Four questions with Mark Pennesi, MD, PhD
Dr. Pennesi led the first-ever CRISPR gene-editing procedure within the human body, which is showing promising results. We asked him four questions about his research and what this breakthrough could mean.
Category: Discovery
Four questions with Vivek Unni, MD, PhD
Vivek Unni, MD, PhD, is the inaugural John Hammerstad, MD, Professor of Basic Research of Movement Disorders and the interim director for the Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research. He joined the Department of Neurology and the OHSU Parkinson Center and Movement Disorders Program in 2011. Before coming to OHSU, Unni was an instructor in neurology […]
Four questions with Cindy McEvoy, MD, MCR
Cindy McEvoy, MD, MCR, is a physician-scientist whose research focuses on improving lung function for preterm infants — even after they leave the hospital.
Teaming up against cancer: A message from Brian Druker, MD
Hear from OHSU Knight Cancer Institute researchers, physicians and supporters about what it looks like to end cancer as we know it.
Faces of Onward
Everyone has a story. And many stories at OHSU have been made possible by the generosity of donors.
Online tour: Elks Children’s Eye Clinic
The Elks Children’s Eye Clinic opened in December 2020 as the first free-standing eye institute for pediatric patients to advance work in children’s eye care.
Research reboot
After months of shutdown, OHSU labs are beginning to resume research efforts that were stalled by the pandemic. We explore what scientists’ ‘new normal’ looks like now.
Understanding the mystery of COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus spreads across the nation and around the world, it mutates. Understanding those different strains of the virus — and our immune response — is crucial. Knowing which strains respond to specific treatments is a vital part of managing the pandemic. Several OHSU scientists have pivoted their research to contribute to the global effort of tackling COVID-19.
Shaping research
Martin Schreiber has built an illustrious career in medicine and the military, shaping how the two can influence each other.
Building a COVID-19 testing lab
Two weeks. That’s all it took for Donna Hansel, MD, PhD, and her team, together with colleagues at the OHSU Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, to build, stock and staff a new clinical testing laboratory for COVID-19 — all from scratch. The brand-new microbiology lab enables OHSU researchers to process COVID-19 tests in-house, for faster […]
