2023
Congratulations to Bridge faculty member Professor Vadim Cherezov!
October 23, 2023
Vadim Cherezov has been appointed
the Ester Dornsife Chair in Biological Sciences and Professor of Chemistry.
By USC Dornsife News
October 17, 2023
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals intricate workings of key receptors, offering fresh insights into combating disease
The article “Molecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors” was published on October 17, 2023, in the scientific journal Cell
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.020
This research led by Dr. Cornelius Gati at the Bridge Institute, USC in collaboration with researchers from India, Australia and Switzerland
USC Trojan Family
Summer 2023
Scientific polymath Scott Fraser has a special talent for live imaging of microscopic organisms — among a multitude of skills.
USC Dornsife Department of Chemistry
By Em Tielman – May 22, 2023
A team of researchers in the USC Department of Chemistry have made a significant discovery which will be detailed in their article published in the June 2023 issue of Nature Chemistry. This discovery not only bears significance for the field of organic chemistry but also provides indisputable evidence that the work of graduate student researchers is crucial for delving deep into a subject so that more foundational knowledge can be uncovered.
A link to the online version can be found here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-023-01188-z.
Announcement: Bridge Institute and QCB Member Helen Berman Elected to NAS | April 2023
May 2, 2023
Congratulations to Helen Berman, Professor (Research) of Quantitative and Computational Biology and the Bridge Institute at the University of Southern California, on her election to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)!
USC scientists see a key role for AI and 3D modeling in drug discovery
USC News
April 26, 2023, BY Leigh Hopper
USC’s Vsevolod “Seva” Katritch discusses how structure-based virtual screening and AI could disrupt the time-consuming, expensive process of drug discovery.
Scientists aim to catalyze USC drug discovery using workshops and new technology
2022
SoCalBio to Honor 2022 Innovation Award Winners on December 1st Gala
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Congratulations to Scott Fraser, PhD of USC Science Initiatives on receiving the 2022 Outstanding Researcher Award!
Discovery involving sodium could lead to safer painkillers such as fentanyl
First look at a small protein’s structure could advance treatments for epilepsy and other disorders
USC team shows how memories are stored in the brain, with potential impact on conditions like PTSD
USC Dornsife News
By Magali Gruet – January 10, 2022
Fish that glow; a tailor-made microscope; a new way to catalog science. After six years, researchers produce the first snapshots of memory in a living animal.
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2021
Now scientists can efficiently screen billions of chemical compounds to find effective new drug therapies
USC Dornsife News
By Darrin S. Joy – December 15, 2021
In a study in Nature, researchers led by USC Dornsife’s Vsevolod Katritch demonstrate a virtual method of sifting through “molecular puzzle pieces” to build compounds that match drug targets on proteins.
A renewed collaboration between USC and Agilent promises new scientific advancements
USC Dornsife News
By Darrin S. Joy –
The alliance between the university and the analytical laboratory instrument manufacturer, begun in 2018, builds on successes and expands to include new opportunities for scientific progress.
2020
Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works
USC Dornsife News
By Darrin S. Joy –
The findings provide a clear path to uncovering new drugs to control addiction, pain and neurological disorders such as epilepsy and muscle spasticity.
Better obesity treatments may lie ahead after discovery of key protein structure
USC News
By Emily Gersema, April 23, 2020
An international team of scientists, led by Raymond Stevens of USC’s Bridge Institute, is investigating a protein in the brain that will likely be the target of improved obesity therapies.
From detecting lung cancer to spotting counterfeit money, this new imaging technology could have countless uses
USC News
By Gary Polakovic FEBRUARY 5, 2020
The newly developed method is called SEER, which USC researchers say works up to 67 times faster and provides far greater definition than current techniques.
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