Dear School of Medicine community: This time of year brings with it not only celebration, but also reflection. Recently, at the annual State-of-the-School address, hundreds of faculty members and our guests had the opportunity to gather and celebrate ...

A warm welcome to our newest faculty members: Heather N. Amity, MN, FNP, Senior Instructor, Emergency Medicine Hilary Bradbury-Huang, PhD, Research Professor-Provisional, Management Division Cathrin Bruederle, PhD, Research Instructor, Biochemistry & ...

This month's featured paper is from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and is titled “Kinetics of G-protein-coupled receptor endosomal trafficking pathways revealed by single quantum dots.” The research was conducted by an ...

In its first 365 days, the Oregon POLST Registry has received more than 40,000 POLST forms from Oregonians with advanced illness or frailty. These individuals have chosen to participate in an innovative back up system to assure their treatment wishes ...

In an Oregonian article titled, “Iraqi translator struggles to find job in Oregon as recession leaves allies behind,” the Department of Psychiatry’s David Kinzie, MD, Professor, and Paul Leung, MD, Clinical Professor, weigh in on the struggles some ...

The New York Times has reported on new treatments for retina disease being developed by two companies. One of the companies, Advanced Cell Technology, said it would test its stem cell therapy on 12 adults with severe vision loss. OHSU will be a site ...

An Oregonian editorial welcomed news that OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute is about to grow “manyfold.” The editorial, which focused on Phil & Penny Knight’s recent $100 million donation, said “This is a fine moment not only for the OHSU Knight Cancer ...

John A. Benson Jr., MD, Professor and Dean Emeritus, School of Medicine, was recently recognized with the 2010 Abraham Flexner Award by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) at their annual meeting in Washington, DC. Before an audience ...

Frederick S. Keller, MD, will step down as Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, effective January 1, 2011. Dr. Keller has been Chair since 1992. “While Dr. Keller’s presence as Chair will be missed, I’m pleased that he will remain Director ...

Following a thorough exploration and assessment, the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute announced plans for how the $100 million gift from Nike Chairman Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will further its mission to make ...