In an OHSU News story revealing the first details on how stem cell transplantation can kill virus that causes AIDS, Jonah Sacha, Ph.D., says, “Five patients have already demonstrated that HIV can be cured. This study is helping us home in on the mechanisms involved in making that cure happen. We hope our discoveries will help to make this cure work for anyone, and ideally through a single injection instead of a stem cell transplant.” Collaborator Richard Maziarz, M.D., says: “These results highlight the power of linking human clinical studies with pre-clinical macaque experiments to answer questions that would be almost impossible to do otherwise, as well as demonstrate a path forward to curing human disease.”

Brandon Maughan, M.D., is part of the 2023 class of the National Academy of Medicine’s Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence program, which offers a one-year, part-time experience to advance diagnostic skills.

In a video interview with Urology Times, Christopher Ryan, M.D., discusses imaging in prostate cancer.

Paula Amato, M.D., is quoted in an NPR-Radio story on scientific advancements related to in vitro gametogenesis. The story was broadcast by scores of public radio stations across the country.

CHA Medical & Bio Group announces plans to establish a research institute in Los Angeles focused on advancing comprehensive stem cell treatments through stem cell and gene therapy. The research will be conducted in consultation with Shoukhrat Mitalipov, Ph.D., director of the OHSU Center for Embryonic Cell and Gene Therapy.

In a Spanish-language Univision Portland feature about the value of child safety seats in preventing injury and death in the event of a vehicle collision, experts point parents to OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital for technical help installing a seat.

In a Wall Street Journal article about whether cannabis can actually help people sleep, Nicole Bowles, Ph.D., says that studies have found downsides to using cannabis as a sleep aid, including people reporting feeling sleepy the next day. She also notes that people who use marijuana regularly can develop dependence, and often report trouble sleeping if they abruptly stop.

TMC Vibration Control collaborates with OHSU to help stabilize the advanced microscopes that OHSU researchers use to study the nanobiology of cancer. Jessica Riesterer, Ph.D., says: “There’s a big push to look at how cancer cells are organized with their architecture at the cellular level, and so we need the highest resolution in order to do that.”

In an article by Romper, Jacquelyn Knapp, M.D., shares insight on the intrusive thoughts that can occur during the postpartum time period, including why they occur and how to manage them. Knapp suggests new parents who are struggling seek supportive care, either from their obstetric provider or primary care provider: “Do not struggle alone… These thoughts can really get in the way of being able to be present with their babies and be the parent they want to be.”

In a MDLinx story about a baby or babies born in the United Kingdom using mitochondrial replacement therapy, Paula Amato, M.D., says, “Even though the technology was developed here, and we think we’re at a point where we’d like to move forward with clinical trials to see if it’s actually safe and effective, we’re unable to do that in the U.S.”