KGI News and Stories

Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences

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

October 15, 2020

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

October 14, 2020

Team from KGI’s SURE Program Publishes Paper on New Antibacterial Agents

October 2, 2020

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Billock Granted Award of Excellence from the Occupational Therapy Association of California

October 13, 2020

KGI Professors Awarded NIH R01 Grant to Investigate Link Between Alcoholism and Alzheimer’s Disease

October 1, 2020

CSHP Announces Daniel Kudo as the 2020 Affiliate Chapter Volunteer of the Year Award

September 29, 2020

KGI Appoints Former Kaiser CEO as New Dean of Medical School

March 18, 2020

J. Mario Molina Named Founding Dean of the KGI School of Medicine

August 27, 2019

Healthcare Report Findings Support KGI’s Vision for School of Medicine

March 7, 2019

KGI Expands Enrollment with 19-Percent Increase in New Student Population

September 17, 2020

South Village Speaker Series to Showcase the Project’s Design and Planning

June 29, 2020

group of students smiling in front of KGI sign

Student Support Fund Exceeds Goal, Raises $11,145 for KGI Students

June 9, 2020

#121 – David Robinson

July 29, 2020

In this event, KGI Dean of Research Larry Grill interviewed David Robinson, Deputy Director, CMC Vaccines Development and Surveillance at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Robinson and his […]

As part of the Pandemic Solutions: Virtual Speaker Series, KGI Professor Animesh Ray interviewed a panel of professional data scientists. The data scientists are from companies that are members of […]

#119 – Dr. Steven Galson

July 15, 2020

As part of the Pandemic Solutions: Virtual Speaker Series, KGI’s Rajesh Parti interviewed Dr. Steven Galson, Senior Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs and Safety at Amgen. Dr. Galson has […]

#118 – Brian Hill

July 13, 2020

As part of the Pandemic Solutions: Virtual Speaker Series, KGI’s Bernard Tyrrell interviewed Brian Hill, Director of Supply Chain at Gilead Sciences. Hill has years of experience in the biotechnology […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

Blog

Is Occupational Therapy a Good Career?

August 18, 2020

Occupational therapists are highly educated medical professionals who possess advanced knowledge of physical, mental, and behavioral therapy. Practitioners work with patients who have limited self-care abilities across a number of […]

How to Write a Personal Statement for Medical School

August 18, 2020

Don’t leave anything to chance when applying to medical school. Every part of the process requires you to be more competitive than other applicants. That includes studying hard to get […]

How to Become a Pharmacist

August 18, 2020

Pharmacy is almost like an open secret in the medical field. Not only do pharmacists command high salaries (median $128,000 per year), but their role is also increasingly important as […]

How to Get Into Pharmacy School

August 6, 2020

There’s good news for prospective pharmacists: It might be easier to get into pharmacy school than you think. A pharmacy degree prepares you to become a fully licensed doctor; yet […]