Biomedical research at the Keck School focuses on translational research, linking laboratory research with new modalities of diagnosis and therapy. Department of Pathology faculty members play key roles in translational research. Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics directly related to human disease using a wide variety of approaches from the basic sciences.

As part of one of the largest pathology departments in the United States, faculty members provide a cutting-edge scientific environment in the fields of cancer research, neurodegenerative disorders, AIDS and other disease processes.

The department is particularly strong in areas of hematopathology, immunocytochemistry, immunopathology, neuropathology, and AIDS-related research. It also has ongoing research projects in the new areas of molecular and genetic pathology.

Honored for Commitment to Eliminate
Cervical Cancer
Juan Felix, professor of pathology and obstetrics and gynecology, received the Women in Government's Presidential Leadership Award at the 2nd annual HPV and Cervical Cancer Summit in November 2006 in Washington, D.C. He was among 11 organizations and individuals to receive the notable award.

HSC Weekly , January 12, 2007 »
Study of Bird Feathers May Shed Light on Developmental Disorders in Humans
In the laboratory of Cheng-Ming Chuong, Keck School professor of pathology, researchers have cultivated feather development as a highly analyzable model to decipher the principles of how stem cells can be engineered into different tissue patterns.

USC News, October 16, 2006 »
Researchers Find Stem Cells in Marrow
Almost all tumor cells found in the bone marrow of early stage breast cancer patients appear to be breast cancer stem cells, suggesting the risk of disease spread for all breast cancer patients may be greater than previously thought, according to a study by Richard J. Cote, Professor of Pathology and Urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.

HSC Weekly, July 28, 2006 »
USC boasts two 2006 AACR award recipients
Dr. Robert Ladner is among the 11 total recipients of the first ever Jeannik M. Littlefield-AACR Grants in Metastatic Colon Cancer Research from the American Associate for Cancer Research (AACR).

HSC Weekly, May 26, 2006 »
Alcoholic disease symposium draws world's top experts
"More than 130 scientists from 10 nations attended the first International Symposium on Alcoholic Liver and Pancreatic Diseases and Cirrhosis last week, organized by the USC Cirrhosis Research Center and the USC-UCLA Research Center for Alcoholic Liver and Pancreatic Diseases."