Funding for new Biosafety lab
November 02, 2026
Fikadu Tafesse, Ph.D., led a successful grant application effort to create a state-of-the-art Biosafety Level 3, or BSL-3, laboratory on OHSU’s Marquam Hill campus. The $18 million facility will enable leading-edge research on emerging infectious diseases. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)
Funding for new Biosafety lab
November 02, 2026
Fikadu Tafesse, Ph.D., led a successful grant application effort to create a state-of-the-art Biosafety Level 3, or BSL-3, laboratory on OHSU’s Marquam Hill campus. The $18 million facility will enable leading-edge research on emerging infectious diseases.
OHSU receives $8 million NIH grant to strengthen defenses against future pandemics
October 27, 2026
Federal investment supports a state-of-the-art Biosafety Level 3 laboratory for studying emerging infectious diseases.
Investigadores(as) de OHSU obtienen $12.5 millones para estudiar la ubiquitina, una molécula fundamental en la salud y la enfermedad
October 14, 2026
Uno de los sistemas de señalización celular más importantes en la biología reúne a investigadores de OHSU de distintas especialidades, como enfermedades infecciosas, inmunología, neurociencias, biología del cáncer y gastroenterología.
OHSU researchers secure $12.5 million to explore ubiquitin, a fundamental driver of health, disease
October 14, 2026
One of biology’s most important cellular signaling systems unite OHSU scientists across infectious disease, immunology, neuroscience, cancer biology, gastroenterology.
Study: Triple-dose regimen may permanently clear HIV in infected newborns
August 10, 2026
OHSU-led discovery in animal model could advance quickly to clinical trials in people.
Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments July
July 20, 2026
Congratulations to James Frank, Megan Ruhland, Matt Chan, Andrew Wang, OHSU Family Medicine Interest Group, Erick Turner, Xiaolin Nan, Nadine Mallak, Emily Van Houweling, Eric Lau, Nathan Pennock, Steven Mansoor, Lucia Carbone, Emily Voigt, Caralyn Labriola, Jacob Estes, Michael Axthelm, Brandon Wilder, Claudio Mello lab, Michael Harris, Katelyn Byrne, Greagory Baker, Erin Kenzie, Melissa Wong, Logan Jones, Taylor Anderson and Jeff Gold.
Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments June
June 15, 2026
Congratulations to Nathan Selden, Tom Scanlan, Eric Wiser, Cynthia Morris, Eric Simpson, Taylor Anderson, Logan Jones, Joshua Nickerson, Philip Copenhaver, Joseph Quinn, Sudarshan Anand, Shamilene Sivagnanam, John McCormick, David Lewinsohn, Corinna Kulicke, Aneta Worley, Scott Hansen, Brian Chan, Patty Barfield, Brianna Hanson, Cristian Mendoza Ruvalcaba, Anupriya Agarwal, Theodore Braun, Xiaorui Shi and Sanjay Malhotra.
New database may unlock potential of lipids in treating, preventing disease
February 25, 2026
OHSU scientists lead development of so-called ‘Google maps’ for how lipids interact with proteins inside cells.