USC Launches New Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The University of Southern California has officially launched innovation.usc.edu, a new website dedicated to elevating innovation, entrepreneurship, and startup activity across the university. Developed by the Office of Research and Innovation, the platform serves as a central gateway for the entire Trojan community to explore the people, programs, and opportunities driving innovation at USC.
Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) at USC
The mission of the Office of Research and Innovation at the University of Southern California is to nurture and promote ethical and rigorous research, scholarship, creativity, and innovation to benefit society.
Alfred E. Mann Institute
USC AMI bridges the gap between biomedical innovation and the creation of commercially successful medical products to improve and save lives.
Department of Animal Resources
DAR provides animal procurement, daily animal care, animal health care, and scientific support for USC programs using animals in research and teaching.
Department of Contracts and Grants
DCG supports the research administration process, ensuring it’s consistent with university standards for academic freedom, research ethics, and fiscal responsibility.
Human Research Protection Program
HRPP develops program-wide policies for the conduct and review of human subjects research at USC, provides education and training, and oversees the Institutional Review Boards (IRB).
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
IACUC oversees USC’s animal programs, animal facilities, and policies ensuring appropriate care, ethical use and humane treatment of animals.
Research Initiatives and Infrastructure
RII supports investigators through internal funding programs, limited submissions, shared resources, as well as faculty training via the Center for Excellence in Research.
Research Integrity
ORI fosters a culture of integrity within the entire USC research community by educating investigators about responsible conduct in research and laboratory practices.
Research Strategy and Development
RSD works with faculty and teams on developing large-scale and interdisciplinary research proposals and informing researchers about federally-funded research programs.
Research Technology Services
RTS maintains and supports diSClose (for managing conflicts of interest) and iStar (for research with human subjects, animals, and biohazardous and radioactive substances).
Stevens Center for Innovation
USC Stevens is USC’s technology transfer office and also licenses discoveries, promotes entrepreneurship, stimulates innovation and leads corporate research collaborations.
Research and Scholarship
Find resources for managing scholarly inquiry, including guidelines and policies, a list of centers and institutes, available shared resources, funding opportunities, research training, and COVID-19 research continuity resources.
Research Happening Across USC
The mere act of being grateful, even for small things, can lead to better health and well-being, USC’s Glenn Fox says.- A new Los Angeles research hub will take on one of today’s most pressing challenges: helping people live not just longer, but healthier and more independent lives as they age.
Keck Hospital of USC and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital receive highest grade possible for quality and safety
Trojan and Bruin faculty and students often work together to tackle societal challenges and spark discovery in medicine, technology and more. (They even play games together!)
Research Administration
Find resources for research administration, including information on key financial concepts, guides through the proposal and award lifecycle, grants management tools, and how to maintain research compliance.
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- Post-Award Success for USC Student Empowerment Award Team in Schaeffer CenterAuthor—Ethan Bochicchio Last year, the Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) at the University of Southern California (USC) saw its first class of Student Empowerment Award recipients. The OORI’s Student…
- USC AMI Makes Exciting Investment in USC Faculty-Led Company, CpG DiagnosticsAuthor: Jordan Locy, Ethan Bochicchio & Aaron K. Nordman In September 2020, Dr. Bodour Salhia founded CpG Diagnostics, intent on transforming cancer diagnostics through innovative epigenetic technology. High-grade serous ovarian…
- USC AMI Makes Exciting Investment in USC Faculty-Led Company, PlurocartAuthor: Jordan Locy & Ethan Bochicchio In late 2021, researchers Denis Evseenko and Frank Petrigliano were awarded a $6 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine for their…
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