David Agus Discusses Health Rules from New Best-Selling Book

JANUARY 24 • 2014 PUBLISHED FOR THE USC HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS COMMUNITY VOLUME 1 • NUMBER 2 David Agus discusses health rules from new best-selling book

By Amy E. Hamaker Don’t wear stilettos. Cultivate “om” in the office. Know your ‘[When] people grocer. Smile. These topics aren’t just good advice for living a happier were asked what life, but also a healthier one, according to David Agus, MD, they wish they professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Agus and Keck School Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA would have done discussed Agus’ new book A Short Guide to a Long Life as part of differently in the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Jan. 15 in Mayer taking care of Auditorium. The 208-page book groups 65 rules into two chapters titled their health, the “What to Do” and “What to Avoid,” followed by a chapter titled two top answers “Doctor’s Orders,” which offers advice on how to care for your health in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond. The book recently were taking sold out of its third printing, and is on the New York Times best- better care of seller list. Agus explained the differences between his first book, The their teeth and End of Illness, and his new book. “The End of Illness was really taking better care a science book,” noted Agus. “This is more of a how-to book. I wanted to appeal to people who don’t know what to do to of their feet.’ prevent disease.” According to Agus, chapters were written in an easy-to-access —David Agus, MD, style, grounded in common sense and solid science. “For example, take the ‘don’t wear stilettos’ tip,” Agus explained. professor of medicine “In a recent study where people were asked what they wish at the Keck School of they would have done differently in taking care of their health, the two top answers were taking better care of their teeth and Jon Nalick Medicine of USC taking better care of their feet.” David Agus, professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of Agus’ advice for movement, eating habits, lifestyle changes USC, and Keck School Dean Carmen A. Puliafito discuss the rules for are designed to be preventive, drawing on knowledge gained living a healthy life during a recent lecture in the Dean’s Distinguished See AGUS, page 4 Lecturer series. Keck School to host New linear accelerator helps cancer patients at USC By Amy E. Hamaker edge intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatments, In the fight to make radiotherapy (IMRT), to be treated in five or fewer 2014 Lasker Lectures cancer a disease of the past, image-guided radiotherapy treatments. The Albert and Mary physiology at the Stanford Keck Medicine of USC (IGRT) and stereotactic This is the second Lasker Foundation has University School of has a new weapon. The body radiotherapy (SBRT) linear accelerator for the selected the Keck School Medicine. Südhof won Department of Radiation techniques available. department, which also has of Medicine of USC to host the 2013 Nobel Prize in Oncology at the Keck The system uses a CT simulator, a Varian the 2014 Lasker Lectures Physiology or Medicine School of Medicine of USC sophisticated imaging and Trilogy linear accelerator, a featuring recipients of the and shared the Albert recently received a new respiration synchronization CyberKnife, and a Gamma 2013 Lasker Awards. Lasker Basic Medical Varian TrueBeam STx linear tools to visualize soft tissue Knife. The Lasker Awards — Research Award for accelerator. during treatment and make Since the recruitment of among the most respected discoveries concerning Used to perform external changes accordingly. Its multiple faculty members, and coveted science prizes rapid neurotransmitter beam radiation treatments high-definition, multi- including Eric L. Chang, in the world — are given release. Their work for patients who have leaf collimator narrows MD, as chair, Almon Shiu, each year by the foundation provides insights into how cancer, linear accelerators the radiation beam with PhD, vice chair/chief of for outstanding basic and communication occurs in deliver high-energy X-rays precision and allows medical physics, Richard clinical medical research the brain. to the area of a patient’s physicians to provide larger Jennelle, MD, residency discoveries and for lifetime They will speak at 4 tumor, destroying cancer doses of radiation to smaller program director, radiation contributions to medical p.m. on March 4 in Mayer cells while leaving normal places accurately. Treatment oncology at USC has had science. The awards, which Auditorium. cells intact. The new times are much faster. SBRT numerous advancements carry an honorarium of The next 2014 Lasker linear accelerator allows also will allow some patients, in clinical, teaching and $250,000 in each category, Lectures will be given by Keck Medicine of USC who would normally require research arenas. were presented on Sept. Graeme M. Clark, MD, to offer the most cutting- a standard course of 30 to 40 “Our radiation oncologists 20, 2013, in New York City. Professor Emeritus at the are committed to providing This is the first time in University of Melbourne, patients with state-of- the 68-year history of the Australia, Ingeborg the-art treatments in a foundation that a major aca- Hochmair, PhD, co-founder compassionate setting,” demic medical center has and CEO of the cochlear said John Ferrelli, chief hosted lectures delivered implant company MED- administrative officer by all of the year’s win- EL, and Blake S. Wilson, of USC Norris Cancer ners of both the basic and co-director of the Duke Hospital. “The new linear clinical medical research Hearing Center at Duke accelerator will help them awards. University, who shared the in their work to help form The first lectures at Lasker-DeBakey Clinical the most effective and USC will be given by Medical Research Award comprehensive treatment Richard Scheller, PhD, for developing the modern plans for our patients.” executive vice president, cochlear implant, a device Having the newest

