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 diseases. 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.RECENT NEWS
Gail Mandel was one of the two recipients of this year's Medical Research Foundation Discovery Award. This award recognizes an Oregon investigator who has made significant, original contributions to health-related research in the basic, clinical or behavioral sciences, health care delivery, health informatics or health outcomes. She shared the award with Chris Doe from the University of Oregon.
Read the MRF press release
Learn more about Dr. Mandel's research
Eric Gouaux was chosen as the recipient of the Physiological Society's Annual Review Prize for 2013. The Physiological Society was established in 1876 and the Annual Review Prize is its most prestigious lecture.
Learn more about Dr. Gouaux's research
Haining Zhong received a 2011 NIH Director's New Innovator Award. These awards support unusually creative new investigators with highly innovative research ideas at early stages of their careers. Haining's project examines the architecture of brain synapses at nanometer resolution using super-resolution microscopy.
Learn more about the NIH Director's New Innovator Award
Learn more about Dr. Zhong's research
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Vollum investigators John Adelman, Wolf Almers, and former investigator Ed McCleskey examine interplay of protons and ATP in mediating sensation of ischemic pain.
Read the PubMed Abstract - Eric Gouaux's lab solved the crystal structure of a eukaryotic glutamate receptor, revealing the molecular architecture of receptors central to communication between nerve cells in the human brain and paving the way for the development of new therapeutic agents to treat diseases of the nervous system.
Read the PubMed Abstract
A Walk Through a Vollum Lab
Gary Westbrook created a three-minute video to explain the research being conducted in his lab. The video is targeted to prospective postdoctoral fellows and students.
