Veteran Aldo Arce Receives NIH Diversity Grant to Research Alzheimer’s Disease Under Dr. Derick Han August 25, 2021 As the son of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation college student, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Research Assistant Aldo Arce knew that it was up to him to seek out opportunities […] Read more
Professor Kiana Aran and Team Publish Aging Research Paper in Advanced Science August 18, 2021 On August 16, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Associate Professor Dr. Kiana Aran and her team published a paper, “Erythrocytes, a New Contributor to Age-Associated Loss of Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity,” in […] Read more
KGI Professor Larry Grill and Team Producing Low-Cost Vaccine for Developing Countries August 11, 2021 For the past 11 years, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Dean of Research and Research Professor Dr. Larry Grill and his team have worked on producing low-cost vaccines for developing countries, […] Read more
Dr. Kiana Aran’s Publication on the EV-Chip Featured on the Front Cover of Advanced Biology July 29, 2021 On April 30, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Assistant Professor Dr. Kiana Aran and her collaborators published an article titled “Rapid and Electronic Identification and Quantification of Age-Specific Circulating Exosomes via […] Read more
Latest Publication from Talia Puzantian Reveals Significant Increase in Availability of Naloxone Among California Pharmacies Since 2018 July 23, 2021 For years, Dr. Talia Puzantian, Professor of Clinical Sciences for Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, has educated pharmacists on the benefits of naloxone, the opioid […] Read more
Dr. Monique J. Williams’ Third 2021 Publication Examines the Response of Churches to the Pandemic and the Role of Churches as Change Agents July 13, 2021 The response of churches to the COVID-19 pandemic reveals key information about how religious institutions can support a community’s spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being during times of crisis. Dr. Monique […] Read more
KGI Partners with Pall Corporation to Optimize Plasmid DNA Purification June 14, 2021 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has entered into a new partnership with Pall Corporation, a global supplier of filtration, separation, and purification products. KGI and Pall have embarked on a research […] Read more
Dr. Kiana Aran Develops Exosome and Extracellular Vesicles Detection Technology called EV-Chip May 4, 2021 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Assistant Professor Dr. Kiana Aran and collaborators have published a paper titled “Rapid and Electronic Identification and Quantification of Age-Specific Circulating Exosomes via Biologically Activated Graphene […] Read more
CRISPR-SNP-Chip Enables Amplification-Free Electronic Detection of Single Point Mutations April 5, 2021 Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Assistant Professor and University of California, Berkeley Visiting Scientist Dr. Kiana Aran first introduced the CRISPR-Chip technology in 2019. Now just two years later, she has expanded on […] Read more
Research Team Finds New Detail in Cell-Surface Coat Structures March 5, 2021 A team consisting of Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Professor Jim Sterling, Western University Professor Lyna Luo, and postdoctoral scientists Wenjuan Jiang and Wesley Botello-Smith have discovered important physical mechanisms that […] Read more