research administration at that allows the profoundly Ball Ryan linear accelerator available Genentech, and Thomas deaf to hear. It will be held for patients represents Südhof, MD, professor at 4 p.m. on April 10 in The new Varian TrueBeam STx linear accelerator uses sophisticated the commitment of Keck of molecular and cellular Mayer Auditorium. imaging and respiration synchronization tools to visualize soft tissue Medical Center of USC and during treatment and make changes accordingly. See TRUEBEAM, page 2 JANUARY 24 • 2014 KSOM Department of Surgery awarded $2 million NIH grant

By Ryan Ball “Many of the trials are designed to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Duke The Keck School of Medicine of look at things that we, as surgeons, have University, Baylor Research Institute, USC’s Department of Surgery was done for years but have no correspond- the University of Virginia and the Mon- recently awarded a $2 million grant ing data,” he explained. “Another goal treal Heart Institute. NIH’s National ‘Many of the from the National Institutes of Health is to do experimental, groundbreaking, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and trials are (NIH) to join the Cardiothoracic Surgery small trials that are truly revolutionary National Institute of Neurological Trials Network. The consortium of — for example, stem-cell and small- Disorders and Stroke, as well as the designed to sites throughout the United States and molecule therapy.” Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada has been charged with the mis- Bowdish said one of the major goals sponsor the endeavor. look at things sion to develop, coordinate and conduct has been to increase the amount of fed- “This grant helps put USC’s Cardio- that we, as collaborative, proof-of-concept studies eral dollars coming into the department. vascular Thoracic Institute on the same and interventional protocols to improve He also noted that one of the playing field as some of the best cardio- surgeons, have cardiovascular disease outcomes. strengths of the initiative is its vascular programs in the United States done for years The grant money will provide infra- multidisciplinary nature. His co- and Canada,” Bowdish remarked. structure support over a five-year period investigators at the Keck School are This is the second funding received but have no as USC operates as one of the core cardiologist Dave Shavelle, MD, by the Cardiothoracic Surgery Trials sites in the network. Michael Bowdish, associate professor of clinical medicine Network. corresponding MD, assistant professor of surgery and and director of the Interventional The group’s most recent trial, a study data.’ director of the Keck School’s mechanical Cardiology Fellowship and director of showing roughly equivalent outcomes circulatory support program, serves as the LAC+USC Cardiac Catheterization for patients who had leaky heart valves the principal investigator for the USC Laboratory; and Christi Heck, MD, replaced versus those who had them —Michael Bowdish, site. Bowdish will work with the other MMM, chief of neurology and director repaired, was recently presented at the assistant professor nine centers’ steering committees to de- of the USC Comprehensive Epilepsy American Heart Association Scientific of surgery cide which trials will be performed. The Program. Neurology is involved because Sessions, with simultaneous publication centers will then conduct the same four all of the trials are being designed with in the New England Journal of Medicine. or five trials, working collaboratively an interest in how heart surgery affects More information on the from design to analysis of results and the the brain. Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network publishing of papers. Other network participants include can be found at www.ctsurgerynet.org. Ostrow School launches division of oral and maxillofacial surgery USC names Jonathan Samet The Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and maxillofacial surgery at Children’s Distinguished Professor has launched the new division of oral and Hospital Los Angeles and director of maxillofacial surgery, which will provide craniomaxillofacial surgery at Cedars Sinai USC President C. L. students, residents and faculty of the Ostrow Medical Center. Max Nikias has named School access to unique educational, clinical “This unprecedented alliance between the Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, and research opportunities in the field. division of plastic and reconstructive surgery the Flora L. Thornton Announced by Ostrow School Dean Avishai at the Keck School of Medicine and the new Distinguished Chair of Sadan, DMD, in November 2013, the division division of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Preventive Medicine and will encompass educational activities related Ostrow School will create a unified initiative chair and professor of to the Ostrow Advanced Program in Oral of two distinct residencies,” Sadan said. preventive medicine at the and Maxillofacial Surgery, located at the Los He added, “The collaboration of research, Keck School of Medicine Angeles County+USC Medical Center, and education, clinical practice and global of USC, and director of the the Oral Surgery Clinic, located in the Norris initiatives will create the most visionary USC Institute for Global Dental Science Center. academic enterprise in North America for both Health, as Distinguished Jonathan Samet This new division will be chaired by Mark disciplines.” Professor. Urata, DDS, MD, who joins the Ostrow Sadan added that both students and faculty Samet is a member and national policies on School of Dentistry as associate professor of would benefit from a range of opportunities of the Institute of environmental risks. His clinical dentistry via a joint appointment with not normally available in traditional oral and Medicine and fellow of landmark contributions the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is maxillofacial surgery programs. the American Association in the area of active and board certified in both oral and maxillofacial “Dr. Urata will oversee the expansion for the Advancement passive smoking led to surgery and plastic surgery and is currently of both the scope and volume of clinical of Science. His honors the development and associate professor of plastic surgery, the activities at the Oral Surgery Clinic in the include the Edward advancement of smoke- Audrey Skirball-Kenis Chair and chief of the Norris Dental Science Center as well as Livingston Trudeau Medal free policies around the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery the range of oral and maxillofacial surgical of the American Thoracic world. of the Keck School. services offered at our faculty practice in the Society and American “I am deeply honored He is also head of the division of plastic Engemann Student Health Center,” he said. Lung Association, the to have been named Prince Mahidol Award in Distinguished Professor,” Public Health and two Samet said. “I have U.S. Surgeon General’s enjoyed my five years Medallions. at USC and having such HSC News Next Issue: Feb. 7 An internationally superb colleagues and recognized expert students. 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Associate Vice President, Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing: Deborah S. Fullerton TRUEBEAM: New tool in cancer fight

