OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Director Brian Druker, M.D., is famous for ignoring the conventional wisdom. He disregarded those who called his research “voodoo science” and his work resulted in GleevecTM – a landmark drug proven effective in 10 types of cancer. In selecting Sadik Esener, Ph.D., to lead the institute’s newly established Center for Early […]
Fifteen years ago, an astounding breakthrough changed the way the world treats cancer. The discovery by Brian Druker, M.D., now director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, turned chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from a deadly disease with a very short life expectancy into a treatable condition managed by a daily pill, called Gleevec. It was […]
Missions to deep space involve risk. The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) — which works with NASA — has tapped OHSU’s Jonathan Lindner, MD to find better ways to screen astronaut candidates for cardiovascular damage before they reach deep space.
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