The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. The USC Health Sciences Campus is home to the Keck School of Medicine, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and society by promoting health, preventing and curing disease, advancing biomedical research and educating tomorrow’s physicians and scientists. The KSoM is located in the eastern region of Los Angeles, CA, which is among the largest Latino communities in the country. KSoM houses renowned specialized care and research in cancer, neurological disorders, stem cell and regenerative medicine, and orthopedics.


The USC Department of Translational Genomics and Institute of Translational Genomics were founded in 2016 and housed within the USC KSoM with a mission of applying innovative technologies towards translating molecular findings into tools for improving precision clinical management . The Department of Translationa...