2026

Join us on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Robertson Life Sciences Building in Portland for the annual OHSU Innovation Awards ceremony.

This signature event celebrates the OHSU researchers, clinicians and collaborators who are advancing transformative technologies, forging powerful partnerships and turning bold ideas into real-world impact. It’s also an opportunity to connect with leaders in healthcare, science and entrepreneurship across Oregon’s innovation ecosystem.

This year, we are proud to honor our distinguished awardees:

• Early Career Innovator: Yasmeen Elsawaf, M.D., Resident Physician, PGY-5, Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine
• Career Innovation Excellence: Brian J. Druker, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, JELD-WEN Chair of Leukemia Research
• New Innovator of the Year: Rebecca Spain, M.D., MSPH, Associate Professor of Neurology, School of Medicine
• Partnership Excellence: Jamie Lo, M.D., MCR, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine

March 11, 2026
4-7 p.m. (ceremony from 5-5:45 p.m.)
Robertson Life Sciences Building, Room 3A001
2730 S. Moody Avenue
Portland, OR 97201

The 2025 OHSU Innovation Awardees are:

Kenneth Riley - Early Career Innovator

David M. Lewinsohn, M.D., Ph.D. and Deborah A. Lewinsohn, M.D. - Career Innovation Excellence

Katie Blise, Ph.D. and Sam Sivagnanam, M.S. - New Innovators of the Year

Joanna Pucilowska, M.S., PH.D. - Partnership Excellence

These awards also include recognition of those who have received patents, successfully had their inventions licensed for commercialization and have joined the National Academy of Inventors.