Brian Lee

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Principal investigator, Keck Medicine of USC

For the first time since the pandemic, Americans are drinking less. Between 2022 and 2024, any alcohol use dropped nearly 2% and heavy drinking fell more than 8%, according to a Keck Medicine of USC study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Updated Sep 22

New Capabilities

As of May 2026: Leading surgical implantation of iPS cell-derived dopamine neurons at USC site

For more than 50 years, Parkinson's disease treatment has meant managing symptoms with medication—not addressing the root cause: the death of dopamine-producing brain cells. Now, clinical trials are testing whether stem cell therapies can actually replace those lost neurons.

Updated May 27