{"id":1137,"date":"2023-04-28T19:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/?page_id=1137"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:52:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:52:22","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2025\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          The Application Portal for the 2025 Bridge UnderGraduate Science (BUGS) Summer Research Program is now OPEN.\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\">Undergraduates from ANY major\/school with an interest in doing any research related to improving our understanding of the human body are invited to apply to this cross-disciplinary program.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #990000;\">Application Deadline is April 13, 2025<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/bugs-program\/\">MORE INFORMATION <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/03\/News1_BUGS_2025.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2025\/03\/News1_BUGS_2025.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2024\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Welcome, undergraduate participants, to the start of the 2024 BUGS Summer Research Program at USC Bridge Institute!\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>May 20, 2024\u00a0 &#8211; August 3, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/bugs-program\/\"><strong>More Information <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2024\/05\/E3_24.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2024\/05\/E3_24.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2023\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Congratulations to Bridge faculty member  Professor Vadim Cherezov!\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>October 23, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vadim Cherezov has been appointed<br \/>\nthe Ester Dornsife Chair in Biological Sciences and Professor of Chemistry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/news2023_7_Cherezov.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/news2023_7_Cherezov.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Vadim Cherezov\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/cryo-electron-immune-secrets\/\" \n         target=\"_blank\"                 class=\"\" \n      >Unlocking secrets of immune system proteins: A potential path to new treatments<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"p1\"><strong>By USC Dornsife News<br \/>\nOctober 17, 2023<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Cryo-electron microscopy reveals intricate workings of key <\/i><i>receptors, offering fresh insights into combating disease<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The article <\/span>\u201cMolecular basis of anaphylatoxin binding, <\/strong><strong>activation, and signaling bias at complement receptors\u201d <\/strong><strong>was published on October 17, 2023, in the scientific journal <em>Cell<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cell.2023.09.020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cell.2023.09.020<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This research led by <strong>Dr. Cornelius Gati<\/strong> at the Bridge Institute, USC in collaboration with researchers from India, \u00a0Australia and Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/cryo-electron-immune-secrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/cryo-electron-immune-secrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Unlocking secrets of immune system proteins: A potential path to new treatments\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/news2023_5_Gati.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/10\/news2023_5_Gati.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Cryo-electron microscopy reveals intricate workings of key\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/trojan-family\/exploring-through-inventing-scott-fraser\/\" \n         target=\"_blank\"                 class=\"\" \n      >Scott Fraser: An explorer through invention<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong style=\"color: #990000;\">USC Trojan Family<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summer 2023<\/p>\n<p>Scientific polymath Scott Fraser has a special talent for live imaging of microscopic organisms \u2014 among a multitude of skills.<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline\">by Leigh Hopper<\/div>\n<div>(Photo\/Gus Ruelas; Illustration\/Brosmind)<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/trojan-family\/exploring-through-inventing-scott-fraser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/trojan-family\/exploring-through-inventing-scott-fraser\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Scott Fraser: An explorer through invention\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/09\/news2023_4_Scott.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/09\/news2023_4_Scott.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Scott Fraser\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/breaking-the-constraints-of-aromaticity\/\" \n         target=\"_blank\"                 class=\"\" \n      >Breaking the Constraints of Aromaticity<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong style=\"color: #990000;\">USC Dornsife Department of Chemistry<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>By\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:edebeer@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Em Tielman<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; May 22, 2023<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<em>Nature Chemistry<\/em>. 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A link to the online version can be found here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41557-023-01188-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41557-023-01188-z<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/breaking-the-constraints-of-aromaticity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/chemistry\/breaking-the-constraints-of-aromaticity\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Breaking the Constraints of Aromaticity\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/05\/news2023_3_NatureChemFokinLab.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/05\/news2023_3_NatureChemFokinLab.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Nature Chem Fokin Lab\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Announcement: Bridge Institute and QCB Member Helen Berman Elected to NAS | April 2023\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>May 2, 2023<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to Helen Berman, <\/strong>\u00a0Professor (Research) of Quantitative and Computational Biology and the Bridge Institute at the University of Southern California, <strong>on her election to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/2023\/05\/03\/announcement-qcbs-helen-berman-elected-to-nas-april-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/05\/news2023_2_HB.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/05\/news2023_2_HB.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Helen Berman\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          USC scientists see a key role for AI and 3D modeling in drug discovery\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>USC News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>April 26, 2023,\u00a0 BY\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/author\/leigh-hopper\/\">Leigh Hopper<\/a><\/p>\n<p>USC\u2019s Vsevolod \u201cSeva\u201d Katritch discusses how structure-based virtual screening and AI could disrupt the time-consuming, expensive process of drug discovery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/207517\/ai-and-drug-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>More Information <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2023_1.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2023_1.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"news\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Scientists aim to catalyze USC drug discovery using workshops and new technology\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"article-date\"><time>FEBRUARY 24, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<div><strong>By Emily Gersema<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-content\">Scientists at USC Dornsife and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience are hoping to spark drug research across the university by hosting a series of workshops starting Friday.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/205478\/usc-michelson-drug-discovery-innovation-workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/03\/news1-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/03\/news1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"USC Michelson Center\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2022\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          SoCalBio to Honor 2022 Innovation Award Winners on December 1st Gala\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>DECEMBER 8, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Scott Fraser, PhD of USC Science Initiatives on receiving the 2022 Outstanding Researcher Award!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.streetinsider.com\/PRNewswire\/SoCalBio+to+Honor+2022+Innovation+Award+Winners+on+December+1st+Gala\/20920118.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2022\/12\/featured_faculty1-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2022\/12\/featured_faculty1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Discovery involving sodium could lead to safer painkillers such as fentanyl\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"article-date\"><time>NOVEMBER 30, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-content\">A study by USC scientists and colleagues shows a potential new way to make the nation\u2019s deadliest painkiller, fentanyl, safer.<\/div>\n<div class=\"html-content\"><strong>By Emily Gersema<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/203956\/fentanyl-safety-sodium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; 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Joy &#8211; June 8, 2022<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"html-content\">Findings by scientists at USC Dornsife using cryogenic electron microscopy could lead to answers for neurological disorders from anxiety to schizophrenia and Parkinson\u2019s disease to autism spectrum disorder.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3711\/cryo-em-gaba-transporter-autism-parkinsons-schizophrenia-seizure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2022_2.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2022_2.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          USC team shows how memories are stored in the brain, with potential impact on conditions like PTSD\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>USC Dornsife News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Magali Gruet &#8211; January 10, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3613\/how-memories-are-stored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2022_3.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2022_3.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2021\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Now scientists can efficiently screen billions of chemical compounds to find effective new drug therapies\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>USC Dornsife News<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>By Darrin S. Joy &#8211; December 15, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a study in Nature, researchers led by USC Dornsife\u2019s Vsevolod Katritch demonstrate a virtual method of sifting through \u201cmolecular puzzle pieces\u201d to build compounds that match drug targets on proteins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3599\/v-synthes-computational-chemistry-drug-discovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2022_4.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2022_4.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          A renewed collaboration between USC and Agilent promises new scientific advancements\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>USC Dornsife News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By\u00a0Darrin S. Joy<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<time>November 5, 2021<\/time><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-sub-title\">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.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/3574\/usc-agilent-alliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>For More Information <\/strong><strong><span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00; padding-left: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em;\">\u2794<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2021_5.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/bridge-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2023\/04\/news2021_5.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          2020\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Scientists gain detailed images of how a protein that calms brain activity works\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"story-sub-title\"><strong>USC Dornsife News<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-sub-title\"><strong>By Darrin S. 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