MRF Discovery Award Recipients

The Discovery Award recognizes 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 it can be research in health care delivery, health informatics or health outcomes. Past recipients represent a broad spectrum of disciplines from many Oregon research institutions.

Recipients

2013

P. Andrew Karplus, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Eric Orwoll, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2012

Joseph S. Beckman, Ph.D., Oregon State University

2011

Chris Q. Doe, Ph.D., University of Oregon
Gail Mandel, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2010

Shoukhrat M. Mitalipov, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2009

J. Eric Gouaux, Ph.D., Vollum Institute, Oregon Health & Science University

2008

Lynn Y. Sakai, Ph.D., Shriners Hospitals for Children and Oregon Health & Science University

2007

Markus Grompe, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
John Postlethwait, Ph.D., University of Oregon

2006

Susan J. Hayflick, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2005

Balz Frei, Ph.D., Oregon State University
David Kabat, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2004

P. Michael Conn, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
James D. White, Ph.D., Oregon State University

2003

(Joint Award) James R. Bunzow, M.S. and David K. Grandy, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
John D. Scott, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2002

Monte Westerfield, Ph.D., University of Oregon

2001

P. Shing Ho, Ph.D., Oregon State University
James T. Rosenbaum, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

2000

David A. Lieberman, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1999

Brian J. Druker, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1998

Dennis E. Hruby, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Charles B. Kimmel, Ph.D., University of Oregon

1997

J. David Bristow, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Tom H. Stevens, Ph.D., University of Oregon

1996

Scott H. Goodnight, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
R. Michael Liskay, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1995

John C. Crabbe, Jr., Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Edward A. Neuwelt, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1994

John M. Barry, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
(Joint Award) Alfred J. Lewy, M.D., Ph.D. and Robert L. Sack, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1993

Richard H. Goodman, M.D., Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
R. Ellen Magenis, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1992

M. René Malinow, M.D., Oregon Regional Primate Research Center
Josef Rosch, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1991

William M. Bennett, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Frederick W. Dahlquist, Ph.D., University of Oregon

1990

Grover C. Bagby, Jr., M.D., VAMC, Oregon Health & Science University
Roderick A. Capaldi, D.Phil., University of Oregon

1989

Richard T. Jones, M.D., Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Kensal E. van Holde, Ph.D., Oregon State University

1988

Robert S. Dow, M.D., Dow Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald J. Reed, Ph.D., Oregon State University

1987

William E. Connor, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Brian W. Matthews, Ph.D., Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon

1986

Christopher K. Mathews, Ph.D., Oregon State University
Peter H. von Hippel, Ph.D., Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon

1985

Monte Greer, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
Barbara Iglewski, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University

1984

Howard S. Mason, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University
James Metcalfe, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University