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Q&A: Lisa Coussens on Her Leadership Year Ahead

Cancer Discovery March 30, 2022
Lisa Coussens, Ph.D., discusses her goals and areas of focus for her upcoming term as president of the American Association for Cancer Research: “We need to get this message across to young scientists, those in graduate and medical school, and postdoctoral fellows about the importance of diversifying their education — for instance, to think beyond the core cancer biology curriculum and seek out data science and other training. They have to learn to speak more than just their own field's language to translate and communicate their science if they want it to be impactful across multiple disciplines and have the potential for translation to the clinic.”

U.S. News Announces 2023 Best Graduate Schools

U.S. News & World Report March 29, 2022
OHSU's family medicine program ranks second in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Graduate Schools 2023: Becker's Hospital Review.

Doctors Offer Advice on Combating Dread of Returning to Workplace

Public News Service March 29, 2022
Mary Moffit, Ph.D., outlines ways to reduce stress related to people returning to the office in person. She says: “Increase our self-care activities and protect our sleep. Increase our exercise time, even if it’s only 20 minutes. Add it on. Practice more self-compassion than self-criticism, and increase our reaching out for support from our family and friends."

The Oregon Historical Society lands $2.5 million donation

The Portland Tribune March 29, 2022
In a Portland Tribune article highlighting a large gift to the Oregon Historical Society, Brian Druker, M.D.’s, inclusion in the society’s first-ever class of “Oregon History Makers” is mentioned.

Bethany man fights cancer, attends physician assistant school

The Portland Tribune March 28, 2022
The Portland Tribune features OHSU physician assistant student Alex Edgell, who is studying at OHSU while also undergoing treatment for lymphoma; he says: “The universe seems to be pulling me towards working in oncology. I think I could make a pretty big difference there with my experience.”

Lisa Croen: Autism’s first dedicated epidemiologist

Spectrum March 28, 2022
In a story about California autism researcher Lisa Croen, Ph.D., Eric Fombonne, M.D., says: “Environmental research was lagging behind, and she has been a pioneer in realigning etiological enquiries in the last 20 years.”
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