Basic Science Research Program
The mission of the Neonatal Research Program at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is to encompass the entire spectrum of modern medical research with strong emphasis on Developmental Biology. To this end the program has recently renovated, state-of-the-art laboratories to serve as the basic science research base at Hoffman Medical Research Building (HMR) on the Keck School of Medicine of USC campus, across from Los Angeles General Medical Center. Dr. Parviz Minoo, Hastings professor of Pediatrics is the Director of Research at the USC Divisions of Neonatology. The program also includes Dr. Changgong Li, Associate professor of Pediatrics and an NIH-funded investigator with expertise in developmental biology. The focus of research is on molecular and genetic basis of lung development and pathogenesis of neonatal chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) with an emphasis on the role of cell-to-cell communication and stem cell biology. The program includes full-time postdoctoral fellows (both PhDs and MDs) as well as clinical fellows in the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program. The clinical fellows rotate through the laboratories during their research time. They interact closely with postdoctoral fellows and are closely supervised by the faculty. The divisional basic science research program is internationally recognized and has been continuously funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Hastings Foundation. Alternative basic & translational research activities are also available on the USC campus and at the Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
