KGI News and Stories

Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences

Celebrating Steve Casper’s Accomplishments as Dean of the Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences

June 11, 2020

BIO Digital’s Manufacturing Panel to Feature KGI’s Sue Behrens

June 2, 2020

KGI Alumna Franco Pillsbury Earns Dual Degree to Address Root Causes in Children’s Medical Issues

May 27, 2020

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

KGI Introduces Pathway from Community College to Pharmacy Career

May 5, 2020

pharmacy students smiling during thanksgiving celebraetion

KGI’s Third-Year Pharmacy Students Excel on PCOA Exam

May 1, 2020

KGI Student Mona Vaidya Lands Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship

April 24, 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

Hearst Foundations Grant Supports KGI School of Medicine

October 3, 2018

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

June 9, 2020

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Dean Martin Zdanowicz to Lead Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences

June 4, 2020

Stand Together to Promote Unity, Inclusion, and Safety for All

June 3, 2020

In this episode, KGI Professor Larry Davis interviews Becca Schell, an expert in the field of regulatory affairs who currently serves as a Regulatory Affairs Specialist at GlycoMimetics. Becca received […]

July 8, 2020

#113 – Lydia Villa-Komaroff and David Lawrence

In this episode of the KGI podcast, we’re excited to share a recording from a biotech and healthcare webinar featuring KGI trustee Lydia Villa-Komaroff and KGI School of Medicine Dean […]

July 8, 2020

#112 – Ross Grossman & Jim Widergren

The goal of this April 13 webinar was to provide a platform for KGI Trustees Jim Widergren and Ross Grossman to share advice with prospective and current students.

July 8, 2020

#111 – Robert Plush

Robert Plush is the Head of Partnerships at ScaleHealth, a biotech accelerator and healthcare innovation hub. Robert is an Entrepreneur in Residence and Advisory Board member for the Consortium for […]

July 8, 2020

Media

Kiana Aran Shares Insight with CRISPR Medicine News

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 […]

July 8, 2020

KGI Students Featured in DrugTopics Story for Their Community Outreach Efforts

This story first appeared on DrugTopics.com on May 14, 2020. It was written by Aine Cryts. A pharmacy desert is defined as an area where limited access to pharmacies is […]

July 8, 2020

Koeris Contributes Article on COVID-19 Immunity to Timmerman Report

This article originally appeared on timmermanreport.com on April 6, 2020. By Michael Koeris Germany, my home country, has gotten attention lately for doing some things right in its pandemic response. […]

July 8, 2020

How to Cope with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Christy Billock is the Founding Program Director of the Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program at KGI. This semester, she is teaching a Lifestyle Medicine course online. The class consists of […]

July 8, 2020

Alumni

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

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) concluded its seven-week long #InvestInInnovators campaign on May 31, exceeding its goal to support current KGI students affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. “The giving campaign, […]

July 8, 2020

KGI Alumna Franco Pillsbury Earns Dual Degree to Address Root Causes in Children’s Medical Issues

Doctors can diagnose and treat conditions, but often larger societal forces are driving these medical trends. Dr. Frances “Franco” Pillsbury, a 2014 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) alumna who just received […]

July 8, 2020

KGI Alumnus Dr. Carlos Damas Advocates a Team-Based Approach to Medicine

Medicine is a team-based endeavor, with countless individuals playing a significant role. Dr. Carlos Damas, a 2014 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) alumnus who just received his MD from Michigan State […]

July 8, 2020

New Book from KGI Alumna Fatima Faisal Educates Children on Viruses

When following the latest news on COVID-19, it’s easy to feel anxious or dispirited—especially for children. That’s why Fatima Faisal, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) alumna and soon-to-be medical student in […]

July 8, 2020

Blog

What Can You Do with a Biotech Degree?

Biotechnology is a rapidly growing field that encompasses many career paths within corporations, startups, universities, and the government sector. It merges biology and technology to treat a wide range of […]

July 8, 2020

How Much Do Pharmacists Make?

The average salary earned by a pharmacist in the United States in 2018 was $95,865, for female pharmacists, and $113,194, for male pharmacists. On the whole, the average salary was […]

July 8, 2020

How to Become a Data Scientist

Big data is the lifeblood of almost every industry right now. The demand for data scientists to help take that data and process it into tangible and actionable formats has […]

July 8, 2020

How to Get Into Med School

If you plan to get into med school in the future, here’s an important number to memorize: 40%. That’s the percentage of first-year medical students that successfully matriculated during the […]

July 8, 2020