therapeutic kidney cells on demand! stemcell.keck.usc.edu/scientists-u...
September 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A Nature Communications paper from Nils Lindström's lab at USC Stem Cell identifies key molecular switches that generate distinct cell types within the kidney’s filtering units, or nephrons. The lab is getting closer to making therapeutic kidney cells on demand! stemcell.keck.usc.edu/scientists-u...
Meet USC CIRM Scholar Alumnus Alex Quiyu Guo, Senior Scientist for Discovery Biomarkers at Amgen. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/cirm-scholar...
July 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Meet USC CIRM Scholar Alumnus Alex Quiyu Guo, Senior Scientist for Discovery Biomarkers at Amgen. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/cirm-scholar...
Meet USC’s CIRM Scholar Alumna Joanna Smeeton, Assistant Professor at Columbia University. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/cirm-scholar...
July 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Meet USC’s CIRM Scholar Alumna Joanna Smeeton, Assistant Professor at Columbia University. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/cirm-scholar...
Meet USC CIRM Scholar Alumnus Guanyi Huang, Associate Principal Scientist at Merck. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/meet-uscs-ci...
July 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Meet USC CIRM Scholar Alumnus Guanyi Huang, Associate Principal Scientist at Merck. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/meet-uscs-ci...
Meet USC CIRM Scholar Alumna Vivian Medina, Senior Manager of Digital and Data Analytics at Takeda, who pursues her career in science with the ultimate goal of helping people. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/meet-cirm-sc...
July 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Meet USC CIRM Scholar Alumna Vivian Medina, Senior Manager of Digital and Data Analytics at Takeda, who pursues her career in science with the ultimate goal of helping people. stemcell.keck.usc.edu/meet-cirm-sc...
Check out the paper from Tom Lozito’s lab at USC Stem Cell & USC Orthopaedic Surgery in the Journal of Developmental Biology. Darian Gamble & team reveal the role of cells that break down bone—osteoclasts—in supporting skin regrowth critical for lizard tail regeneration. www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/13...
May 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Check out the paper from Tom Lozito’s lab at USC Stem Cell & USC Orthopaedic Surgery in the Journal of Developmental Biology. Darian Gamble & team reveal the role of cells that break down bone—osteoclasts—in supporting skin regrowth critical for lizard tail regeneration. www.mdpi.com/2221-3759/13...
Congratulations to Gage Crump, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research @keck.usc.edu on receiving the 2025 USC Provost Mentoring Award! @crumplab.bsky.social @stemcell.keck.usc.edu stemcell.keck.usc.edu/gage-crump-r...
April 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Congratulations to Gage Crump, professor and vice-chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research @keck.usc.edu on receiving the 2025 USC Provost Mentoring Award! @crumplab.bsky.social @stemcell.keck.usc.edu stemcell.keck.usc.edu/gage-crump-r...
Ready to make a difference in health care? 🧫 Your future in #StemCell biology and regenerative medicine starts today! Applications are now open for the @stemcell.keck.usc.edu
Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at @keck.usc.edu! → scrm.usc.edu
Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at @keck.usc.edu! → scrm.usc.edu
March 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Ready to make a difference in health care? 🧫 Your future in #StemCell biology and regenerative medicine starts today! Applications are now open for the @stemcell.keck.usc.edu
Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at @keck.usc.edu! → scrm.usc.edu
Master of Science in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at @keck.usc.edu! → scrm.usc.edu