The Multiple Sclerosis Center of Oregon
Where healing, teaching and discovery come together

Our Research

The MS Center of Oregon has an annual research budget of approximately $2 million.  We receive grants from the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, National MS Society, Nancy Davis Foundation for MS, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. 

Our research staff includes three neurologists, seven laboratory scientists, two postdoctoral fellows, 15 research nurses and assistants. Our team conducts a full range of MS, immunologic research on patients. We also conduct clinical trials assessing the effectiveness of new treatments.

The Tykeson Multiple Sclerosis Research Laboratory is located in the OHSU Mark O. Hatfield Research Center. It is dedicated to studying how the immune system causes MS and developing new treatments aimed at controlling the disease. Immunologists, neuroscientists and molecular biologists work together toward the common goal of ultimately curing MS. The laboratory is named in honor of Mr. Donald Tykeson who helped equip the lab with a generous gift.

Neuroimmunology Research Laboratories are located at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Immunologists and molecular biologists work together on a variety of projects answering fundamental questions important to advancing our knowledge of how the immune system causes MS.