Proud to highlight Dr. Evanthia Roussos Torres, the 2025 B-SEARCH beneficiary, who is leading cutting-edge research into how immune suppression drives breast cancer. Learn more and see how you can support her work: https://fighton.donorengagepro.com/p/breast-cancer-research

Thanks to a grant from the Margaret E. Early Medical Research Trust, Dr. Tirzah Petta will study genomic signatures to predict PARP inhibitors response in ovarian cancer, a type of targeted therapy that blocks an enzyme called PARP, which cancer cells use to repair their DNA.

Thanks to a donor and our incredible USC Norris Community Outreach and Engagement team, we distributed turkeys and gift cards at Clinica Monsenor Oscar Romero and volunteered with Barrio Action, supporting families in our community this holiday season.

Dr. Albert Han and his team are redefining cancer therapy by reshaping the tumor microenvironment, targeting fibroblasts so tumors lose their lifeline and become easier to defeat. Big ideas, real hope. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Y1q94P.

A new CHLA and @keckschoolusc.bsky.social study reveals that neural crest cells can be reprogrammed into tumor-forming cells—offering fresh insight into the origins of Ewing sarcoma. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4nNGGEU

Our Patient Perspective Series, led by Mary Aalto, presented My Search for a Welcoming Space. In this conversation, Aaron Rothbart, Lindsey Morrison, and Mario Espitia shared their personal insights into the challenges LGBTQ+ patients face when choosing care and entrusting their health to others.

Featured in @gohealio.bsky.social, Dr. Kimberley Miller provides insights on her study that found Latino patients face greater barriers to timely melanoma care, identifying four barriers to care. https://bit.ly/4nViqjf.

In our recent Patient Perspective Series, led by Mary Aalto, registered nurse & health equity advocate Tia Delaney-Stewart shared her experience supporting her husband and navigating challenges to ensure he received the high-quality cancer care he deserved.

A new combo therapy could change how we fight solid tumors. Dr. Saul Priceman’s team engineered a virus that helps immune drugs better spot and attack cancer cells, showing powerful results in early tests. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4mG2TUg.

We proudly joined the Ralph Lauren Pink Ponies at the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk — a powerful celebration of courage, hope, and community. Together, we’re supporting lifesaving research and services to end breast cancer. #BreastCancerAwareness

Congratulations to Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, the Associate Director for Community Outreach and Engagement at USC Norris, who was recently appointed the Senior Associate Dean for Community and Workforce Development Initiatives for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective May 1, 2025.

Our bodies are like a castle and cancer is the enemy within. Told by USC Norris member Dr. Evanthia Roussos Torres, and her sons, this powerful story explains how our immune system fights to protect us—and how science helps us win the battle against cancer. Because when cancer hides, we fight back.

Every day, more than 300 dedicated physicians and scientists are leading the fight to make cancer a disease of the past. For more information about USC Norris, visit uscnorriscancer.usc.edu.