KGI News and Stories

Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences

KGI MBS Student Harsha Ohri Awarded Women in Bio Founders Scholarship

December 17, 2020

KGI PhD Candidate Christine Urrea Publishes Internship Results on Improved Filtration for Bioprocessing

December 14, 2020

International Student Carolina Moraes de Souza Feels Right at Home at KGI

December 9, 2020

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

PA Summer Success Program to Begin in 2021

January 14, 2021

KGI OTD Founding Program Director Christy Billock Joins Advisory Boards for CHERP and APEX-K

November 16, 2020

KGI’s PrEP Offers an Inspirational, Eye-Opening Experience for Aspiring Pharmacists

November 13, 2020

KGI Announces New Online Degree Program: Master of Science in Community Medicine

November 2, 2020

L.A. Care Commits $5 Million to Help Fund Launch of KGI School of Medicine

October 5, 2020

KGI Appoints Former Kaiser CEO as New Dean of Medical School

March 18, 2020

KGI Adds Harlan Levine and Monde Qhobosheane to Board of Trustees

January 11, 2021

President Schuster Statement on the Attack of the U.S. Capitol

January 7, 2021

KGI Receives Impactful $2 Million Gift

October 12, 2020

#127 – Biocon Academy Webinar

December 9, 2020

As a partner with KGI, the Biocon Academy recently celebrated seven years of imparting knowledge to more than 700 students in the life sciences sector. On November 25, they hosted […]

In this episode, we are featuring KGI student government leaders Erik Wehse, Divij Gulati, and Narine Kareptyan. Through the interview, they discuss how they became interested in science and healthcare, […]

#125 – Rob Tenerowicz

November 19, 2020

As part of KGI’s Industry Talk series, this episode features Rob Tenerowicz, Senior VP of Global Supply and Planning at BioMarin. Rob Tenerowicz joined BioMarin in September 2011 and serves […]

#124 – Neelu Gibson

October 8, 2020

As part of KGI’s Industry Talk Series, our most recent guest was Neelu Gibson. Gibson serves as the Worldwide Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Medication Management Solutions (MMS), at BD Medical. […]

Media

Room to Grow – From Sarepta Intern to Making Impact on the Pipeline

September 15, 2020

This article is taken from Sarepta’s site. When Alex Lagadinos completed his Ph.D. in Virology in 2013, he knew he didn’t want to continue on the academic research path. “While […]

Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List Features KGI Alum Abasi Ene-Obong

September 3, 2020

In September, Fortune announced its 40 Under 40 list to feature emerging leaders and influential people across five categories: finance, technology, healthcare, government and politics, and media and entertainment. KGI […]

Puzantian Provides Mental Health First Aid Training to Pharmacists During COVID-19

July 13, 2020

This article first appeared on pharmacist.com on July 10, 2020. For pharmacists, the toll on patients’ mental health has been a shapeshifting experience.   Deemed essential businesses, patients have been coming into pharmacies during the […]

Kiana Aran Shares Insight with CRISPR Medicine News

July 7, 2020

KGI’s Kiana Aran talks about the first products in quality control for CRISPR gene-editing, and how she expects the CRISPR-Chip soon to revolutionize biology. The article, “The CRISPR-Chip can optimise […]

Alumni

KGI PhD Candidate Christine Urrea Publishes Internship Results on Improved Filtration for Bioprocessing

December 14, 2020

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) student Christine Urrea, MEng ’19, PhD ’23, recently had her internship results for Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), a global biopharmaceutical company based in Massachusetts, published in Biotechnology […]

From Quality Assurance to PA Program Graduate: KGI Alumnus Moises Terrazas’s Journey

October 15, 2020

For Moises Terrazas, MBS ’14, his trajectory has not followed a straight line. One constant, though, is that he has always been interested in science. Terrazas immigrated to the United […]

KGI Alumna Masami Amakawa and SURE Program Teammates Publish Findings on Anthrax Disease Surrogate Treatment

October 14, 2020

Anthrax disease, which is caused by Bacillus anthracis and transmitted from livestock to humans, poses a major threat to humans due to its virulence and lack of effective treatment. In […]

Alumna Breann Reinsch Joins KGI Faculty as Assistant Professor of Genetics

September 24, 2020

Breann Reinsch graduated in May as part of Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)’s inaugural Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling (MSGC) class, and will now be joining KGI’s […]

Blog

What Can You Do with a Public Health Degree?

January 19, 2021

What Can You Do with a Public Health Degree? Public health is more extensive than its name might suggest. The global pandemic helped highlight the policy-setting aspect of the field, […]

What is Public Health?

January 19, 2021

What is Public Health? The tragedy of a global pandemic massively increased interest in public health. As indicated by Google Search Trends data, queries for “public health” spiked to the […]

How Much Do Pharmacy Techs Make?

January 8, 2021

The $1.3 trillion pharmaceutical industry is a leading economic driver in the U.S., with nearly 300,000 people employed in everything from research to distribution. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians are an […]

How Long is Pharmacy School?

January 7, 2021

Pharmacy schools accept around 83% of applicants, and the average pharmacist salary now exceeds $128,000 per year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. High acceptance rates and excellent salary […]

Summer

PA Summer Success Program to Begin in 2021

January 14, 2021

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has added a new summer program to its growing list of opportunities designed to bolster students’ academic careers: The PA Summer Success Program (PASS), which is […]

KGI’s BSUITE Program Introduces Career Opportunities in Bioprocessing

November 18, 2020

This story was first published in the 2019-20 Annual Report. KGI’s Bioprocessing Summer Undergraduate Internship Training and Education (BSUITE) two-week program this past summer introduced undergraduates to the technical and […]

KGI’s PrEP Offers an Inspirational, Eye-Opening Experience for Aspiring Pharmacists

November 13, 2020

This story was first published in the 2019-20 Annual Report. In KGI’s five-day Pre-Pharmacy Enrichment Program (PrEP) this past summer, prospective students explored the pharmacy profession through interactive classes, lab […]

Building Confidence and Showcasing Strengths at KGI’s Application Boot Camp

November 9, 2020

This story was first published in the 2019-20 Annual Report. Completing graduate health applications can be overwhelming. Keck Graduate Institute’s (KGI) Application Boot Camp (ABC), a five-day interactive workshop, helps […]

Research

KGI PhD Candidate Christine Urrea Publishes Internship Results on Improved Filtration for Bioprocessing

December 14, 2020

KGI Professor Hu Zhang Publishes Two Papers on 3D Printing Hydrogels and Wave Bag Bioreactors

December 4, 2020

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Professor in Bioprocessing Hu Zhang has recently published two new publications as the corresponding author. “3D printing of a thermosensitive hydrogel for skin tissue engineering: A […]

KGI’s MS in Applied Life Sciences Program Provides Hands-On Training in Hospital Research

October 28, 2020

This story was first published in the 2019-20 Annual Report. At KGI, students witness the impact of their research firsthand. Students enrolled in the Master of Science in Applied Life […]

KGI Alumna Masami Amakawa and SURE Program Teammates Publish Findings on Anthrax Disease Surrogate Treatment

October 14, 2020

Anthrax disease, which is caused by Bacillus anthracis and transmitted from livestock to humans, poses a major threat to humans due to its virulence and lack of effective treatment. In […]