Executive Director, Creative Services at Keck Medicine of USC: Tom DeSanto Continued from Page 1 Cancer Hospital and Keck Norris Cancer Hospital to Hospital of USC. “We are Editor: Jon Nalick provide the latest technology always looking for novel available for its physicians to technologies and new Contributors: Ryan Ball, Eva Blaauw, Tania Chatila, Amy E. Hamaker, Carol Matthieu, Leslie treat their patients. opportunities to provide care Ridgeway and Alison Trinidad “USC Norris has long that is beyond exceptional. been a destination for With this new technology, Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing: Brenda Maceo patients seeking the we are doing just that — most compassionate and equipping our physicians Phone: (323) 442-2830 Fax: (323) 442-2832 innovative cancer care,” with a tool that will have Email: [email protected] said Scott Evans, PharmD, tremendous, lasting benefits MHA, CEO of USC Norris for our patients.” CIRM awards USC scientists $19 million to seek macular degeneration cure

By Leslie Ridgeway ophthalmology at the Keck The team proposes to said Keck School Dean “The goal of the Disease New research to slow School. The study is one use embryonic stem cells Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, Team award is to help vision loss for macular of six projects approved by to produce the support MBA, an ophthalmologist accelerate the development degeneration patients the program. Funding from cells, or retina pigment specializing in retinal of new therapies,” said has been funded at Keck CIRM for all six projects epithelium (RPE) cells, diseases. “Estimates Alan Trounson, PhD, Medicine of USC as part totals $61 million. needed to replace cells indicate that by 2020, more president of CIRM. “I of the third round of the Humayun said, “We lost in age-related macular than 450,000 people in think this is the sharp end California Institute of believe this research will degeneration (AMD). California alone will suffer of the CIRM program – we Regenerative Medicine’s help us restore native Research has shown that the vision loss or blindness need to get therapies into (CIRM) Disease Team photoreceptors so we can loss of RPE cells, located because of this disease, and clinical trials. The scientists awards. slow vision loss and even in a thin sheet at the back the innovative approach by are working together as The nearly $19 million restore eyesight in people of the eye, leads to AMD. Drs. Humayun and Hinton teams to demonstrate the study is led by principal who suffer from advanced To restore the RPE cells, shows distinct promise.” safety and efficacy of their investigators Mark dry age-related macular the USC team proposes With the CIRM funding, products that have evolved Humayun, MD, PhD, degeneration. CIRM has growing thin sheets of stem the team will proceed to test from discoveries in the professor of ophthalmology previously funded the early cell-derived cells to be the surgically implanted cell laboratory.” and biomedical engineering stages of this research, and surgically implanted into sheets in a Phase I clinical The funding was and professor of cell and with the much-needed the eye, replacing diseased trial. approved by the stem cell neurobiology at the Keck funding they provide sheets and restoring the The USC team of agency’s governing Board, School of Medicine of USC, through this Disease Team photoreceptors, the light researchers also includes the Independent Citizen’s and David Hinton, MD, grant, we will take our sensitive cells of the retina. scientists from University of Oversight Committee, at professor of pathology, research to the clinical trial “This research could be California at Santa Barbara a two-day meeting in Los neurological surgery and stage.” a game-changer in AMD,” and City of Hope. Angeles. Occupational therapy students help ramp up peer’s home modification project

