The mission of the Neonatal Research Program at the USC Keck School of Medicine is to encompass the entire spectrum of modern medical research by connecting its strong developmental basic science research program, through the now well-established translational, developmental cardiovascular and pulmonary research initiatives, to the evolving epidemiology and outcomes research initiatives. In addition, the program is designed to provide basic science, translational physiology as well as outcomes and epidemiology research opportunities in the training of the fellows and young faculty in the USC Division of Neonatal Medicine. A recently renovated, 1500-square foot state-of-the-art laboratory serves as the basic science research base at the General Laboratories Building at the LAC+USC campus. The focus of research at this site is on lung development and pathogenesis of neonatal chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) with an emphasis on elucidation of the role played by inflammation. There are currently five full-time postdoctoral fellows (both PhDs and MDs) in the program. The fellows in the Neonatal Fellowship Program rotate through these laboratories during their research time and interact closely with Dr. Parviz Minoo, the Director of Research at the USC Division of Neonatal Medicine as well as with the full-time postdoctoral fellows. The divisional research program has been funded by grants from various funding agencies including, but not limited to, the National Institutes of Health and the Hastings Foundation. Divisional basic research activities are about to start in the new research tower at the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles campus. This part of the program will primarily focus on vascular pulmonary development and will complement the ongoing basic research focusing on parenchymal lung development at the LAC+USC campus.

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