Jordan Locy, Author at Office of Research and Innovation

  • Post-Award Success for USC Student Empowerment Award Team in Schaeffer Center
    by Jordan Locy on November 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm

    Author—Ethan Bochicchio Last year, the Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) at the University of Southern California (USC) saw its first class of Student Empowerment Award recipients. The OORI’s Student Empowerment Award seeks to support undergraduate and graduate students, as well as their faculty mentors, in engaging in groundbreaking research and early-stage entrepreneurship that results…

  • USC AMI Makes Exciting Investment in USC Faculty-Led Company, CpG Diagnostics
    by Jordan Locy on October 27, 2025 at 5:12 pm

    Author: Jordan Locy, Ethan Bochicchio & Aaron K. Nordman In September 2020, Dr. Bodour Salhia founded CpG Diagnostics, intent on transforming cancer diagnostics through innovative epigenetic technology. High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), the most aggressive subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer, requires timely specialist management. Utilizing the patented OvaPrint, the only cell-free DNA methylation blood test…

  • USC AMI Makes Exciting Investment in USC Faculty-Led Company, Plurocart
    by Jordan Locy on October 6, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    Author: Jordan Locy & Ethan Bochicchio In late 2021, researchers Denis Evseenko and Frank Petrigliano were awarded a $6 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine for their breakthrough, having used a stem cell-based bio-implant to delay joint degeneration and repair cartilage in a large animal model. Today, joined by Jay R. Lieberman,…

  • USC and Techstars Welcome New Cohort of University Catalyst Companies
    by Jordan Locy on September 12, 2025 at 5:54 pm

    The University of Southern California (USC) and Techstars are proud to announce the newest cohort of university catalyst companies selected for the USC and Techstars program. The USC and Techstars program is a collaborative effort led by USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI), that brings Techstars expertise and programmatic offerings to USC students and…

  • USC OORI News: Applications Now Open for the 2026 USC & Techstars Accelerator
    by Jordan Locy on September 12, 2025 at 5:19 pm

    The University of Southern California (USC) and Techstars are thrilled to announce that applications for the 2026 USC & Techstars Accelerator are officially open as of August 25, 2025. The USC and Techstars program is a collaborative effort led by USC’s Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) that brings Techstars’ expertise and programmatic offerings to…