OHSU Innovation Awards
2026
Congratulations to the 2026 OHSU Innovation Award distinguished honorees:
- Early Career Innovator: Yasmeen Elsawaf, M.D.
- Career Innovation Excellence: Brian J. Druker, M.D.
- New Innovator of the Year: Rebecca Spain, M.D., MSPH
- Partnership Excellence: Jamie Lo, M.D., MCR
- OHSU Chapter Member of the National Academy of Inventors Inductees: Michael S. Cohen, Ph.D. and John A. Kaufman, M.D., M.S.
- National Academy of Inventors Senior Member: Summer L. Gibbs, Ph.D.
- National Academy of Inventors Fellow: Yali Jia, Ph.D.
In addition, congratulations to all OHSU innovators who, in calendar year 2025, had their technologies successfully licensed, received an issued U.S. patent or co‑founded an OHSU startup company.