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MAY 2 • 2014 PUBLISHED FOR THE USC HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS COMMUNITY VOLUME 1 • NUMBER 9

Paul Craig named Alia Tutor Endowed Chair established at Keck School USC Health’s chief By Amy E. Hamaker administrative Alia Tutor, wife of USC officer trustee Ronald Tutor, both longtime supporters of the By Leslie Ridgeway university, is providing a gift to Keck Medicine of USC establish the Alia Tutor Chair ‘Richard named Paul Craig, RN, JD, a in Reproductive Medicine at seasoned medical and human the Keck School of Medicine Paulson’s resources professional, as of USC. The new chair will be the new chief administrative housed in the Department of groundbreaking officer of USC Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology. effective May 5, 2014. A former advisor to the research and Craig comes to Keck United Nation’s Office for Medicine from Children’s Partnerships, Alia Tutor has From left: Keck School of Medicine Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, treatment have Hospital Los Angeles, where a concern for others that Alia Tutor and Richard Paulson, holder of The Alia Tutor Chair in he serves as stretches from USC around the Reproductive Medicine. given hope to vice president globe. She currently dedicates for human her time and leadership on is an internationally recognized expert many couples resources and the board of directors of Indego Africa, an in fertility in women over age 40. He as the hospital’s organization that provides female artisans published several landmark investigations who feared they chief human in war-torn Rwanda with education, addressing the effect of age upon female resources leadership skills and other training to fertility, including the first observation that would never Paul Craig officer. become successful businesswomen. egg donation could be used to extend the His more The inaugural holder of the Alia Tutor reproductive lifespan in women over 40. be able to have than 30 years of experience Chair in Reproductive Medicine is Richard His research has resulted in publication includes practicing law and Paulson, MD, professor of obstetrics and of the first series of successful pregnancies children.’ working as a registered nurse gynecology, chief of the division of repro- in women over age 50 in the journal Lancet in intensive care units and ductive endocrinology and infertility, and (1993), of obstetric outcomes in women emergency departments. director of USC Fertility. in their 50s in the Journal of the American Reporting directly to “Richard Paulson’s groundbreaking Medical Association (2002) and of the effects —Keck School Tom Jackiewicz, senior research and treatment have given hope to of parenting stress in mothers in their 50s vice president and CEO many couples who feared they would never in the journal Fertility & Sterility (2007). of Medicine Dean for USC Health, Craig will be able to have children,” said Keck School Most recently, Paulson’s division found be responsible for central Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA. that women who have insufficiency in Carmen A. Puliafito coordination of health system “This generous gift is a testament to his vitamin D levels have decreased pregnancy activities operations and innovation and leadership and will assist rates, and are studying how reproductive planning, and ensuring the him in his important work.” steroids such as estrogen and progesterone timely flow of information to Paulson has served as director of the are absorbed by the body and best and from the executive office. fertility program at USC since 1986. He See TUTOR CHAIR, page 2 He also will concentrate on streamlining operations and leading task forces Keck Medicine of USC volunteers help marathon runner survive heart attack and initiatives to facilitate By Leslie Ridgeway organizational improvement. “It was absolute luck.” Before his tenure at Jode Lebeda said he was in the Children’s Hospital, Craig right place at the right time when spent nine years at the he collapsed during the ASICS Los University of California, San Angeles Marathon on March 9. Diego where he served as The 28-year-old, running in his first associate vice chancellor, — and as he said, “almost my last” Human Resources and Risk marathon — dropped to the ground in Management for UCSD full cardiac arrest just after mile 20. It Health Sciences, which was indeed luck that he had this life- includes the medical school, threatening episode near one of the two medical centers and the medical tents staffed by the official faculty medical group. He medical sponsor of the marathon — also served as chief human Keck Medicine of USC. resources and risk officer at Jatin Shah, MD, a Keck Medicine the UCSD Health System. of USC emergency medicine Before UCSD, Craig was the physician volunteering at one of chief operating officer at Saint the tents, was on the scene in a Francis Memorial Hospital in heartbeat. Along with Los Angeles San Francisco. Fire Department staff assigned to the Craig will lead initiatives marathon, Shah stabilized Lebeda, Jon Nalick for organizational who was then transported to Ronald Marathon runner and heart-attack survivor Jode Lebeda (right) thanks Keck Medicine of USC improvement and true Reagan UCLA Medical Center, volunteers for his survival at an April 21 press conference at Los Angeles Fire Station 3 in Los system integration and work where he spent 10 days — some of Angeles. Moments later, Glenn Ault (left), medical director of the ASICS LA Marathon and on implementing the select them in a medically induced coma associate dean of clinical administration, Keck School of Medicine of USC, took the podium to insurance network currently — in the neurointensive care unit say, “I think I can speak for everyone when I say we’re all pleased with the outcome.” under development, as well as while he recuperated from the effects managing the Keck Medicine of acute dehydration. On April 21, “The weather went up to 81 the marathon. But when people over- International Medicine Lebeda