09/28/07
“In an effort to stem the rise of childhood obesity and related health risks, USC has received a $7.5 million grant to launch a Comprehensive Center of Excellence in Minority Health.”
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06/06/08
“For a physician who originally gave little thought to performing research, Shelly Lu has proven to be remarkably good at it.Shelly Lu‘s research has generated multiple NIH grants totaling $17.7 million over the last 16 years.”
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07/27/2007
Richard Watanabe, associate professor of medicine, and Anny Xiang, associate professor of research, both in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School, presented three abstracts from a BetaGene study on genetic factors that impact insulin secretion in Mexican-Americans.
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02/29/08

A friend of the Keck School of Medicine has given a bequest of $11 million. “This remarkable gift from the estate of Mr. Clifton Stewart will allow our faculty to continue to shine in two priority areas of research—cancer and diabetes,” Puliafito said.