Welcome to the Vollum Institute
The Vollum Institute is a privately endowed research institute at Oregon Health & Science University dedicated to basic research that will lead to new treatments for neurological and psychiatric disease. Vollum scientists have broad-ranging interests that coalesce around molecular neurobiology and cellular physiology. Their work has transformed the field of neuroscience and, in particular, have provided important advances in the study of synaptic transmission, neuronal development, neurotransmitter transporters, ion channels and the neurobiology of disease.Research Highlights
- Eric Gouaux's lab has determined the atomic resolution structure of an ATP-gated, P2X receptor, thus providing the first molecular 'blueprint' for this important class of ligand-gated ion channel.
- Gail Mandel's lab identified an unexpected glial cell contribution to the pathogenesis of Rett syndrome.
