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Research
Faculty members in the Department of Neurology are committed to basic and clinical research with potential to yield new insights into the pathogenesis of neurological diseases, with the goal of translating these insights into more effective disease management and treatment in the clinic.
Clinical research efforts are focused on conducting clinical trials of pharmaceutical agents, and on defining basic components of clinical diseases that may lead to the development of new treatment strategies. Particular strengths include Alzheimer Disease, Epilepsy, Movement Disorders such as Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Center at Good Samaritan Hospital, Neuromuscular Program at the Leslie P. Weiner Neurological Care and Research Center/USC University Hospital (add new link), Neuro-Oncology, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Sciences, and Stroke.
Basic research efforts involve the use of both in vitro and in vivo approaches to define normal and pathological mechanisms associated with central (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral neural function. Areas of expertise include CNS Inflammation and Neuroimmunology, Cellular Immunology, Neurovirology, Neurodegenerative Disease Mechanisms, Neural Cell Biology, Structural Neuroscience and Neurochemistry.
Opportunities for Research
Students (high school, undergraduate, graduate and medical students), post-doctoral fellows and clinical fellows may contact individual faculty members for opportunities to participate in research.
Seminars
Research Resources at USC: Administrative and Compliance Issues
Research Resources at USC: Core Facilities
The USC/Institute for Genetic Medicine offers two core facilities, one for microarray technology, and one for vector production. Click on the “Facilities” link for information.
USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center offers several core facilities, including flow cytometry, biostatistics, cell and tissue imaging, genomics, informatics, microchemical (DNA and protein sequencing, oligonucleotide and peptide synthesis) and transgenic/knockout mouse technology.
The USC Pathology Reference Laboratory offers laboratory services for clinical and research applications, including Molecular Pathology, Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology/Virology, Immunology/Serology, Oncology, Flow Cytometry, Endrocrinology, and Hematology.
Research Resources at USC: Imaging
USC Computer and Library Resources
Other Research Resources at USC
Non-USC Research Resources
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