The Kuni Foundation awarded research teams at Oregon Health & Science University more than $2 million to improve detection and treatment of colorectal cancer and to develop a better approach to treat an aggressive form of brain cancer. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Ramon Barajas, Jr., M.D., left, and Domenico Tupone, Ph.D., were awarded $1,050,000 for their project, “Leveraging hibernation to advance a cure for Glioblastoma.” (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Melissa Wong, Ph.D., and Summer Gibbs, Ph.D., were awarded $1,050,000 for a project titled “Noninvasive circulating hybrid cell biomarker: Early detection and monitoring of colorectal cancer.” (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

OHSU’s Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center receives $2.1 million, which will put in motion an ambitious plan to establish the center as a national leader in diabetes research, diabetes care and faculty excellence at OHSU and throughout the state. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

El Dr. Ramón Barajas, Jr. (izquierda) y el Dr. Domenico Tupone recibieron $1,050,000 por su proyecto “Aprovechando la hibernación para avanzar en la cura del glioblastoma”. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)