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BBC features work of USC Aquaculture Lab. Watch Video

March 20, 2023
BBC features work of USC Aquaculture Lab. Watch Video
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Dr. Sergey Nuzhdin & the USC Aquaculture Lab wows local area high school students.

March 17, 2023
Dr. Sergey Nuzhdin & the USC Aquaculture Lab wows local area high school students.
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Steven Finkel of MCB has been elected as the President of the American Society for Microbiology.

April 1, 2021
Steven Finkel of MCB has been elected as the President of the American Society for Microbiology.
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Scott Kanoski of HEB publishes an article in “Translational Psychiatry” showing a direct connection between gut bacteria and impaired brain function

March 31, 2021
Scott Kanoski of HEB publishes an article in “Translational Psychiatry” showing a direct connection between gut bacteria and impaired brain function
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Scott Fraser received the 2021 Society for Developmental Biology Edwin G. Conklin Medal.

January 2, 2021
Scott Fraser received the 2021 Society for Developmental Biology Edwin G. Conklin Medal.
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Scott Fraser of MCB has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.

October 21, 2020
Scott Fraser of MCB has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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Steven Finkel and Naomi Levine received the 2020 Raubenheimer Award in recognition of outstanding performance in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service within the university.

October 1, 2020
Steven Finkel and Naomi Levine received the 2020 Raubenheimer Award in recognition of outstanding performance in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service within the university.
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Scott Fraser has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. He was recognized for “integrating biophysics, quantitative biology, and molecular imaging to enable unprecedented views of normal function and disease in live organisms, from embryonic development to old age.”

October 1, 2020
Scott Fraser has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine. He was recognized for “integrating biophysics, quantitative biology, and molecular imaging to enable unprecedented views of normal function and disease in live organisms, from embryonic development to old age.”
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Susan Forsburg has been named Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences by USC President Carol L. Folt for accomplishments that have brought special renown to USC.

October 1, 2020
Susan Forsburg has been named Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences by USC President Carol L. Folt for accomplishments that have brought special renown to USC.
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