May 14, 2019
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has become the first academic partner in a new genomics education program launched by Genomenon, creator of the Mastermind genomic search engine providing search results from the full-text database of 6.5 million genomic-focused scientific articles. “We feel strongly that Mastermind is the best way to interpret variants and make clinical decisions […]
May 1, 2019
This article, written by KGI’s Sona Patel, PharmD ’20, originally appeared on IndustryPharmacist.org. On Saturday, April 27, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) hosted its second annual Western Symposium. Roughly 40 students attended the event to participate in roundtable sessions with industry representatives from a number of functional areas. Students from KGI, Roseman University, West Coast University, […]
April 8, 2019
For four PharmD students at Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), winning the regional Prescription of Service competition is only a small side effect on their path to achieving a much larger goal. They have set their sights on implementing an idea that will greatly affect the underserved community. Samantha Garcia, Monique Macias, Huy Truong, and Melissa […]
March 12, 2019
Sara Low spent five years as an officer in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, serving the Alaska Native population as a pharmacist with the Indian Health Service in Anchorage. Since coming to Keck Graduate Institute (KGI), the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS) assistant professor and director of Interprofessional Education has hoped […]
February 5, 2019
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) students Jacob Comeaux and Jennifer Rios are little more than a semester into the brand-new Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling (MSGC) program, yet they’ve already earned fellowships in their chosen field. The two members of the MSGC’s inaugural class of 2020 were selected for the competitive Public […]
January 25, 2019
Sally Huston, an associate professor in the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, believes entrepreneurship is essential for the pharmacy profession to progress, and for pharmacists to embrace new opportunities and roles in an evolving field. So she was understandably intrigued by a study stating that five factors—being proactive, interested in […]
January 22, 2019
In a message to the campus community, Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) President Sheldon Schuster thanked everyone who attended the January 9 gathering to celebrate the life of Founding Dean Kathy Webster. Schuster also announced that Gail Orum-Alexander will serve as Interim – Founding Dean Kathy Webster Chair of the KGI School of Pharmacy and Health […]
January 16, 2019
Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) Assistant Professor Alex Zambon has spent several years developing a genetically encoded sensor to identify the lifecycle phase of individual living cells in real time. Now he has been able to validate that the sensor works. Zambon was part of a multinational research team led by Associate Professor Bing Hu of […]
December 28, 2018
Dear KGI Community, I am deeply saddened to inform you that Kathy Webster passed away after a brave battle with cancer. There are few words to express the enormity of this loss. As the Founding Dean of our School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS), Kathy was a visionary leader and a genuine innovator in higher […]
December 17, 2018
Photo Gallery On December 12, the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences hosted its fourth annual Shark Tank App Competition for the PHAR 430 Intro to Pharmacy Informatics course taught by Armen Simonian, assistant dean and chair of clinical and administrative sciences. The competition featured 10 teams of PharmD students who […]