Basic Science Research Faculty Team

The Anesthesiology and Peri-Operative Medicine (APOM) Basic Research at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is fundamentally translational and consists of a group of internationally recognized scientists who are committed to understanding the molecular mechanisms contributing to ischemic and traumatic brain injury, the long-term effects of anesthesia on both the developing and the aging brain, and the factors, such as vascular disease or sleep disruption, that render the aging and injured brain vulnerable to ongoing degenerative processes.

Selva Baltan, M.D., Ph.D. Vice Chair of Basic Science Professor

Baltan's Research Team

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Nabil J. Alkayed, M.D., Ph.D

Alkayed's Research Team

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      • Senior Research Associate , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Senior Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Senior Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Julie Saugstad, Ph.D.

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      • Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
      • Professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine

Saugstad's Research Team

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      • Graduate Student, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Senior Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Graduate Student, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Instructor of Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Michael Hutchens, M.D., M.A.

Hutchens's Research Team

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Senior Research Assistant, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Assistant, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Eric Schnell, M.D., Ph.D.

Schnell's Research Team

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      • Graduate Student, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Assistant 2, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Research Assistant 2, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Current Program Year: Grad4
      • Current Student, Neuroscience Graduate Program, School of Medicine

Andrei Sdrulla, M.D., Ph.D.

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      • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
      • Associate Program Director Pain Medicine Fellowship, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Sdrulla's Research Team

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

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      • Senior Research Associate, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Catherine Davis, Ph.D.

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      • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Davis's Research Team

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      • Senior Research Engineer, OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute, School of Medicine

Elizabeth Moss, Ph.D.

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      • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Moss's Research Team

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      • Post Doctoral Scholar , Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Corwin Butler, Ph.D.

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      • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Butler's Research Team

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      • Research Assistant, Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Ursula Sandau, Ph.D.

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      • Instructor of Research in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine

Sandau's Research Team

APOM Lab Research Affiliated Faculty

Halina Offner, Ph.D

Dr. Halina Offner is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).  She also holds a joint appointment in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

Dr. Offner's research interests include multiple sclerosis, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), autoimmunity, neuroimmunology, and stroke.  She is the Principal Investigator on a study entitled “Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen and Testosterone in EAE.”  This is one of three research projects funded by an NIH Program Project Grant awarded to Dr. Patricia Hurn in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

Dr. Offner graduated from the University of Copenhagen Medical School in 1976.  The focus of her doctoral studies was the immunology of multiple sclerosis.  In 1990, she relocated to Oregon and joined the faculty at OHSU.