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.
Author: Cecily Williams
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 […]
A new home for healing
Each year, thousands of families arrive at OHSU and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital from every corner of the region to receive long-term, specialty care unavailable in their home communities. Families leave their homes, friends and jobs behind — for weeks or months — during the most stressful times of their lives. But relief is at hand […]
Up close and cryo-EM
Imagine standing on the moon and looking through a telescope so powerful, you can see what someone on Earth is texting on their cell phone. That’s the type of analogy that can be made to describe cryo-EM, a new imaging technology being used at OHSU that allows researchers to zoom in on cells at nearly […]
