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The Keck School of Medicine has set the course for its future and
is on its way to becoming a top medical school. Key to that goal
is a major increase in campus research space.
The Office of Development is raising funds for new research buildings,
along with the programs and new faculty members who will be recruited
to fill those new buildings. Following is an overview of the research
buildings either currently or soon-to-be under construction:
Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower
To accelerate their quest to slow and even cure cancer, scientists
and physicians at the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center have
been given a powerful new tool: a 190,000 square foot, eight-story
building dedicated solely to cancer research. Made possible by a
$15 million lead gift from the Norris Foundation, the building is
named for Harlyne J. Norris, executive director of the Norris Foundation,
USC trustee and board member of the Kenneth T. Norris, Jr. Cancer
Hospital.
Here, gifts are needed to fund laboratories and recruit scientists
dedicated to cancer research. Naming Opportunities are available
at http://uscsom.convio.net/NorrisResearchTower.
General donation can be made at http://uscsom.convio.net/CancerResearchTower.
Please contact Tina Pakfar at norrisdev@usc.edu
or (323) 865-0700 for more information.
Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute
With a dream of eradicating degenerative neurological diseases,
Los Angeles businessman Selim K. Zilkha pledged $20 million to complete
construction of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute. The scientists
who work in this 125,000 square-foot, six-floor facility strive
to understand the workings of the human brain and to unravel the
mysteries of the many neurological and psychiatric disorders that
plague millions of people worldwide.
Naming gifts are still sought to fund floors, laboratories and
other common spaces such as the building’s conference rooms,
where scientists share ideas and work to develop new areas for investigation.
For more information, please contact William Loadvine at wloadvin@usc.edu
or (323) 442-1192.
Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine
and Stem Cell Research
Currently under construction, the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center
for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research is expected to
be completed in 2010. Once completed, the five-story, 80,000 square-foot
facility, will house basic and clinical researchers working collaboratively
on stem cell research in three categories: basic and discovery stem
cell research, preclinical research and preclinical development,
and clinical research. The Center will provide a hub for the development
of regenerative medicine in the Los Angeles region through opportunities
for training and collaboration with its partner institutions in
the Southern California Stem Cell Scientific Collaboration.
Visit the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine
and Stem Cell Research website to learn more at: http://stemcell.usc.edu.
Naming gifts are being sought to fund floors, laboratories and
other spaces. To learn more, please contact William Loadvine, at
(323) 442-1192 or wloadvin@usc.edu.
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