Champions of creative giving
Celebrating the creative giving champions who help to build a future of health and well-being at OHSU.
Impact Area: Brain Health
OHSU is turning relentless research into groundbreaking therapies for patients at every stage of life.
Giving thanks for the providers at OHSU
On this Doctors Day, March 30, we offer our gratitude to the remarkable health care providers at OHSU.
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.
Leaving an indelible mark on the field of Alzheimer’s research
Neurologist Daniel Gibbs, M.D., Ph.D., shares what inspired his gift to support Alzheimer’s research at OHSU.
High resolution healing
Innovative sensor technology sheds new light on brain structure and transforms neurosurgery.
Celebrating OHSU doctors and caregivers
We have relied on OHSU doctors and caregivers more than ever before these past two years — for guidance, for strength, for healing.
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 […]
Brain Health
The best in brain care, powered by discovery The brain is one of the most complex organs in the human body. Containing 100 billion nerve cells that “talk” to each other through 100 trillion connections, it does more than govern our movements and emotions—it literally defines who we are as individuals. That’s why diseases and injuries that strike the […]
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 […]
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
