Biology

There are a myriad of fascinating research projects going on in University of Portland’s Swindells Hall, including Dr. Amelia Ahern-Rindell’s genetics research. Since graduate school, Dr. Ahern-Rindell has focused her research on the cellular and molecular characterization of a specific fatal genetic disorder, GM1 gangliosidosis (GM1). GM1 belongs to a class of diseases called lysosomal […]

Portland Audubon Society presents:   20s and 30s Birding Book Club November 30th at 7pm-8:30pm Heron Hall, 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97210 Festival for Portland Audubon Book Club for people in their 20s and 30s to discuss conservation issues, animal science and bird behaviors. These are held once a month at Heron Hall at the Audubon Society […]

BIOLOGY EVENT High throughput biology with droplet based microfluidics Who: Dr. Adam Abate, University of California-San Francisco What: Science lecture series by Portland State University When: 12/1/16 @ 12:00 pm Where: Science Building 1, Room 107 (1025 SW Mill Street, Portland, Oregon 97201)

BIOLOGY EVENT Memory and the Neuroscience of Addiction Who: Science on Tap featuring Barbara Sorg, PhD What: Science lecture series When: 12/13/16 7-9 Where: Alberta Rose Theater 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland Cost: Advance tickets $8 $10 at the door Description: Barbara Sorg, PhD, a professor of neuroscience at WSU Vancouver presents how drug abuse especially at an […]

BIOLOGY EVENT What Doesn’t Kill You… How Early Experiences Shape You, Your Health, & Your Kids Who: Science on Tap featuring Dr. Sara Waters What: Science lecture series When: 12/6/16 7-9 Where: Clinton Street Theater, 2522 SE Clinton St, Portland Cost: Advance tickets $8 $10 at the door Description: Events in your early childhood actually have the […]

BIOLOGY EVENT You and Your Racist Brain: The Neuroscience of Prejudice (Repeat from October event) Who: Science on Tap featuring Dr. Larry Sherman What: Science lecture series When: 11/28/16 7-9 Where: Artists Repertory Theater, 1515 SW Morrison St, Portland, OR Cost: Advance tickets $8 $10 at the door Description: Racism happens when a race wants to dominate, eliminate or […]

There are many different research projects going on in Swindells Hall at the University of Portland. Dr. Ami Ahern-Rindell’s research focuses on genetic disorders and she has been working on a ongoing project on GM1 Gangliosidosis since her graudate education.   GM1 Gangliosidosis is a specific disorder, classified as a lysosomal storage disorder, which affects […]

OHSU School of Medicine Marquam Hill Lectures Pancreatic Cancer: America’s #2 Cancer Killer Who: Brett Sheppard, M.D., F.A.C.S. When: November 17th 7pm Where: Collaborative Life Sciences Building, room 1A001 (first floor lecture hall) RSVP as soon as possible at: https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/news-and-events/marquam-hill-lectures.cfm Description: With pancreatic cancer on the rise, estimated as the second leading cause of cancer-related  deaths by 2020, […]

OHSU School of Medicine Marquam Hill Lectures Exceptional Opportunities in Biomedical Research The 2016 Mark O. Hatfield Lecture Who: Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. When: October 24th 7pm Where: Collaborative Life Sciences Building, room 1A001 (first floor lecture hall) No RSVP necessary Description: As direction of the Naitonal Institutes of Health, Dr. Collins will present the […]

BIOLOGY EVENT OMSI Science Pub Portland: Neuroscience and Teen Refugees Who: Kristen Mackiewicz Seghete, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at OHSU and Matt Streng, Senior Youth Development Advisor at Mercy Corps When: November 15th @ 7pm Where: Empirical Theater at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR 97214) Cost: $5 suggested donation Description: Everyone knows how hard the teenage years were, […]