By Jen Waters to be wheelchair accessible power drill and then had me To many, do-it-yourself — is to make tasks easier, drill in screws for one side renovation projects can be a reduce in-home accidents of the ramp,” said student costly headache waiting to and support independent Stephanie Dote. “She was happen. But for occupational living. a fantastic teacher and therapy student Donna Occupational therapy is a gave great pointers; once Ozawa, it’s a real passion. health-care profession that, I finished my side, I was Ozawa has two decades among other things, modifies actually proud of myself and of experience in disciplines the interaction between the it made me more interested including sculpture, design physical environment and in carpentry and using and wheelchair engineering. an individual’s everyday tools.” She received an executive activities. After construction, certificate in home “I wanted to make Bae tested the ramp, and modification from the USC a connection between other students simulated Davis School of Gerontology building and health care,” Division of OccupationalCourtesy Science and Occupational Therapy the experience using a in 2012, and has worked Ozawa said, about why Occupational therapy student Donna Ozawa runs a circular saw to manually pushed wheelchair with several professional and she chose to attend USC, construct a wheelchair ramp for a classmate. loaned from the Division volunteer organizations to home to U.S. News & World of Occupational Science adapt home spaces to better Report’s No. 1 occupational a power wheelchair, team event,” said Becca and Occupational Therapy fit residents’ needs. therapy graduate educational together. Heymann, who joined the of the Ostrow School of Now a student in USC’s program. “Donna has a lot of tools build team. “Everyone Dentistry of USC. After a occupational therapy Once on campus, Ozawa at her house, but there was able to contribute to few adjustments the team master’s class of 2015, Ozawa met fellow occupational are two steps to enter her something, and Donna gave had their finished ramp. But is pursuing a career that therapy student Eun Kyung house,” Bae said. “I sit on a us all a tutorial on how to more importantly, Bae was will allow her to seamlessly Bae, a Korean native who wheelchair, so we decided to use the tools.” able to enter her colleague’s combine her experiences earned her undergraduate make a [wheelchair] ramp.” Soon, students who had home. and interests to help people degree in woodworking and Ozawa and Bae reviewed never used power tools were “It was a great bonding lead healthier, happier lives furniture design. standards for accessible sawing wood, snapping day for everyone who came,” in their residences. When an early semester design, drafted blueprints chalk lines and drilling said Dote. “Everyone The purpose of home assignment tasked students for a plywood wheelchair screws. Bae’s expertise in learned something new.” modification projects — to analyze the impact of ramp, and then, with the furniture construction was But the project wouldn’t such as placing non-slip built environments on help of a team of USC also an asset for the novice be finished without one backing under floor rugs, disability accessibility, it Occupational Therapy classmates. final Trojan touch: They installing grab bars for easy seemed only fitting that students, built it. “Donna really wanted decorated the wheelchair shower entry and exit, or Ozawa and Bae, who also has “We made it a potluck, everyone to get involved, so ramp in USC’s signature retrofitting entire houses a spinal cord injury and uses and it was a very social she taught me how to use a cardinal and gold.