got the chance to meet and degrees and in afternoon we saw exert themselves in those conditions, Program and assisting in thank Shah and his other rescuers many more people with cramps it’s not surprising when they get into onboarding the practices of at a press conference at the Los and dehydration,” said Shah after trouble.” See CRAIG, page 3 Angeles Fire Department Station 3 in the press conference. “It’s rare for Since 2012, Keck Medicine of USC downtown Los Angeles. someone to have a heart attack during See MARATHON, page 3 MAY 2 • 2014 Keck Medical Center CEO Scott Evans wins Healthcare Leadership Award Scott Evans, PharmD, MHA, CEO of Keck manager accountability. This created an alignment Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital, between department-specific objectives and the was named Hospital CEO of the year at the Los organization’s overall goals. Evans has also been a Angeles Business Journal’s annual Healthcare champion for the Commitment to Quality initiative Leadership Awards event held at the Millenium and has redesigned the performance improvement Biltmore Hotel on April 23. process through creating a template for standardizing “We recognize the importance in our communities reporting. and in our personal lives of local health-care lead- Evans has been with USC for more than 10 years. ers and we’re proud to name Scott Evans this year’s Before being appointed CEO in 2012, Evans served Hospital CEO award winner,” said Matthew Toledo, as chief operating officer for Keck Hospital of USC publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Business and USC Norris Cancer Hospital for five years. He Journal. “Scott’s remarkable leadership at Keck joined USC University Hospital (now Keck Hospital) Medical Center of USC has helped transform health in 2004 as the hospital’s director of pharmacy services care for thousands of Los Angeles area residents and and residency program director for the USC School of his commitment to quality care and employee satis- Pharmacy. faction is the foundation for the growth of one of our As an adjunct member of USC’s faculty, he Scott Evans accepts his award from Matthew Toledo, area’s strongest university-based medical enterprises.” developed several key pharmacist positions publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Business Journal. Evans was honored along with 15 other health-care including specialists in psychiatry, infectious disease, leaders in Los Angeles. The awards are given every Evans also told the crowd that it is exciting to be ambulatory care and transplantation. Under his year to recognize the accomplishments of individuals expanding health-care services in the greater Los direction, the hospital was recognized by the National and organizations that have contributed to improving Angeles area, including the recent move of Keck Patient Safety Congress for a pioneering patient health-care delivery in Los Angeles. Medicine – Downtown Los Angeles clinic on 8th and safety project related to tele-pharmacy services in “It’s a great honor to be recognized for being part of Flower streets to reach more of the vital downtown California. an organization dedicated to delivering compassionate business and residential audience. Evans earned a doctor of pharmacy degree at patient care to those Southern Californians who seek The Los Angeles Business Journal honored Evans the USC School of Pharmacy with post-graduate help and hope for their serious health-care issues,” for his leadership of Keck Medical Center, one of the residency training at the Department of Veterans said Evans. “By honoring me, you honor our entire nation’s top university-based medical centers, through Affairs and the USC School of Pharmacy. He also medical center team — the expert physicians, surgical the transformation and evolution of health-care earned an Executive Master of Health Administration teams, nurses, administrative staff and everyone who reform. Evans initiated a hospital department-specific from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and is goes beyond exceptional medicine in what they do balanced scorecard that measures quality outcomes, working on his Ed.D. in organizational leadership at every day.” financial performance and service levels, and increases Pepperdine University. Keck School of Medicine scientist to co-lead new stroke drug clinical trial Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, director of the in patients who have experienced moderately currently indicated for the treatment of acute Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Keck School severe ischemic stroke. The drug will be given ischemic stroke. of Medicine of USC, will co-lead a multicenter intravenously as a 15-minute infusion every 12 Zlokovic said, “From the beginning, our intent Phase 2 clinical trial of an experimental drug hours for up to five treatments, and four dose has been to bring promising scientific discoveries developed in his lab to treat patients suffering levels will be evaluated. About 100 participants, from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside, from acute ischemic stroke. ages 18 to 80, will be followed for 90 days. where they have the most impact. We are pleased Zlokovic, who is a co-investigator on the study, The experimental drug is a genetically to have this opportunity to continue our work in is a co-founder of ZZ Biotech scientific, which is engineered variant of the naturally occurring translational medicine and save more lives.” making the drug, known as 3K3A-APC. activated protein C, which plays a role in the ZZ Biotech was founded in 2006 by Zlokovic The Phase 2 study will evaluate safety, regulation of blood clotting and inflammation. In and financier and philanthropist Selim Zilkha, and tolerability and activity of 3K3A-APC when animal models of stroke, 3K3A-APC has helped has been funded to date by private investors and a given after tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, prevent bleeding caused by tPA, the only drug Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project grant.

