Brian O’Roak, Ph.D., and colleagues sequence 16 SARS-CoV-2 genomes to determine that the origins of COVID-19 in Oregon may be one of the most diverse.

OHSU is working on multiple fronts to expand basic scientific understanding of the virus that causes COVID-19 and to develop a blood test that reliably identifies the presence of antibodies associated with it.

Vinay Prasad, M.D., M.P.H, co-authors an op-ed arguing that President Trump is “playing doctor in chief.”

First-year OHSU medical student Christopher Ponce is quoted in a story by Austin American-Statesman picked up by outlets across the country. He says, “With the termination of the program, what a lot of us are concerned about is not so much us but our parents that could be affected.”

OHSU Health – including OHSU, OHSU Doernbecher, Adventist Health and Hillsboro Medical Center – is named to the Becker’s Healthcare 2020 list of “100 great hospitals in America."

Four OHSU medical students will help Clackamas County conduct COVID-19 contact tracing as the county begins to reopen.

Steve Kassakian, M.D., is interviewed about OHSU’s exponential growth in telehealth services during the pandemic.

Mark Slifka, Ph.D., talks about preliminary results of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, Inc.

Brian O’Roak, Ph.D., says “These first sequences reveal that, unlike some other outbreaks in the U.S., the introduction of the virus to the Portland metro area in Oregon is very diverse,” in a post about OHSU sequencing 16 SARS-CoV-2 genomes.

With visitation to the emergency department far below typical for this time of year, OHSU physicians urge patients not to forgo necessary medical attention.