{"id":339,"date":"2026-07-31T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mckemy\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T22:21:24","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/mckemy\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--photo-wall\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"heading-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          David McKemy, Ph.D.\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Professor of Neurobiology<br \/>\nDirector, Undergraduate Neuroscience Program <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div 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