OHSU

Research and Training

As part of Oregon’s only academic medical center, our faculty are researching new treatments for heart conditions and educating the next generation of health care professionals.

Leading research areas

  • Cardiovascular imaging for early detection of disease
  • Electrophysiology, with particular emphasis on sudden death
  • Heart failure and transplantation, emphasizing genetics
  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Women's health
  • Developmental origins of heart disease

Portland VA Medical Center Research

Recent clinical trial participation:

WATCH, COURAGE, HIT, HAT, AF/CHF, CARP, ACUITY, AIM-HIGH, ROOBY, STITCH, SCD-HEFT

Coordinators: Kathy Avalos, Karina Dana, Tara Krall, Jennifer Brown, Dave Calhoun

Individual Grants:

  1. Raitt: National PI for VA/DOD Spironolactone to Prevent VT/VF: $450k;
  2. Giraud: PPG Project Leader, Cardiac Growth and Development: $ 1.0 mil;
  3. Larsen: National PI for Evaluation of ACS Care in VA and vs. Private Sector: $ 1.3 mil

Maslen Laboratory

The major research focus is on determining the molecular genetic basis of congenital heart defects. A current interest in the laboratory is the association between the cirrin gene and cardiac malformations known as endocardial cushion defects. More

Heart and Smooth Muscle Development in Drosophila and Mice

This lab studies heart and smooth muscle development in Drosophila and mice. We take advantage of the power of developmental genetics in Drosophila and evolutionary conservation of developmental mechansims to understand mammalian organogenesis. More

Transcriptional Regulation of Development in Drosophila

During development, cells maintain or change their specific identities by activating or silencing specific genes in response to the signals received from both cell-cell contacts and the environment. More

Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography

MCE uses microbubbles as contrast agents that scatter ultrasound waves during their transit through the coronary microcirculation. More

Molecular Imaging Lab

Dr. Lindner leads a laboratory group that studies molecular imaging of inflammation, ischemia, and angiogenesis with site targeted ultrasound contrast agents; drug and gene delivery with ultrasound; and microvascular physiology at the capillary level.

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OHSU School of Medicine

OHSU School of Medicine offers a rich, multi-faceted environment for medical students, graduate students and faculty. More