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USC’s Medical STEM Program brings pig hearts, pulse oximeters, and a world of possibility to local third graders. At Vermont Avenue Elementary School, a class of third graders stared wide-eyed as Chuck Murry, MD, PhD, head of USC Stem Cell, cradled a pig heart in his gloved hand. “I want to show you some real…Continue Reading Chuck Murry shows heart for local third-graders through the medical and cancer STEM programs

(Image courtesy of iStock)The Keck School of Medicine of USC has launched a strategic collaboration with StemCardia, a biotechnology company, founded by a Keck School of Medicine faculty member, that develops cellular and genetic therapies to address heart failure. Heart failure, which happens when the heart cannot pump blood sufficiently throughout the body, is the…Continue Reading USC launches collaboration with StemCardia to advance heart regeneration therapies

Charles (Chuck) Murry, MD, PhD, has been appointed as the next head of USC Stem Cell. In that capacity, he will be the chair of the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine and the director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at the Keck School…Continue Reading USC Stem Cell welcomes new leader, renowned physician-scientist Chuck Murry