CEDAR researcher: Ece Ekşi, Ph.D.
Ekşi and her team investigate how interactions between nerves and cancer happen at the molecular level, with the goal of preventing it.
Category: Discovery
CEDAR researcher: Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Bertassoni leads a multidisciplinary research group working on several groundbreaking uses of biofabrication to study cancer, including 3D bioprinting, organs-on-a-chip, and stem cell regenerative medicine.
CEDAR researcher: Joshua Moreau, Ph.D.
Moreau’s lab has found promising research on a type of immune cell, the memory B cell, that could act as a therapeutic target for cancer.
CEDAR researcher: Cristiane Miranda Franca, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Franca is a core faculty member in the Knight Cancer Precision Biofabrication Hub, recreating environments on-a-chip to study epithelial cancer development.
CEDAR researcher: Carolyn Schutt Ibsen, Ph.D.
Schutt Ibsen uses ultrasound waves to control the behavior of cells deep within the tissues she engineers, allowing for precise genetic changes.
Unlocking brain health through better sleep
OHSU’s Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D., is shedding new light on how a good night’s rest can help mitigate cognitive decline.
A new era of cancer care
OHSU is leading us into a new age of understanding a disease that has afflicted humans from the very beginning.
Researchers leading health advances
Meet some of the OHSU researchers who are revolutionizing science across an array of fields.
When breakthroughs happen
When David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., followed his instincts as a graduate research student, scientific breakthroughs were made.
Where the science leads — Stephen Back uses donor funding to advance Alzheimer’s research
Stephen Back, M.D., Ph.D., credits donor funding for giving him and his team the freedom to make significant findings.