TUTOR CHAIR: Inaugural holder lauds progress in fertility, but says more work remains

Continued from Page 1 record at the time, age 63, Paulson completed his Los Angeles, David Geffen extraordinary efforts helped administered in a clinical through in vitro fertilization bachelor’s degree in physics, School of Medicine. the U.N. in reaching its setting. and frozen embryo transfer. magna cum laude, from the He received specialty ambitiwous Millennium In 1997, Paulson made (The patient had not University of California, Los training in obstetrics and Development Goals. headlines worldwide when disclosed her actual age, as Angeles, College of Letters gynecology at the Harbor- Among these goals are he facilitated a successful she would not have qualified and Science, and his doctor UCLA Medical Center and improving maternal health, pregnancy and healthy birth for treatment at USC due to of medicine degree at the subspecialty training in reducing child mortality, and in the oldest woman on its age limit of 55 years.) University of California, reproductive endocrinology promoting universal primary and infertility at the USC education. School of Medicine, where Alia Tutor also has held he joined the full-time several executive positions faculty in 1986. He is board in the private sector, HSC News Next Issue: May 16 certified in reproductive including vice president endocrinology. of business development “Chairs like in this field for both Nourish Capital HSC News is published for the faculty, staff, students, volunteers and visitors in the University are rare,” said Paulson, “and and Yorkshire Global of Southern California’s Health Sciences Campus community. It is written and produced by the although we’ve made a lot Restaurants. Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing staff. Permission to reprint articles is available of progress in the fields of Ronald Tutor is chairman upon request. No artwork may be reproduced without the artist’s consent reproductive endocrinology and chief executive and infertility, there is still officer of Tutor Perini Associate Vice President, Health Sciences Public Relations and Marketing: a great deal of work to be Corporation, president of Deborah S. Fullerton done. It’s a wonderful gift Tutor-Saliba Corporation, Executive Director of Creative Services: Tom DeSanto from the Tutor family to the and a co-owner of Miramax Trojan Family.” Films. An alum and Assistant Director of Publications: Sara Reeve A graduate of Columbia longtime USC benefactor, Law School, Alia Tutor has Tutor is a member of the Editor: Jon Nalick served as an adviser at the Executive Committee of Contributors: Eva Blaauw, Amy E. Hamaker, Paul Karon, Jessican Morin, Leslie Ridgeway and United Nations Office for the university’s Board of Alison Trinidad Partnerships, where she Trustees. The Tutor name promoted and developed graces two USC University Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing: Brenda Maceo novel collaborations and Park campus buildings: alliances between the the Ronald Tutor Campus Phone: (323) 442-2830 Fax: (323) 442-2832 U.N. and corporations, Center and the USC Viterbi Email: [email protected] Web: hscnews.usc.edu foundations and civil School of Engineering’s society organizations. Such Tutor Hall. USC scientists discover greater risk for young adult cancer patients with thyroid cancer

