The Mentor: Kimberly Beatty
Kimberly Beatty, Ph.D., at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, is focused on using new chemical probes to illuminate cancer at the molecular level.
Author: Cecily Williams
Rebecca Spain, MD: Transforming MS treatment
Multiple sclerosis is an unpredictable disease. The cause is unknown, and people who suffer experience a range of symptoms that come and go over time. Although scientists are making progress on more affordable, effective treatments, the sense of uncertainty when dealing with this disease is hard to ignore. So, when Rebecca Spain, MD, MSPH, received […]
Anne Foster: Creating ripples through MS research
Patient and donor Anne Foster says staying active and having the right doctor have helped her address secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
Breaking down barriers
Maria Rodriguez, MD, is on a mission to make family planning services and birth control accessible to all.
The determination of Clementine
Clementine had just celebrated her sixth birthday. A week later, she complained of a headache at school, skipped lunch and fell asleep with her head on her desk. Clementine’s dad assumed it was a bout of flu, so he picked her up with plans to visit her pediatrician that afternoon. On the drive home, Clementine […]
Surviving breast cancer — twice
Emily Hauser was six months postpartum with her second child when she received the diagnosis: Breast cancer. Four tumors — one the size of a walnut.
Stefanie Kaech Petrie, PhD: Seeing is believing
Stefanie Kaech Petrie, PhD, helps researchers use microscopes to shed light on the structure and function of cells, leading to advancements in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
Erik Brodt, MD: The healer
Erik Brodt, MD, is a trailblazing advocate, dedicated to improving the lives and health of people who are of American Indian and Alaska Native descent.
Donor Spotlight: Gary and Christine Rood
On a recent Saturday evening, Gary and Christine Rood stood in a cozy lounge near a crackling fireplace inside the new OHSU guest house that they helped build. Near the window is a bronze sculpture, called The Healer, that has provided inspiration to Gary. Beyond it is a view of the hospital where he worked […]
