NIH awards OHSU scientist $1.5 million to understand the molecular basis of touch, hearing

OHSU Vollum Institute neuroscientist earns prestigious New Innovator Award for high-risk, high-reward research

By Erik Robinson October 05, 2021 Portland, Oregon

Downloads

Swetha Murthy, Ph.D., in her lab at OHSU's Vollum Institute on Sept. 29, 2021. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Swetha Murthy, Ph.D., assistant scientist at the Oregon Health & Science University Vollum Institute, has been designated as a 2023 McKnight Scholar, one of only 10 neuroscientists selected. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Peter Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D.

Peter Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D., executive vice president and chief research officer, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Marc Freeman, Ph.D. (OHSU)