Archive for 2018
CaRE2 Open House
USC teaming with Florida universities to focus on cancer disparities
Federal grant will address disease in Latinos and African-Americans, and help train the next generation of cancer researchers — featured in USC News
Read More“LAB TO LIFE” Breast Cancer Blood Drive
On October 6th, the Department of Translational Genomics organized a breast cancer survivor blood drive in an effort to develop better and more robust screening strategies in order to predict which women will develop a recurrence of breast cancer. We received close to 60 fantastic women excited to participate in this unique opportunity. More updates…
Read MoreTranslational Genomics Celebrates New Home in NRT 2nd Floor
The Department of Translational Genomics now occupies the entire second floor of Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower. Our new home includes state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities, offices, and areas for student activities. Please come visit us at 1450 Biggy Street, NRT.
Read MoreUSC Precision Medicine & Immuno-Oncology Symposium
Explore the impact of immuno-oncology and precision medicine advancements to gain deeper insight into the etiology of human disease at this symposium hosted by USC’s Norris Comprehensive Cnacer Center, Institute of Translational Genomics, Keck Genomic Platform, and Illumina. Please join us for a unique opportunity where we will bring together speakers from across the academic,…
Read MoreDr. David Craig attended The International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC) in Reykjavik, Iceland
USC Translational Genomics hosted Anton Polishko, PhD, CTO at DigiBuild, San Francisco Bay Area
Topic: predictive modeling algorithms with application in computational biology
Read MoreDr. Bodour Salhia, along with Dr. Min Yu, presented Cancer Center Grand Rounds
Presentation titles: Cultured Circulating Tumor Cells Recapitulate Breast Cancer Metastasis and Reveal Brain Metastasis Drivers and Development and Characterization of Patient Derived Xenografts from Central Nervous System Metastasis Reveal Minor Clone Expansion Linked with Aggressive Tumor Behavior
Read MoreDr. Enrique Velazquez interviewed at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) in San Diego, CA
Primary focus of interview will be on education and professional development in addition to Enrique’s research and professional experience integrating clinical and genomic data, bioinformatics and biotechnology.
Read MoreDepartmental representation at this year’s American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting (AACR) Chicago, IL
Mini-symposium – Dr. Ben Tew Presentation Title: Development and characterization of patient derived xenografts from central nervous system metastasis reveal minor clone expansion linked with aggressive tumor behavior Session Title: Patient-Derived Models of Cancer: Present and Future Session Date and Time: Sunday, April 15, 2018, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Location: Room S405 – McCormick Place South…
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