Emergency Medicine launches Twin Towers inmate services care project

By Kimberly Pluth Hills Hospital physicians, is available that relies on the medical center days, just long enough for health- The Keck School of Medicine of to treat medical problems in-house communicating with the Sheriff’s care benefits, such as Medi-Cal, to USC’s Department of Emergency without the use of an ambulance, Department.” lapse. Many former inmates find Medicine has partnered with the Los police car or many other county When the jail emergency room themselves without coverage and Angeles Sheriff’s Department and resources. at LAC+USC reaches full capacity, seek emergency care at LAC+USC. California Department of Healthcare “If you are incarcerated and you it must be closed to new cases By providing proper health care to Services to provide care to inmates have any medical problems, the and requires sheriff’s department inmates while in custody, the program within the Twin Towers Correctional likelihood that something bad is resources. Since the urgent care aims to improve health and reduce Facility. going to happen is much greater,” center opened in July, the jail reliance on high-cost emergency The Inmate Services Care Project said Erick Eiting, MD, MPH, emergency room has reduced its over- services. Specialty clinics and more includes an onsite urgent care center assistant professor of emergency capacity hours from more than 400 medical staff at the Twin Towers will that is staffed by an emergency medicine at the Keck School and per month to less than 160. be added in the months to come. physician and physician assistant director of inmate services. “You The Inmate Services Care Project The Twin Towers Correctional every day from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. are taking a patient population that also seeks to reduce inmates’ Facility, part of the Los Angeles The staff, made up of Keck School is difficult to manage to begin with emergency visits after release. The County Jail System, houses as many faculty members and USC Verdugo and throwing them into a system average stay at Twin Towers is 45 as 19,000 inmates daily. JANUARY 24 • 2014

Valter Longo seeks clues to a long and healthy life

Calendar of Events By Cristy Lytal Ecuador that had a mutation Valter Longo, PhD, is out in the equivalent genes. As a Saturday, Jan. 25 to prove that gerontology is result, they lacked a growth- 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Department of Radiation Oncology, Keck a young man’s game. The hormone receptor, and this School of Medicine of USC Office of Continuing Medical 46-year-old USC professor made them both small in Education. “Radiation Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium,” of gerontology and biological stature and long-lived, with various speakers. Aresty Auditorium. Info: (323) 442-2555 sciences has dedicated his very little diabetes or cancer career to slowing the impla- susceptibility. 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Women’s Health Symposium. cable process of aging. By inhibiting these same Workshops and panel discussions for future health-care Growing up in Genoa, groups of genes either by providers. Keynote speaker: Ellen Beck, UC San Diego. Mayer Italy, Longo spent countless mutations or starvation,

