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Oregon researchers join nationwide rally against medical research cuts

Jefferson Public Radio March 09, 2025
Scientists, researchers and students from several Oregon universities were among the crowd of more than 500 people who rally on Friday against federal directives threatening funding for scientific and medical research at the state capitol. Brian Druker, M.D., says, “If I didn’t have NIH funding, I’m not sure I’d be standing here or that the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been saved [by cancer research] would be here today.”

ODOT, OHSU warn of traffic, health impacts amid daylight saving

KOIN-TV March 08, 2025
OHSU researchers caution that switching to daylight savings time raises health and performance issues for students and workers — and it’s worth taking steps ahead of time to reduce the risks. Andrew McHill, Ph.D., says, “We’re getting hit from two different fronts: First, we’re artificially shifting our clock so that we effectively lose an hour of sleep,” he said. “Second, we’re waking up an hour earlier than our internal body clock’s circadian time. That means we’re groggier while driving in the morning, we’re at heightened risk for a cardiovascular event, and it can lead to some detriments in performance at school or at work.”

Hundreds gather at Oregon State Capitol for 'Stand Up for Science' rally

The Statesman Journal March 08, 2025
Scientists, researchers and students from several Oregon universities were among the crowd of more than 500 people who rally on Friday against federal directives threatening funding for scientific and medical research at the state capitol. Brian Druker, M.D., says, “If I didn’t have NIH funding, I’m not sure I’d be standing here or that the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been saved [by cancer research] would be here today.”

Oregon researchers join nationwide rally against medical research cuts

Oregon Public Broadcasting March 08, 2025
Scientists, researchers and students from several Oregon universities were among the crowd of more than 500 people who rally on Friday against federal directives threatening funding for scientific and medical research at the state capitol. Brian Druker, M.D., says, “If I didn’t have NIH funding, I’m not sure I’d be standing here or that the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been saved [by cancer research] would be here today.”

Oregon Rep. Salinas speaks against research funding cuts at Stand Up for Science march

Oregon Capital Chronicle March 07, 2025
Scientists, researchers and students from several Oregon universities were among the crowd of more than 500 people who rally on Friday against federal directives threatening funding for scientific and medical research at the state capitol. Brian Druker, M.D., says, “If I didn’t have NIH funding, I’m not sure I’d be standing here or that the hundreds of thousands of lives that have been saved [by cancer research] would be here today.”

OHSU researchers discover way to detect pancreatic cancer earlier

KGW-TV March 06, 2025
Continued media coverage on a team of OHSU researchers led by Jared Fischer, Ph.D., and Jose Montoya Mira, Ph.D., who developed a new blood test that identifies hard-to-detect pancreatic cancer with 85% accuracy. In an interview with KGW-TV, Fischer says, “We hope that we can help to deliver them a test and that this is just one small step in ending cancer as we know it.”

Kuni Foundation Funds Cutting Edge Research at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

KATU-TV March 06, 2025
Amy Moran, Ph.D., Wesley Yu, M.D., and Kuni Foundation President Angela Hult discuss the impact of the Kuni Foundation’s philanthropy on advancing cancer research at OHSU. Yu says, “The Kuni Foundation has supported a decentralized clinical trial at OHSU to prevent metastases from melanoma. That’s a visionary thing because it makes that trial accessible to anyone – if you’re in Roseburg, you’re in Coos Bay, you can participate in this clinical trial without coming to OHSU. That’s all thanks to the Kuni Foundation.”

Cuts to NIH research funding blocked nationwide after lawsuit from Oregon, 21 other states

The Statesman Journal March 06, 2025
A federal judge issues a nationwide preliminary injunction the new administration from reducing grant payments from the National Institutes of Health that fund research at OHSU and research centers across the country. Peter Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D., says, “This is welcome news for scientists at OHSU and across the country who have dedicated their careers to innovative biomedical science. OHSU’s research mission is under threat from the actions of the administration and we must do all we can to protect it.”
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