Keck Graduate Institute - News and Feature Stories

KGI Selected to Administer PSM Affiliation Process

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:30:00 PST

Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) has been selected by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to administer the Professional Science Master's (PSM) Affiliation process, an integral part of establishing and maintaining high quality standards for PSM programs across the country.

KGI and Amgen Join Forces for SLAS Networking Event

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:30:00 PST

KGI and Amgen are partnering to offer students face-to-face networking and valuable tips from front-line professionals at a special Feb. 4 event held during the inaugural meeting of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) in San Diego.

TMP Examines What Fosters and Sustains Innovation at R&D Companies

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:45:00 PST

What drives and sustains innovation in R&D industries across different sectors? What organizational, cultural and behavioral elements foster—or constrain—innovation? A Team Masters Project sponsored by Eli Lilly is searching for answers to these and other important questions about innovation.

Broadening PhD Curricula

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:00:00 PST

In a recent article in Nature Biotechnology, writer Nathan L Vanderford praises the merits of a broad curriculum for post-graduate study. The article cites KGI as an institution that successfully integrates rigorous science education with training in crucial professional skills.

KGI Announces New Career Services Director

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST

M. Angela Cossey has joined Keck Graduate Institute as the new director of career services. Cossey will work with job-seeking students and alumni in a variety of ways, including technology resources, workshops, group discussions and individual meetings.

High School Senior Motivates KGI Lab to Tackle Rare Disease

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:45:00 PST

Being only in high school didn't stop Maggie King last summer from working in one of KGI's advanced research labs—and in the process influencing researchers to work on a rare disease that has impacted her family.

Q&A with Marc Salata, Director of Marketing

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:00 PST

KGI welcomed Marc Salata just before the fall semester as the first director of marketing in KGI's history. A short conversation with the new director made it clear his diverse background brings a new perspective to KGI and the potential to assist the school as it enters its next stage of growth and development.

Students Invited to Tour Gilead and Broadley-James Plant Facilities

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:30:00 PST

Approximately 30 KGI students traveled to leading biotech manufacturers Gilead and Broadley-James in November for private tours of their plant facilities.

Market Segmentation the Way to Go for Big Pharma

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:30:00 PST

With blockbuster drugs seemingly a thing of the past, pharmaceutical companies need a new approach to making money—and thinking smaller may be just the thing. That was the message KGI students heard at Focus Track Fridays on Dec. 2 from keynote speaker Stephen Eck, PhD, MD, a longtime pharma industry executive.

New Team Masters Projects Include Emphasis on Rare Diseases

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:30:00 PST

While this year's Team Masters Projects (TMPs) at KGI cover a wide spectrum of topics, four TMPs focus specifically on rare diseases, reflecting an increasing interest among pharmaceutical companies in exploring new business models for developing medicines to treat rare conditions—also known as "orphan drugs."