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The Lundquist Institute’s Medical-Financial Partnership Awarded $3.42M from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to Expand Innovative Health and Financial Care Model
The Lundquist Institute is proud to announce that its Medical-Financial Partnership (MFP), co-directed by Monique Holguin, LCSW, PhD, and Adam Schickedanz, MD, PhD, has been awarded…
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The Lundquist Institute and Its Start-Up Company Vitalex Biosciences Announce Strategic Advancement of Second-Generation Fungal Vaccine VXV-01 Through Phase 1 Trials Under $40 Million Competitive Contract From NIH/NIAID
The Lundquist Institute (TLI) and its start-up company Vitalex Biosciences (Vitalex) are pleased to announce that the second-generation fungal vaccine candidate known as VXV01, which was…
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Honoring Discovery and Dedication: Legends 2025 Celebrates Innovation at The Lundquist Institute
The Lundquist Institute’s annual Legends celebration brought together a full house of faculty, partners, and friends for an inspiring evening dedicated to the power of science, collaboration, and…
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Dr. Loren Miller presents oral late breaker at IDWeek 2025 of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that shows efficacy of bacteriophage therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
During IDWeek 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia, Loren G. Miller, MD, MPH, investigator at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, presented landmark findings from the Phase 2a diSArm study.…
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The Lundquist Institute’s Dr. Dong Chang Receives $3.16 Million NIH Grant to Improve ICU Care and Shared Decision-Making
The Lundquist Institute is proud to announce that Dong Chang, MD, MS has been awarded a prestigious R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Institute on Aging,…
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The Lundquist Institute Team Discovers Possible Biomarker for Long COVID
Investigating the Roots of Long COVID Investigators from The Lundquist Institute, Asghar Abbasi, PhD, and William Stringer, MD, sought to understand whether viral persistence acts as…
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Bridging Research and Care: Dr. Christine Dauphine on Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month — a time to educate, empower, and encourage proactive screening. To help shed light on prevention, early detection, and ongoing…
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From Rural India to Prestigious Medical Institute: How Dr. Rajesh Garg Instills Meaning in Medicine
When Rajesh Garg, MD talks about his life, he doesn’t sound like the kind of doctor who grew up knowing he wanted to wear a white coat. His…
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Power and Endurance: A New Review from The Lundquist Institute Says They Might Actually Be Teammates
For years, gym-goers and athletes have heard the same message: you can build either strength or stamina, but not both at the same time. A new…
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A Life Rerouted: How Dr. Richard Casaburi turned detours into final destinations
After completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California in 1973, Richard Casaburi—then holding only a PhD—planned to return home to his…
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