Slain USC Professor Bosco Tjan Was an Expert in Vision Loss Research

Bosco Tjan, the USC professor fatally stabbed Friday on campus, was an expert in the adaptations people make when suffering central vision loss.  He worked at the university for 15 years and served as co-director of the Dornsife Cognitive Neuroimaging Center.  The Los Angeles police said that Tjan was fatally stabbed in the chest by a student who was taken into custody. Tjan’s body was inside the Seeley G. Mudd Building in the southwest corner of campus. The student’s name has not been released, and police have provided few details about what happened.