Chasing down cancer
Meet three researchers at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute — all united by the common goal of creating a world free from the burden of cancer.
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Redefining brain tumor treatment for kids
Researchers at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program discuss the urgent need for more targeted therapies for brain and spine tumors.
The drive of Eneida Nemecek, MD
Eneida Nemecek, MD, MS, MBA, is a pediatric oncologist, researcher and professor who is determined to whittle the number of childhood cancers down.
What is basic science?
Why do neurons die? That was what OHSU’s Marc Freeman wondered, years ago. Freeman — then a professor of neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and first and foremost a basic scientist — understood that traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease all result from the degeneration of neurons. But he wasn’t initially […]
Why early detection matters to Bree Mitchell, PhD
A Q&A with Bree Mitchell, PhD, who leads strategic planning, scientific program development, organizational development, operations, and scientific collaboration building as the Associate Director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (CEDAR).
Zooming in on cells at the atomic level
Scientists have long imagined how they could improve treatments for a host of diseases if they could better see how individual cells carry out the functions of life. That goal is now within reach at OHSU, thanks to a huge new investment in technology that allows researchers to view the makeup of molecules nearly down […]
