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Medicinal Chemist Jane Kelly
July 7th 2021

NIH grants support the development of treatments for major diseases

Portland State University Researchers Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla...
Lead apron
June 22nd 2021

STARK STREET MATERIALS: BETTER RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIALS

Stark Street Materials, a Portland State University Business Accelerator...
Cancer Cell
October 5th 2020

Synthesizing solutions to save lives

“With this marker, I think we might have a breakthrough,” Dr. Rob Strongin,...
Graphic of cell-to-cell communication channels
August 28th 2020

Portland State lab finds finds new levels of detail about key membrane proteins

Portland State University researchers used advanced electron microscopy to...
November 26th 2019

Additives result in higher toxins for vape users, Portland State study finds

The vaping industry is filled with unknowns. Those unknowns are leading to more questions as the number of users dealing with injuries, or in some cases, death, continues to rise. Portland State University Chemistry Professor Rob Strongin...
July 2nd 2019

Portland State researchers receive $3.15M grant to develop drug to cure malaria

PSU chemistry professor Kevin Reynolds (center), Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla. A team of Portland State University researchers who have discovered a possible one-pill cure for malaria has received a $3.15 million grant from the...
PSU researchers in lab coats looking at eye lens
December 12th 2018

Unlocking the secrets of how cells communicate offers insights into treating cataracts, other diseases

Portland State University researchers have made a significant breakthrough...
September 10th 2018

Human trials begin for anti-malarial drug designed by PSU spinoff DesignMedix

DesignMedix’ lead product, experimental anti-malaria medicine DM1157, has begun human clinical trials. DM1157, discovered at Portland State University (PSU) and developed by PSU spin-out DesignMedix, was designed to overcome the serious issue of growing drug resistance among malaria medicines....
May 24th 2018

How harsh is your e-cigarette? Portland State study measures free-base form of nicotine in electronic cigarette liquids and aerosols

Researchers at Portland State University have developed methods for measuring levels of free-base nicotine in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) liquids and vapor, the levels of which are associated with harshness upon inhalation of e-cigarette vapors and tobacco smoke. The study presents...
May 21st 2018

New Portland State study shows higher formaldehyde risk in e-cigarettes than previously thought

Portland State University researchers who published an article three years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine about the presence of previously undiscovered forms of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapor revisited their research and found that formaldehyde risks were even higher than they...
September 26th 2017

Portland State study links cancerous toxins to cannabis extract

Researchers at Portland State University found benzene and other potentially cancer-causing chemicals in the vapor produced by butane hash oil, a cannabis extract. Their study raises health concerns about dabbing, or vaporizing hash oil – a practice that is growing in popularity, especially...
March 8th 2017

Cancer-causing benzene found in e-cigarette vapors operated at high power, PSU study finds

Portland State University scientists have found that significant levels of cancer-causing benzene in e-cigarette vapors can form when the devices are operated at high power. The finding by a research team headed by chemistry professor James F. Pankow were published March 8 in the online...

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