Posts Tagged ‘clinical’

The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award Program provides junior physician-scientist faculty with $150,000 per year for up to three years to support mentored research in any disease area as they begin their careers as independent clinical investigators. To be eligible, applicants must: Hold a M.D., D.O., or foreign equivalent degree from an accredited institution; Have an active U.S. medical license – U.S. citizenship is not required; Have a full-time faculty position not higher than the … Read More

Join us for the last Career Development Workshop of the year, this Wednesday, March 14 at noon in Vollum M1441. Mary Heinricher, Ph.D., professor and vice chair for research in neurological surgery and professor of behavioral neuroscience, will be sharing her experience doing Basic Science in a Clinical Department. Postdocs, grad students, and other young scientists are welcome to attend. For those of you on West Campus, we will be live streaming to VGTI’s 1st … Read More

 A special presentation by the Marquam Hill Lecture Series. Co-inventor of the world’s first successful heart valve and winner of the prestigious Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award, Albert Starr, M.D., will be giving this year’s Mark O. Hatfield Lecture. The talk, “The Value of Health–The Argument for Strong Investment in Medical and Scientific Research,” will take place March 15, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in the OHSU Auditorium. Dr. Starr led OHSU’s heart surgery program for … Read More

Denice Stewart, D.D.S., M.H.S.A., Associate Dean Clinical Affairs, Professor Community Dentistry, and Mark Engelstad, D.D.S., M.D., M.H., Associate Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, both from the OHSU School of Dentistry, will be giving next week’s talk at the School of Dentistry Seminar. The presentation will highlight Clinical Research Utilizing the Electronic Dental Record. The seminar will be held March 7, 2012, from 12 to 1 p.m. in the School of Dentistry, Room 606. The seminar is worth … Read More

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation seeks applications from young physician-scientists for its Clinical Investigator Award. The purpose of this award is to increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient’s bedside in search of breakthrough treatments. Awardees will receive $150,000 per year for three years, which includes an annual stipend of $100,000 and a $50,000 annual research allowance. In addition, the Foundation offers up to $100,000 in … Read More

The Doris Duke Clinical Scientist Development Award (CSDA) provides $150,000 per year for three years to junior faculty members with an M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. performing mentored clinical research in any disease area as they begin their careers as independent scientists. To be eligible, applicants must: Be physician scientists conducting clinical research in any disease area; Have received an M.D. or a foreign equivalent from an accredited institution; Be working in a U.S. degree-granting institution (but … Read More

Alan Barker, M.D., professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine, has collaborated with researchers from the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to perform a clinical trial on the effectiveness of a common anti-rejection drug in treating a rare lung disease. While lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) affects only five in a million people, no cure for the disease exists—and many patients must resort to lung transplants. Dr. Barker and his colleagues found that the the anti-rejection … Read More

Program announcements for K awards, also known as research career development awards, have been reissued (NOT-OD-11-063). If you’re planning to submit, be sure to refer to these program announcements for the most current forms and application information: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01) Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02) Academic Career Award (Parent K07) Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08) Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23) Midcareer Investigator Award in … Read More

OHSU’s Medical Breakthroughs is a monthly talk show hosted by Portland journalists at KINK FM’s Bing Lounge. This series, which started earlier this fall, gives OHSU researchers an informal setting where they can share their cutting-edge work with the public. Archived videos are available online. Past sessions include: September 9, 2010 Girl Power: How your daughter’s nutrition affects future generations Dr. Kent Thornburg, director of OHSU’s Heart Research Center, discusses fascinating new research that shows … Read More

Research at the Casey Eye Institute was recently highlighted in several national news sources, including the New York Times. The articles focused on an upcoming clinical trial involving embryonic stem cells as a potential treatment for macular degeneration. The New York Times times references OHSU Associate Professor Peter J. Francis, MD, PhD, in its discussion of the trial, saying that, “the eye is a good place to test stem cell therapy because it is accessible. … Read More