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By Alexandra Demetriou An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Southern California has developed a precision drug delivery tool to selectively treat areas of the brain damaged during a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers anticipate that their rapidly deployable intervention could potentially help prevent long-term brain damage in the millions of Americans […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Mark Humayun, MD, PhD was recently awarded the Retina Research Foundation’s 25th Annual Gertrude D. Pyron Award. According to the Retina Research Foundation, this honor is bestowed upon “outstanding vision scientists whose work contributes to knowledge about vitreoretinal disease.” Humayun, a prolific inventor, is widely recognized for his substantial and lasting contributions […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Researchers at the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, the USC Institute for Technology and Medical Systems and the USC School of Pharmacy are developing an antimicrobial fluid to bolster the body’s first-line defenses against COVID-19. The biocompatible coating is intended to block the virus from entering the […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics and co-director of the USC Roski Eye Institute, was awarded the 2020 Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on Friday night. Mark Humayun, MD, PhD (Photo credit: USC Roski Eye Institute) The […]
By Alexandra Demetriou For half a century, the surgical technique known as pars plana vitrectomy has stood as a hallmark of ocular surgery. Pars plana vitrectomy is the process by which a surgeon removes a small volume of ocular fluid, called the vitreous, through a region of the eye known as the pars plana. Removing […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) poses a significant clinical challenge. It is one of the leading causes of progressive blindness, robbing millions of people over the age of 65 of their central vision, and it often hinders patients’ abilities to read books, drive and discern the faces of their loved ones. […]
By Alexandra Demetriou The National Science Foundation recently awarded an Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) grant of $1,999,999 to Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, director of the USC Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics and co-director of the USC Roski Eye Institute. The grant will support an innovative and multidisciplinary project combining engineering and […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Mark Humayun, MD, PhD, was featured in an episode of LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez, an Emmy Award-winning series on Spectrum News 1 dedicated to highlighting the “change agents” of Southern California who are shaping the future and imparting lasting changes on our community. Humayun, who serves as director of the USC […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Mark Humayun, MD, PhD and Amir Kashani, MD, PhD were featured on Voice of America’s “VOA/TEK,” a news program dedicated to highlighting the most cutting-edge technologies and medical breakthroughs around the world. The episode details the strides Humayun and his team have made in their mission to restore sight, the lasting impact […]
By Alexandra Demetriou Researchers at the University of Southern California have developed an economic model to quantify the benefits of treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), the leading cause of blindness in western countries. Their work signals a step forward in the way ophthalmologists audit their practices to define the worth of modern treatments […]
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