Leadership

SENIOR LEADERSHIP AT ONPRC

Nancy L. Haigwood, Ph.D., Director
Dr. Haigwood brings significant scientific and leadership experience to the ONPRC. As the fifth Director of the Center and an Adjunct Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology at OHSU, she plays a vital role in HIV vaccine and antibody research.  She led the preclinical development of a groundbreaking HIV vaccine while serving as Research Director for the Chiron Corporation in Emeryville, California, and was the founding Director of the Viral Vaccines Program for the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. An innovator by nature, Dr. Haigwood became the first Scientific Ombudsperson at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in 2004. She is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International AIDS Vaccine Institute and has served as a regular member on NIH Advisory Panels and Study sections. 


Cynthia J. Doane, D.V.M., Associate Director for Animal Resources
Based on her broad scientific background and commitment to the highest ethical standards of animal research, Dr. Doane was appointed as Acting Associate Director for Animal Resources in May 2008. She originally joined the Center in 2007 as Chief of Clinical Medicine within DAR. Before coming to the Center, Dr. Doane’s exemplary research conduct earned her the 2006 Humane Care and Use Award from Charles River Laboratories (Preclinical Services) where she served as the Manager of Clinical Surgery. Her experience with primates in particular reaches back to 2003, when she acted as the Head of Veterinary Services at the Alamogordo Primate Facility.  


Richard A. Doughty, M.S., C.M.A., Associate Director for Administration
Richard Doughty was hired by the ONPRC in 1988 as a senior accountant for the Medical Research Foundation—the original grantee institution for the ONPRC. He has since moved into the role of Associate Director for Administration, with a focus on building an exemplary financial structure and streamlined operations for the Center. Because of his proven ability to manage and develop successful grant proposals, Richard has been solicited to aid other NPRCs in their grant-seeking efforts. He is a Certified Management Accountant with undergraduate degrees in Business Administration and Education and a Masters degree in Communication Studies.


Charles T. Roberts, Ph.D., Associate Director for Research
An expert in the molecular endocrinology of growth factor action, Dr. Roberts has focused on insulin and insulin-like growth factor research for the last 20 years.  He is a leader in prostate cancer and diabetes research, and holds a number of pending patents for endocrine therapies and metabolic diseases.  Dr. Roberts was appointed Associate Director for Research at the ONPRC in May 2007. His previous positions include Professor and Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics and Doernbecher Children’s Hospital at OHSU, Senior Investigator at the Diabetes Branch in NIDDK’s intramural research program, and Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara.  Dr. Roberts also holds joint appointments at OHSU as Professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology.

RESEARCH DIVISION HEADS

Sergio R. Ojeda, D.V.M., Head, Division of Neuroscience
When the ONPRC sought a strong leader to establish a new Division of Neuroscience in 1987, it looked no further than Dr. Ojeda. His strength in the field is globally recognized, having authored more than 300 peer-reviewed articles, co-authoring the widely-used Endocrine Physiology textbook, and delivering more than 250 lectures worldwide—including State-of-the-Art, Plenary, Keynote, and Distinguished Scientist lectures. He currently serves on the NIH National Institute of Child Health Development Advisory Council and on the NIH Council of Councils. Prior to joining the ONPRC, he was a Professor of Physiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.   


Louis J. Picker, M.D., Head, Division of Pathology & Immunology
Dr. Picker is esteemed for his work in T-cell physiology, including the development of AIDS vaccines and the AIDS-causing lentiviruses. He was appointed the Associate Director of the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, Head of the Pathobiology and Immunology Division of ONPRC, and Professor of Pathology at OHSU in 2000. While working in the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, he served as a Principal Investigator, Medical Director of the Flow Cytometry and Clinical Immunology Laboratory, and Co-Director of the Division of Hematopathology and Immunology. He is currently a member of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council (DAIDS subcommittee) and the AIDS Vaccine Research Subcommittee.  


Richard L. Stouffer, Ph.D., Head, Division of Reproductive Sciences
Dr. Stouffer’s research has led to remarkable advances in fertility and contraceptive treatments. He received the Society for the Study of Reproduction's Research Award in 2007, and the OHSU Faculty Research and Mentoring Award in 2001. After eight years in the Department of Physiology at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine, Dr. Stouffer moved to the ONPRC in 1985 and became the Division Head of the ONPRC Reproductive Sciences Division in 1996. He holds joint positions in the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Physiology & Pharmacology. To continue accelerating research in this field, Dr. Stouffer promotes research interactions between basic and clinical scientists at OHSU and other universities through various leadership roles.

OHSU RESEARCH ADVOCACY OFFICE

P. Michael Conn, Ph.D., Director, Office of Research Advocacy
Considered an international expert in Research Advocacy, Dr. Conn was recruited by the ONPRC in 1994. He previously headed the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa College and has published over 300 articles in endocrinology, molecular and cell biology, pharmacology, and the value of ethical animal research.  The outstanding work of his laboratory has been recognized with a MERIT award from the NIH, the J.J. Abel Award of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, the Weitzman, Oppenheimer, and Ingbar Awards of the Endocrine Society, the National Science Medal of Mexico (the Miguel Aleman Prize), the Stevenson Award of Canada, and the Oregon State Award for Discovery. Recently, he and ethicist James V. Parker co-authored a provocative book entitled The Animal Research War (2008).