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Each year, distinguished faculty from around the state are recognized by the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon for outstanding leadership and innovation in science. This year, three scientists received awards, including OHSU’s Bonnie Nagel, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience and director of Pediatric Neuropsychology in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Nagel received the Richard T. Jones New Investigator Award, which recognizes a new investigator who shows exceptional promise early … Read More

Each year, OHSU’s Layton Aging & Alzheimer’s Disease Center administers the Oregon Partnership for Alzheimer’s Research (OPAR), a program which allows Oregon taxpayers to have a portion of their state income tax refund donated to Alzheimer’s research. Researchers in Oregon have an opportunity to receive up to $40,000 from OPAR via the Oregon Tax Checkoff Alzheimer’s Research Fund. Priority for funding will be given to investigators just entering the field of dementia research and to … Read More

Each year, distinguished OHSU faculty receive awards from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon for leadership and innovation in science. This year, the Medical Research Foundation announced its 2010 awards on November 9 at the Governor Hotel in Downtown Portland. Recipients include: Christine A. Tanner, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., A.B. Youmans-Spaulding Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing Richard H. Goodman, M.D., Ph.D., Director and Senior Scientist, Vollum Institute Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Ph.D., Co-Director of the Assisted Reproductive … Read More

The Oregon Center for Aging & Technology (ORCATCH) seeks applications for its Pilot Grant Program–a program that provides investigators with $50,000 to improve technology as well as to translate that technology into useful tools to improve the health of the aging population. Recipients of the award will have access to ORCATCH’s  “living laboratory,” a network of residences in the local community outfitted with a suite of basic devices for continuous remote monitoring of mobility and … Read More

OHSU’s Partnership Project has been part of the planning of a nifty website called World AIDS Day NW. World AIDS Day NW is a resource you can use to find a local activity in support of the 22nd Annual World AIDS Day on December 1, 2010. On December 1, people around the world will come together to recognize the 25 million individuals lost to HIV and AIDS, and the 33 million global citizens living with … Read More

The Collins Medical Trust is a local foundation that provides up to $30,000 three times a year to faculty and postdoctoral fellows. The purpose of these awards is to aid, further, promote and develop research related to the cause, cure, and treatment of human diseases. The Trust typically provides seed funding for projects that will be eligible for NIH or other substantial funding. Successful proposals will impact the heath of Oregonians, but also have the … Read More

The Oregon Alzheimer Disease Center (part of OHSU’s Layton Center) seeks proposals for pilot projects that promote basic or clinical biomedical, epidemiological, caregiving, educational or behavioral research on Alzheimer disease, other dementias and normal brain aging. The funding will provide $30,000 to develop preliminary data sufficient to provide the basis for an application for independent research support through other granting mechanisms. The program is designed for postdoctoral or junior faculty level investigators, but grants may … Read More

The Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE), a multi-center initiative led by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, seeks applications for innovative pilot projects in prostate cancer research worth $50,000. The program is designed to create a flexible means of funding basic, clinical and population sciences research with outstanding translational potential. The ultimate goal of the program is to fund projects that will lead to a reduction in morbidity and mortality … Read More