By Leslie Ridgeway a potentially life-threatening long survivorship period that and young adult cancer, after treatment for a previ- A first-ever analysis by thyroid malignancy. typically lasts many years,” Goldfarb said, though there ous cancer. In their research, Keck Medicine of USC The research was con- said Goldfarb, corresponding is increasing interest in the Goldfarb and Freyer com- clinician scientists indicates ducted by Melanie Goldfarb, author. “Thyroid cancer is a field. Two years ago, USC pared the tumor characteris- that adolescents and young MD, assistant professor of common secondary cancer Norris Comprehensive tics, treatment, and survival adults who develop thyroid surgery, endocrine surgery, for the adolescent and young Cancer Center (part of of primary versus secondary cancer as a secondary cancer and David Freyer, DO, MS, adult (AYA) population. Keck Medicine of USC) thyroid cancers in adolescent are six times more likely to professor of clinical pediat- This study tells us that it’s and Children’s Hospital and young adult patients. die than those with primary rics, both with Keck Medi- important for these patients developed AYA@USC, the Their analysis included thyroid cancer. cine of USC. Freyer is also to discuss the possibility of Adolescent and Young Adult all adolescent and young The findings, published director of the LIFE Cancer a secondary thyroid cancer Cancer program, dedicated adult thyroid cancer cases online Feb. 24, 2014 in the Survivorship and Transition diagnosis with their doctor, to calling awareness to the documented in the 1998- journal CANCER, a peer- program at Keck Medicine- because it indicates they need for more research 2010 American College of reviewed journal of the affiliated Children’s Hospital do have an increased risk, and improved treatment Surgeons National Cancer American Cancer Society, Los Angeles. although we don’t yet know of adolescents and young Database. stress the importance of “The issue for adolescent why.” adults to improve survival Goldfarb is currently screening young cancer sur- and young adult cancer The research is one of the rates and outcomes for this working on designing a vivors to detect early signs of patients is that they have a few studies on adolescent age group. study that looks into the Thyroid cancer is one of reason AYA patients with the five most common ma- a secondary thyroid cancer lignancies in adolescent and diagnosis have higher risk Author discusses young adult patients (ages 15 of death than those with to 39 years). It can develop primary thyroid cancer. alcohol, drug use and as an initial cancer or rarely American medicine MARATHON: USC offers life-saving aid

Continued from Page 1 said Glenn Ault, MD, “America has never been ‘drug-free,’” has staffed 12 medical tents medical director of the stated Sarah W. Tracy, PhD, to begin along the 26/2 mile course ASICS LA Marathon and her lecture titled, “Altering American route for exactly this reason. associate dean of clinical Consciousness: Alcohol, Drug Use and To meet medical needs administration, Keck American Medicine,” held on April 3 at that included dehydration, School of Medicine of Mayer Auditorium. Tracy’s presentation, blisters, and joint- and USC. “I think I can speak part of Visions and Voices, the USC foot-pain, 197 volunteer for everyone when I say arts and humanities initiative, reviewed physicians, nurses and we’re all pleased with the America’s history of addiction, treatment residents with experience in outcome.” and drug-related policy by highlighting emergency medicine were At the end of the press three psychoactive substances: opiates, available. conference, Dr. Ault marijuana and alcohol. “In a great city like Los presented Lebeda with an Angeles, it takes teamwork official marathon finisher’s Tracy, associate professor of the to make a valuable event medal, for his courage and history of science at the University of like the LA Marathon determination to complete Oklahoma and director of the University happen and to ensure the the most important journey of Oklahoma’s Medical Humanities safety of its participants,” of his life. program, is the author of Alcoholism in America from Reconstruction to CRAIG: New CAO brings broad expertise Prohibition, and co-editor of Altering American Consciousness: The History of Continued from Page 1 University in Evanston, Ill. Alcohol and Drug Use in America, 1800- the Keck Medicine of USC His license as a registered 2000. The event was co-sponsored by Medical Foundation. He nurse was received from the the Keck School of Medicine’s Program in also will provide leadership Evanston Hospital School Medical Humanities, Arts and Ethics; the to crucial service areas to of Nursing. He earned his USC Pacific Center for Health Policy and help them manage their juris doctor cum laude from Ethics; and the USC Levan Institute for growth. DePaul University College Humanities and Ethics. Craig earned his bachelor of Law. of arts degree in behavioral science from National Jon Nalick

