The Medical Research Foundation supports promising biomedical exploration and the development of research careers in clinical investigation in Oregon through a program of vitally important grants.
Call for nominations
Nominations are now invited for the annual Discovery, Mentor and Richard T. Jones New Investigator Awards of the Medical Research Foundation (MRF) of Oregon.
Celebrating its 25th year of recognition, the Discovery Award acknowledges an Oregon investigator who has made significant, original contributions to health-related research while working in Oregon. This research can be in the basic, clinical or behavioral sciences, or can be research in health care delivery, health informatics or health outcomes. The Discovery Award recipient will receive a cash award of $6,000 and a commemorative crystal paperweight.
The Mentor Award is presented to an Oregonian who has provided outstanding leadership in support or development of health research, education or the advancement of health care. The Mentor Award recipient will receive a cash award of $6,000 and a commemorative crystal paperweight.
The Richard T. Jones New Investigator Award recognizes a new investigator who shows exceptional promise early in a career in biomedical research. This individual must be within seven years or less of completing clinical and/or post-doctoral training and will be judged on the basis of independence, quality of science, national funding and first or senior authored publications in peer-reviewed biomedical research journals. The culmination of the research must have been performed in Oregon. The Richard T. Jones New Investigator Award recipient will receive a cash award of $3,000 and a commemorative crystal paperweight.
Nominations must be received by August 24, 2009. For more information, download this document.
MRF Research & Education Committee 2009
Truman W. Collins, Jr.
President
The Collins Foundation
Software Engineer
Mentor Graphics Corporation
Portland, OR
Michael P. Davey, M.D., Ph.D.
ACOS / Research and Development
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Professor, Rheumatology
Portland, OR
Victoria J. DeRose, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Chemistry
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
David H. Ellison , M.D.
Chief, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension
OHSU
Portland, OR
Caroline A. Enns, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell & Developmental Biology
OHSU
Portland, OR
Balz Frei, Ph.D.
Director & Endowed Chair, Linus Pauling Institute
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
James J. Huntzicker, Ph.D.
Head, Division of Management
OHSU School of Medicine
Portland, OR
Jonathan R. Lindner, M.D.
Professor, Cardiology
OHSU
Portland, OR
Cynthia D. Morris, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Dean, Admissions
Professor, Medical Informatics
OHSU
Portland, OR
Nancy A. Press, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Primary Care
OHSU School of Nursing
Portland, OR
M. Susan Smith, Ph.D.
Chairman, MRF Committee
Former Director, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Senior Scientist, Neurosciences
OHSU
Beaverton, OR
Eliot R. Spindel, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Neurosciences
OHSU
Beaverton, OR
Mary P. Stenzel-Poore, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Chair, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology
OHSU
Portland, OR
J. Timothy Stout, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Vice President for Commercialization Strategies
Adjunct Associate Professor, Retina
OHSU
Portland, OR
Allan Price (ex officio)
President
OHSU Foundation
Portland, OR
