Ahmad Masri, M.D., M.S., is the OHSU site investigator for a multicenter, open-label trial evaluating the safety of using CRISPR gene editing to help treat high cholesterol. “If it works safely, it could be a choice for any adult with high LDL at elevated risk for arthrosclerosis,” he says. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Las redes de atención médica rural de Oregon Health & Science University y University of Washington han asegurado una renovación en el financiamiento para apoyar sus colaboraciones con comunidades rurales de todo Oregón y el Noroeste, a fin de asegurar que las investigaciones de vanguardia lleguen a las personas en los lugares donde viven. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

George Pacheco, B.S., senior clinical research assistant at COOL Lab, OHSU Casey Eye Institute, right, examines a volunteer’s eye during a demonstration of optical coherence tomography, following the announcement that Dr. Huang received the Lasker Award for co-inventing the technology. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)