“Eat rejection for breakfast”
From left, Drs. Steven Mansoor, Christina Lancioni, Todd Korthuis, Susan Gurley, Deborah Lewinsohn Physician-scientists share inspiration, build community at inaugural conference First, she...
Category: Research
South Carolina case study reveals positive impact of Medicaid change on maternal and neonatal health
Pictured above, from left, Abby Liberty, María Rodriguez, Blair Darney and Kimberly Yee. Studies show that women who have children closer together – defined by the medical community as 18...
2019 Chemical Biology and Physiology Conference “a huge success”
Top researchers in the fields of chemical biology and physiology were drawn to the 2019 Chemical Biology and Physiology Conference, hosted by OHSU and held Dec. 12-15 in the Knight Cancer...
Learning to stay away
When roundworms get a gut infection from disease-causing bacteria, signals from their gut teach them to avoid the same bacteria in the future. Bacteria that cause disease may be microscopic, but...
What dogs can teach us
Researchers in the lab of Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D. ’87, are conducting one of the largest collaborative experiments between NIH scientists and the general public. The focus? Dog...
Study: Deeper understanding of estrogen, neuroimmune interactions lays groundwork for improved MS treatments
Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis disproportionately affect women more than men. To find out why, scientists are investigating estrogen and testosterone and the role these sex hormones...
10 OHSU graduate students named ARCS Foundation Scholars by ARCS Oregon Chapter
The OHSU first-year scholars for 2019 are: Sweta Adhikary, OHSU, School of Medicine – Neuroscience Graduate Program Novella Bates, OHSU, School of Medicine - Biomedical Engineering Graduate...
An enduring friendship sparked a revolution in our understanding of the origins of chronic disease
The International DOHaD Society awarded Kent Thornburg, Ph.D., its highest honor, an award named for his late friend and colleague David Barker, M.D., Ph.D., FRS. Dr. Thornburg is a professor...
School of Medicine selects Dr. Laura Erker as program director of strategic partnerships
Dan Marks, M.D., Ph.D., senior associate dean for research, OHSU School of Medicine, announced that Laura Erker, Ph.D., has been selected as program director of strategic partnerships,...
Cryo-EM technology helps elucidate KATP channel pharmacology, with implications for drug development
In the human body, the proper release of insulin maintains healthy levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. When blood glucose levels rise following the intake of food, pancreatic β-cells release...