Tag: Oregon Health & Science University
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The Academic Minute for 2016.08.15-08.19
Academic Minute from 8.15 – 8.19 Monday, August 15th Thomas Brown – McGill University Risky Drivers Thomas G. Brown, Ph.D. and his team of students and collaborators are developing psychosocial interventions to combat substance abuse. They also aim to identify individual characteristics of vulnerability in order to optimally provide the most suitable intervention. In addition,…
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Kim Burchiel, Oregon Health & Science University – Deep Brain Stimulation
Can a hockey goalie for your brain help stop Parkinson’s? Kim Burchiel, Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Oregon Health & Science University, discusses how deep brain stimulation can help treat this debilitating disease. Dr. Burchiel is the John Raaf Professor in the OHSU Department of Neurological Surgery. Dr. Burchiel served as department…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.08.15)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.8.15 Monday, August 15th Thomas Brown of McGill University examines the different types of risky drivers. Tuesday, August 16th Robert Brinkmann of Hofstra University explores deep underground and whether caves can help us prepare for life in outer space. Wednesday, August 17th Kim Burchiel of Oregon Health & Science…
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The Academic Minute for 2016.5.30-6.3
Academic Minute from 5.30 – 6.3 Monday, May 30 Allison Webel – Case Western Reserve University Living with HIV Dr. Allison Webel, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. Her research focuses on HIV self-management and the social and behavioral determinants of co-morbid chronic disease in people living with…
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Jeff Iliff, Oregon Health & Science University – The Brain’s Janitor
Your brain’s janitor may get worse as you age. Jeff Iliff, Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, discusses how the brain’s cleaning process may be hindered as we get older, and could be a trigger for diseases such as Alzheimer’s. Dr. Jeffrey Iliff is an Assistant…
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This Week On The Academic Minute (2016.5.30)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2016.5.30 Monday, May 30 Allison Webel of Case Western Reserve University discusses living with HIV. Tuesday, May 31 Daniel Klessig of Cornell University examines how aspirin works in our bodies. Wednesday, June 1 Jeff Iliff of Oregon Health & Science University delves into how the brain’s janitorial system does…