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.
Category: Giving
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 […]
Donor spotlight: Barbara and Phil Silver
Barbara and Phil silver are among OHSU’s most important philanthropic supporters, and they have advanced more than a dozen key initiatives.
A building with a purpose
On Sept. 7 and 8, OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute opened the doors to its new Knight Cancer Research Building — an innovative building that will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. We spoke with attendees on what they thought of the building.
Online tour: The Knight Cancer Research Building
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute opened the doors to its new Knight Cancer Research Building — an innovative building designed to transform how cancer research is done.
Progress Report: 2018
At OHSU, we know that it is not enough to practice medicine. We need to change it. And in order to change it, we need to do science differently. To explore problems from entirely new angles. To push the very edges of medicine. To ask the questions that nobody else is asking. To disrupt the […]
John Wold’s legacy for macular degeneration research
John S. Wold was a businessman, geologist, inventor, a former U.S. congressman and a philanthropist. In the last 20 years of his life, macular degeneration — a blinding eye disease — came between him and the things he loved the most. He was passionate about supporting research to stop the disease and return vision to […]
$2.5 million gift funds endowed chair for cancer research
One of the most highly cited medical scientists in the world, Gordon Mills, M.D., will be joining the faculty of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. He will hold the new Wayne and Julie Drinkward Chair in Precision Oncology. The Drinkwards, who established the chair with a gift of $2.5 million to OHSU, are longtime supporters […]
Donor spotlight: George and Janet Boldt
George and Janet Boldt like to insist that they are the main beneficiaries of their philanthropy. “Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is one of our favorite charities. We’re learning so much and meeting so many interesting people who are doing worthwhile things. We’re definitely getting more back than we’re giving,” said George. George and Janet founded and […]
