M.D./Ph.D. Labs
OHSU has an abundance of graduate student mentors who are excited to work with our M.D./Ph.D. students. Below we have highlighted some labs that have mentored or collaborated with our students. Please use the All Labs at OHSU link to view a comprehensive list of labs and a snapshot of the research diversity at OHSU. To see all current mentors of active OHSU M.D./Ph.D. students, please review our Meet the Students page.
Unni Lab
Dr. Vivek Unni is using in vivo multiphoton imaging to examine the aggregation of alpha-synuclein in mouse models of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and a variety of techniques to study the novel hypothesis, developed in his lab, that alpha-synuclein plays unexpected roles in the cell nucleus in DNA repair. He is an Associate Professor, Director of the Jungers Center for Neurosciences Research, and the John Hammerstad, MD, Professor of Basic Research of Movement Disorders.
Ellison Lab
The Ellison Lab studies environmental and genetic factors of hypertension and other morbid diseases. Dr. David Ellison is a Professor in the department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension and the department of Chemical Physiology & Biochemistry. He is also the Director of the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute.
Wong Lab
The Wong Lab dives into understanding regulatory mechanisms for proliferation of stem cells and investigating novel mechanism for how tumor cells gain diversity. Dr. Melissa (Missy) Wong is an Associate Professor of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology within the School of Medicine.