USC Dornsife News

Experts explain how our gut, and the trillions of microorganisms within, can influence our mood, cognition and over overall health.

Time Lord biology gets a scholarly examination in Scientific American.

USC Dornsife senior Woori Lee established a nonprofit that provides aid and resources to individuals like her grandfather who fled the authoritarian nation.

Service has been at the heart of the USC Dornsife experience for Sanghavi, who on May 13 receives degrees in human biology and in pharmacology and drug development.

Noelani Day, the first Tongan from the island to swim at the Games, grew up sharing the waters around her home with humpback whales. The first-year USC Dornsife student now plans to become a physiotherapist. [5 min read]

Angelina Crittenden is already making a difference through the First Generation Student Leadership Program she helped create. Her long-term plan: becoming a medical examiner. [3 min read]

As dietitian for the Los Angeles Chargers football team, human biology graduate Erica Capellino helps keep the athletes strong with good food that’s good for them. [1 ½ min read]

Lured by the opportunity to do undergraduate research at USC Dornsife, human biology major Kaushik Parvathaneni has thrived. Up next: a master’s degree and studying medicine.

Stem cell research has been a passion for Natasha Natarajan since she was 15. Now she’s pursuing a master’s in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine.