Research
An efficient path to therapeutic development
The Center for Experimental Therapeutics creates a hub at OHSU for global collaboration with pharma, biotech, foundations and investors, and more.
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CET membership is open to anyone at OHSU with an interest in advancing drug discovery and development. Members receive periodic email communication about events, programming, news and funding opportunities.
We focus on drug discovery and development to treat a range of diseases and improve health outcomes
Focus areas:
- Cancer- solid tumors and hematological malignancies
- Drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases
- Anti-infective agents
- Drugs to treat neurologic disorders
- Radiation sensitizers and protectors
- Stem cells
The center supports clinicians and scientists in a variety of ways:
- Small molecule chemical probes
- Animal models
- Assay development
- Bioinformatics and big data
- Diagnostics
- Disease biology
- Early detection
- Imaging
- Medicinal chemistry
- Molecular profiling
- Regulatory
- Target ID and validation
- Clinical trial design, including first-in-human trials
Robust technology and resources for cancer researchers
The center has access to state-of-the-art technology, resources and expertise to help our investigators reach their scientific goals, including:
- Advanced Multiscale Microscopy
- BioLibrary and Pathology
- Biostatistics
- Flow Cytometry
- Integrated Genomics
- Proteomics