Study finds new, unexpected mechanism of cancer cell spread
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC discovered that when cells are under stress, a key protein can travel to the nucleus and reprogram cells to ... Read More »
Joe Hacia, PhD receives the Kaiser-Permanente Excellence in Teaching Award
Joe Hacia, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Joe Hacia, Ph.D. an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular ... Read More »
Michael Stallcup chosen to receive 2023 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Stallcup, PhD (Photo USC) Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Michael Stallcup, PhD, who has been chosen to receive the 2023 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award at the ... Read More »
COVID-19 and Cancer May Have Common Drug Target in GRP78
(Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) The chaperone protein GRP78 has been implicated in the spread of viruses and is known to play an essential role in the ... Read More »
2 diseases, one drug: How a drug for deadly cancer could treat COVID-19
(Source: FIERCE Biotech) A drug with promising preclinical results against treatment-resistant cancer might also be effective against COVID-19. In the results of a study published Nov. 14 in Nature ... Read More »
New drug shows promise for fighting both COVID-19 and cancer
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center have published new studies of GRP78, a protein implicated in ... Read More »
BMM Faculty in top ranks of USA faculty, according to Research.com
Amy Lee, PhD, has been ranked #379 in the United States, by Research.com ( https://research.com/u/amy-s-lee ), an academic platform for scientists, in the area of Biology and Biochemistry.
A new function of cardiac glycosides
Published in the journal Neoplasia, USC Norris member Dr. Amy Lee and her colleagues revealed (CGs), medications used to treat the heart and related conditions, as an inhibitor ... Read More »
KSOM study reveals potential new treatment target in the fight against COVID-19
Images of cells showing close proximity (yellow) of GRP78 (green) with Spike protein of SARS-Cov-2 (red) (left panels) and ACE2 (red) (right panels). Image provided by lead ... Read More »