Auditorium. RSVP at www.usc.edu/esvp (code: 0125). Info: hours emulating the guitar Dietmar Quistorf Longo found evidence that [email protected] stylings of rock legends Jimi Valter Longo healthy cells might receive Hendrix and Mark Knopfler protection not only from Monday, Jan. 27 from Dire Straits. At age 16, deeply rooted in rock, he the aging stress, but also Noon. KSOM Research Seminar Series. “Multidisciplinary and he moved to Chicago to take refused, and the music from chemotherapy effects, Globally Translational Approaches to Melanoma Prevention,” jazz guitar lessons before department told him to find and that cancer cells might Myles Cockburn, USC. Aresty Auditorium. heading to the University of a different major. “Without become more sensitive to North Texas to continue his hesitation, I said, ‘I want to chemotherapy. Clinical trials 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Southern California Clinical and Translational studies. learn about aging,’” he said. are currently underway at Science Institute. “Academic Advancement and Promotion,” During his second year After receiving his PhD the USC Norris Compre- Judy Garner, USC. Aresty Auditorium. RSVP: of college as a music major, in biochemistry at UCLA, hensive Cancer Center, [email protected] Longo was tapped to direct Longo decided to take a Mayo Clinic and elsewhere the marching band. As his molecular approach to aging, to explore whether fasting Tuesday, Jan. 28 music sensibilities were so he joined the UCLA labs can improve outcomes in Noon – 1 p.m. Faculty Development Seminar. “Promoting of chemist Joan S. Valentine, patients receiving chemo- & Assessing Professionalism,” Julie Nyquist, Stephanie Zia, PhD, and geneticist Edith B. therapy for lymphoma as USC. Norris Medical Library West Conference Room. Info: AGUS: Book aims Gralla, PhD. well as breast, prostate and (323) 442-2746, [email protected] to spur good habits Looking at yeast, a simple colorectal cancers. unicellular organism, he “When you take away a Noon. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. “Acceptance and Change discovered a group of genes, lot of nutrients, the cancer in Couple Therapy,” Andrew Christensen, UCLA. ZNI Room also present in humans, that struggles,” said Longo. “And 112. Info: (323) 442-4065 promote the aging process then if you take away the nu- in response to glucose. By trients and you give chemo, Noon. Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research knocking out these genes, he it struggles even more.” Seminar. “Good Neighbors: Niche-derived Signals in Directed could mimic a calorie- and Longo is currently collabo- Differentiation of Pancreatic Beta Cells,” Julie Sneddon, glucose-restricted diet and rating with Gregor Adams, Harvard. Broad CIRM Center Seminar Room. Info: (323) extend the yeast’s lifespan. PhD, assistant professor at 442-8084 First as a postdoctoral the Eli and Edythe Broad fellow, and then as a faculty Center for Regenerative Wednesday, Jan. 29 member and director of the Medicine and Stem Cell 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. USC Health Systems Improvement Longevity Institute at USC, Research at USC, to publish Collaborative, USC Stevens Center for Innovation, USC/ Longo has continued his a study on diets that can re- CHLA Medical Innovation Program. “Can We Master Patient research into the genes that duce immunosuppression in Safety? Tools, Trends and Technologies,” various speakers, Continued from Page 1 control aging. the elderly or chemotherapy lunch will be provided. Broad CIRM Center Seminar Room. from well-controlled clinical In 2001, he discovered patients. He’s also conduct- RSVP: https://uscpatientsafety012914.eventbrite.com trials with results gained another group of yeast genes ing a clinical trial exploring over time. “There’s a lot that control both aging and whether a five-day fast can Noon – 1 p.m. Faculty Development Seminar. “Teaching in the of wrong information out overall growth in response stimulate stem cell-based Clinical Setting,” Win May, Tatum Korin, USC. Norris Medical there about health, and not to amino acids. He later regeneration of multiple Library West Conference Room. Info: (323) 442-2746, enough good leadership,” he found a human population in organ systems. [email protected] said, citing the importance of doing your own health as- Noon – 1 p.m. Inaugural Floyd H. Gilles Lecture in sessment. “In today’s world, USC Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing Non-Profit Organization Neuroscience Research. “Development and Adult you get just a few minutes 1975 Zonal Ave. KAM 400 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Los Angeles, CA 90033 University of Southern California Connectomics of the Cerebral Cortex,” Larry Swanson, USC. with the doctor; you need CHLA, Saban Research Building Auditorium, 4661 Sunset to know your own body so Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027. Info: CHLA.org/gilleslecture, that, you know what to talk [email protected]. about,” he said. “Keep a log, and you’ll start to see cor- Thursday, Jan. 30 relations. With enough data, Noon – 1 p.m. Faculty Development Seminar. “Lectures error goes away.” Medical Students Will Want to Attend,” Mikel Snow, Dixie “Dr. Agus is a clinician- Fisher, USC. Norris Medical Library West Conference Room. scientist, and there is no Info: (323) 442-2746, [email protected] question of his commitment to health and fighting Noon – 1 p.m. Cellular Homeostasis Lecture Series. cancer,” added Puliafito. “Metabolic Control of Self-Renewal in Liver Tumor-Initiating “As an oncologist, scientist Stem Cells,” Douglas Feldman, USC. MCH Room 156. Info: and teacher, he has demon- (323) 442-3121, [email protected] strated a willingness to look beyond conventional wis- 4 – 5 p.m. Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute Seminar dom to help his patients and Series. “Diet Affects Brain Development and Behavior: others find health answers A Potential Role for DNA Methylation,” Teresa Reyes, that work for them. It’s an University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Harkness honor to have him among Auditorium. Info: (323) 442-2500 our distinguished faculty.”

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