USC Dornsife News

The high-achieving sisters, both USC Presidential Scholars, eye careers in medicine while studying at USC Dornsife and USC Leonard Davis. [3¾ min read]

Eric Hoyeon Song, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from USC Dornsife, is one of 30 scholars to receive the 2020 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. [2½ min read]

A beloved teacher who was devoted to his students and an outstanding biochemist whose career at USC Dornsife spanned more than 35 years, Michael Appleman pioneered research into cellular signaling. [4 min read]

Vivek Shah graduated from USC Dornsife with bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry and philosophy setting a steady foundation for his future studying medicine.

Inspired to find answers by her grandfather’s heart disease, Tiffany Lian is conducting research on taste receptors that may benefit drug discovery and development.

Incoming freshman Taylor Harp traces her start in IronKids to joining USC’s triathlon team. The biochemistry major plans to attend medical school and continue her humanitarian efforts.

A new progressive master’s degree in molecular genetics and biochemistry gives undergraduates a chance to earn an advanced degree and delve into a research project with an extra year of study. Application deadline is March 1.

Led by biological sciences major Sarah Waliany of USC Dornsife, undergraduates start an online science magazine and fill a crucial niche largely ignored by mainstream media.