Eighty-eight leaders of the nation's medical schools have signed an ad urging Congress to act now to make sure that lifesaving stem cell research can continue in the wake of recent legal actions prohibiting further federal funding. The ad asks that ...

The Equity Summer Research Program recently culminated with students presenting a scientific oral presentation of their research project in front of an audience, which included their peers, parents, and OHSU faculty mentors. With projects that ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a form of cell division typically associated with cancer called multipolar mitosis can yield diverse, viable cells capable of protecting the liver from injury and poisonous ...

The School of Medicine in partnership with the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) congratulates the following “Lead Mentors” who were selected based on a competitive application process. These individuals will work with ...

Fifty years ago today, Dr. Albert Starr and colleagues performed the world's first successful valve replacement at the University of Oregon Medical School, now Oregon Health & Science University. The achievement stands as one of the most important ...

Oregon Health & Science University’s Markus Grompe, MD, Department of Pediatrics, will lead a multi-center team of scientists selected to participate in the prestigious Beta Cell Biology Consortium (BCBC). Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes ...

OCTRI hosts the annual Awards Dinner to bring the research community together to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and improved human health. Attendees will have the opportunity to view posters, discuss research with the region's scientific ...

• The School of Nursing was able to secure $600,000 funding from the Helene Fuld Foundation that has immediate impact on nursing scholarships and has the added benefit of creating an endowment for scholarships into perpetuity. Those scholarships ...

Frederick Keller, MD, Professor and Director of the Dotter Interventional Institute, was recently awarded the CIRSE Gold Medal. He is the second American physician to be honored with this award. The CIRSE (Cardiovascular and Interventional Society of ...

George A. Keepers, M.D., Carruthers Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry has announced his selection as a Director of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His term will begin in 2011. Typically directors serve 2 three-year ...