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.
Category: Discovery
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 […]
Why do more women get Alzheimer’s?
Almost two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease are women. There is a myth that the discrepancy is simply due to women living longer than men. But the truth is much more complicated. Now scientists at OHSU have found a key to what might be causing the difference, and they are working to find a […]
Kids need research just for them
Three physicians at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital discuss why pediatric research is so important.
Lisa Silbert: The core of an Alzheimer’s research powerhouse
Lisa Silbert, MD, heads the neuroimaging core at OHSU and is leading efforts to understand Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
