LONI Brain Institute Moves to SC from UCLA

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<p>USC has recruited two noted brain researchers to join the faculty along with a cluster of scientists, faculty and staff of around 110. Headlining the move is Dr. Arthur Toga, co-director of the Division of Brain Mapping in the Neuropsychiatric Institute at UCLA. He directs the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging (LONI) which will come to SC in time for the fall term. Dr. Paul Thompson, professor of neurology and psychiatry, will also move to the new USC Institute for Neuroimaging and Informatics. Thompson leads the ENIGMA Project, the largest brain imaging study ever conducted.</p>

<p>Involved in the move will be a supercomputer, wet labs, production studio and more than four petabytes of data. The team will also bring international research collaborations.</p>

<p>USC already is the home of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at Keck and the Brain and Creativity Institute at Dornsife. The Brain Institute is led by world renowned Drs. Antonio and Hanna Damasio. Drs. Damasio's honors and awards take an entire page to list.</p>

<p>More details on this story can be found on the USC website: University</a> of Southern California .</p>

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<p>^^^ Prospective USC applicants, this is what I/we mean when we say that USC continues to grow and the UC’s are dying a death by a thousand cuts. In this case, USC’s gain is UCLA’s loss, but UC San Diego just lost some of its top, top, top scientists last year to Rice.</p>

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<p>This is fantastic news for USC. </p>

<p>Few people realize that previously USC was only affliliated with hospitals and other medical facilities and has never owned their medical school and hospital until 2009. Unlike UCLA which has owned and operated their medical center since the 1940s. </p>

<p>With that said, within four short years: 1) USC has obtained a prolific naming donor, Keck. 2) Hired the entire Harvard Stem Cell Researh Team and 3) Hired an entire lab from UCLA. </p>

<p>If USC continues to make aggressive hirings and upgrade it’s facilities, there is no reason why USC won’t be able to compete with the other prominate university hospitals in California.</p>

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<p>USC Health Science Campus Master Plan:
[Health</a> Sciences Campus Master Plan - Final Master Plan](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/community/hscmasterplan/final_plan/]Health”>http://www.usc.edu/community/hscmasterplan/final_plan/)</p>

<p>Keck’s $1.5 Billion Fundrasing Campign:
[Keck</a> Medicine of USC | The Keck Medicine Initiative](<a href=“http://keckmedicineofusc.org/]Keck”>http://keckmedicineofusc.org/)</p>

<p>USC’s Harvard Hire
[USC</a> News](<a href=“http://news.usc.edu/#!/article/29367/harvard-scientist-to-lead-usc-center-in-stem-cell-research/]USC”>USC News - University of Southern California News)</p>