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The cover story of the April 2014 edition of An April 18 article in USA Today quoted Leslie An April 10 article in the Los Angeles the Hearing Journal featured interviews with John K. Saxon, MD, professor of clinical medicine at the Keck Times featured research by V. Wendy Setiawan, PhD, Niparko, MD, professor and chair of the Department School, on how wearable devices are changing health assistant professor in the Department of Preventive of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery; Carolina practices. Medicine at the Keck School, and colleagues finding Abdala, PhD, professor of otolaryngology that drinking coffee every day can help lower the research; Laurie Eisenberg, PhD, professor of An April 17 report in The Washington Post quoted risk of liver cancer. “Now we can add [hepatocellular otolaryngology research; and Robert Shannon, Gabriel Zada, MD, assistant clinical professor of carcinoma] to the list of medical ailments, such as PhD, professor of otolaryngology research, about neurosurgery at the Keck School, about the type of Parkinson’s disease, type 2 diabetes, and stroke, working at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “We cancer that actress Valerie Harper of “The Mary Tyler that may be prevented by coffee intake,” Setiawan were most concerned with maintaining sustainability Moore Show” has survived. said. The story was also covered by Health Day, The of the research in progress and building strong Scientist, The Huffington Post, Fars News Agency collaborations that in the end benefit patients — that On April 14, The Washington Post quoted Michael (Iran), the Daily Trojan, Fox News Los Angeles affiliate is always our ultimate goal,” Niparko said. Habib, PhD, assistant professor of research in cell KTTV-TV and CBS News Detroit affiliate WWJ-AM. and neurobiology at the Keck School, about the flight An April 21 article in the Los Angeles Times quoted biomechanics of pterosaurs. On April 7, CBS News’ “This Morning” interviewed Armand Dorian, MD, associate clinical professor of David Agus, MD, professor of medicine and emergency medicine at the Keck School of Medicine An April 10 story in Los Angeles magazine quoted engineering at the Keck School of Medicine and the and emergency room physician at USC Verdugo Hills Lon Schneider, MD, MS, professor of psychiatry, Viterbi School of Engineering, about an experimental Hospital, about a teenager who stowed away in the neurology, and gerontology at the Keck School, about breast cancer drug. Agus was also quoted in another wheel well of a jet from California to Hawaii. drugs designed to cure Alzheimer’s disease. CBS News story.

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HSC News site leaps into 21st Century with new redesign

Calendar of Events Featuring a colorful new format with larger images, a more acces- Saturday, May 3 sible calendar of events and a more user-friendly interface, HSC News 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Keck School of Medicine of USC Office of has launched its new website at Continuing Medical Education. “Joseph P. Van Der Meulen hscnews.usc.edu. Symposium in Clinical Neuroscience,” various speakers. Updated every Friday, the HSC Aresty Auditorium. Info: (323) 442-2555 or www.usc.edu/cme News site, currently in beta testing, Sunday, May 4 offers the most up-to-date news about campus achievements, per- 3 p.m. USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Benefit. sonalities, events and programs. “A Ball for Bach — An Afternoon Concert of Music.” 1535 The new site, which replaces Santa Barbara St., Santa Barbara. Info: Jacqueline Andrejich, a technologically archaic system (323) 865-0667, [email protected]. RSVP: Thorvald Blough, [email protected]. Free admission. dating to 1999, features a calendar of events, a searchable archive of Monday, May 5 campus stories and a form to send story ideas or news items for con- Noon. Latino Medical Student Association of Keck School sideration. The site also includes a calendar Keck School of Medicine web site. The calen- of Medicine Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Pappas Quad. Info: submission form that allows event organizers dar form is online at tinyurl.com/lz6m2qd. Fatima Re (562) 715-4383, [email protected] to place event notices in multiple locations The site is essentially complete, but some at once, such as HSC News (print and online work remains, and visitors are asked to report Wednesday, May 7 editions), Keck Medicine News and Notes and the any problems by emailing [email protected].

