Unraveling the mysteries of myelin
Kelly Monk, PhD, is one of the world’s foremost experts on the cells that form myelin, the protective sheath around axons that is damaged in diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Impact Area: Brain Health
OHSU is turning relentless research into groundbreaking therapies for patients at every stage of life.
The return of Ana Wakefield
She came back to say thanks. And to provide a living, walking testament to how miracles can happen. With a little help. A lot of faith. And whole lot of work. On a sunny October morning, one day short of a year after a horrible accident, Ana Wakefield and her family came back to OHSU […]
What is basic science?
Why do neurons die? That was what OHSU’s Marc Freeman wondered, years ago. Freeman — then a professor of neurobiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and first and foremost a basic scientist — understood that traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease all result from the degeneration of neurons. But he wasn’t initially […]
Zooming in on cells at the atomic level
Scientists have long imagined how they could improve treatments for a host of diseases if they could better see how individual cells carry out the functions of life. That goal is now within reach at OHSU, thanks to a huge new investment in technology that allows researchers to view the makeup of molecules nearly down […]
Understanding ADHD: A Q&A with researcher Joel Nigg, PhD
Over the past decade, OHSU has built a unique, world-class ADHD research program that’s looking at the disorder from every angle – and finding promising answers. We sit down with Joel Nigg, Ph.D., the Director for the Division of Psychology at OHSU, to discuss his extensive ADHD research. Part I: Dr. Nigg talks about the […]
Vollum Institute researcher making big discoveries at warp speed
OHSU’s Vollum Institute is a scientific powerhouse, home to some of the world’s top minds dedicated to basic neuroscience research – that critical first step in developing new treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Thanks in part to significant philanthropy, one lab at the Vollum has been unusually prolific, and it’s paying off. Eric Gouaux, […]
Funding neuroscience: Drs Joe & Ruth Matarazzo
There are few donors today who have supported OHSU for as long as Drs. Joe and Ruth Matarazzo. The Portland couple has served the university in a number of capacities over the years – Joe as a life trustee of the foundation’s board, and both as longtime faculty members. When the couple retired from OHSU […]