7:30 a.m. Institute for Integrative Health Seminar. “Monthly Breakfast Seminar: USC-IIH Goes National: Previews of 2014 Commencement Ceremonies Presentations for 2014 International Research Congress for Integrative Medicine & Health,” various speakers. Harkness Dentistry Auditorium. Info and RVP: Quintilia Avila, (323) 442-2638, Wednesday, May 14 Campus. Keynote speaker: [email protected], integrativehealth.usc.edu 11 a.m. at the Brittingham Robert J. Narveson, Keck School of Medicine – Field at the University Park Chairman, Board of Directors, Monday, May 12 MS, PhD, & MPH Campus. Keynote speaker: National Association of Chain 4 p.m. at the Norris Medical Michael C. Alfano, DMD, PhD, Drug Stores. A reception Noon. KSOM Research Seminar Series. “Cancer, ER stress Library Quad on the Health Professor of Dentistry, Senior will follow at 5 p.m. on the and Immunity. Facts and Hypotheses,” Maurizio Zanetti, UC Sciences Campus. Keynote Presidential Fellow, New HSC Upper and Lower Quad. San Diego. Aresty Auditorium. Info: Mary Jane Chua, (323) speaker: Helen M. Blau, Ph.D., York University. No tickets Tickets are required. More 442-7732, [email protected] Director, Baxter Laboratory required. More Info: (213) Info: (323) 442-1383 Tuesday, May 13 in Stem Cell Biology, Stanford 740-2841 University School of Medicine. Saturday, May 17 4 p.m. Division of Medical Oncology — Women’s Cancers A reception will immediately Health Promotion and Global Research Seminar. “Characterizing Biological Properties of follow at the same location. Health Programs Keck School of Medicine – MD/ Circulating Tumor Cells,” Min Yu, USC. NTT-7409. Info: Terry No tickets required. More 11 a.m. at Town and Gown at PhD, MD Church, (323) 865-3520, [email protected] Info: (323) 442-1607 the University Park Campus. 3 p.m. at the Galen Center. Keynote speaker: To be Keynote speaker: To be Wednesday, May 14 Friday, May 16 announced. A reception will announced. A reception follow the main ceremony will immediately follow on Noon. Disaster Preparedness “Bring Your Lunch and Learn” Occupational Science and the McCarthy Quad at the Seminar. “How to Be Prepared for a Disaster,” Robert C. (at roughly 10:30 a.m.) at the Vance III, USC. Norris Hospital, LG 503/504. Info: Robert Occupational Therapy same location. Tickets are University Park Campus. No Vance III, (323) 442-9915, [email protected] 10:45 a.m. at the lawn west required for the ceremony, tickets are required. More of Leavey Library at the but not for the reception. Info: (323) 442-2553 Thursday, May 15 University Park Campus. More Info: (213) 821-1601 Keynote speaker: Elizabeth HTE@USC Workshop. “EHR Part II - 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Yerxa, EdD, LHD (Hon.), ScD School of Pharmacy Designing for the User Experience,” Terry Sanger and George (Hon.), DMed (Hon.) OTR, Tolomiczenko,USC. Grace Ford Salvatori Hall - GFS 106, 3 p.m. at the Norris Library FAOTA. No tickets required. UPC. Info and RSVP: Nadine Afari, [email protected], hte.usc. Quad on the Health Sciences edu More Info: (323) 442-2811

Physician Assistant Program USC Health Sciences Friday, May 16 Public Relations and Marketing Non-Profit Organization 10:45 a.m. at the lawn 1975 Zonal Ave. KAM 400 U.S. POSTAGE PAID University of Southern California 7:45 a.m. – 3 p.m. Obstetrics and Gynecology Symposium. southwest of the Allan Los Angeles, CA 90033 “USC Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology 28th Annual Hancock Foundation Building Scientific Forum: Resident and Fellow Research Symposium,” at the University Park various speakers. Aresty Auditorium. Info: Emily Silverstein, Campus. Keynote speaker: To (323) 226-3314, [email protected] be announced. A reception Noon. Disaster Preparedness “Bring Your Lunch and Learn” will immediately follow at Seminar. “How to be Prepared for a Disaster,” Robert C. the same location. No tickets Vance III, USC. Soto II, Room 2902. Info: Robert Vance III, required. More Info: (626) (323) 442-9915, [email protected] 457-4264

Monday, May 19 Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy 7 a.m. Office of Emergency Management & Business Continuity Seminar. “Disaster Preparedness: What Should 11 a.m. at Bovard Auditorium Go in Your Emergency Kit,” Robert C. Vance III, USC. Keck at the University Park Hospital Cardinal Room. Info: Robert Vance III, (323) 442- Campus. Keynote speaker: 9915, [email protected] Patrick McClenahan, President and Chief Executive Officer of the 2015 Special Olympics Noon. KSOM Research Seminar Series. “Novel Insight into Innate Immune Restriction of Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses,” World Games. There will be no “Michael S. Diamond, Washington University School of reception. No tickets required. Medicine. Aresty Auditorium. Info: Mary Jane Chua, (323) More Info: (323) 442-1193 442-7732, [email protected]

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