The delta variant is spreading quickly among people who are not vaccinated. Author: Pat Dooris Updated: 6:11 PM PDT July 29, 2021
PORTLAND, Oregon The surging delta variant of COVID-19 makes up at least 88% of all cases in Oregon, according to Brian O’Roak, a co-leader of Oregon Health and Sciences University’s (OHSU) Genome Sequencing Center. The center is currently studying and tracing different variants of COVID-19 in the state.
The delta variant is an descendant of the novel coronavirus first detected in Oregon 16 months ago. There is reason to fear it, especially if you are not vaccinated, said Dr. Paul Cieslak from the Oregon Health Authority.
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New investments from federal and state authorities will enable OHSU to ramp up the state s ability to continuously track virus variants across Oregon and Southwest Washington. (OHSU)
Federal and state health authorities are making new investments in Oregon Health & Science University’s research and clinical laboratory expertise to substantially enhance its ability to track COVID-19 across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
As the pandemic slowly recedes with vaccinations rising across the region, OHSU scientists will continuously monitor how the novel coronavirus spreads and potentially evolves. The goal is to quickly recognize the emergence of genetic variants that may be more contagious, deadly or evade existing vaccines.
HudsonAlpha breaks ground on new commercial, research centers
Posted May 11, 2021
With this expansion announced May 10, the HudsonAlpha Center for Plant Science and Sustainable Agriculture in Huntsville will add 13,000 square feet of lab and greenhouse space and will be able to propagate and grow research plants here to improve existing crops and develop new uses for plants.
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A life sciences corporation and a plant research laboratory broke ground “virtually” Monday on $15 million in new buildings for research and commercial biotechnology on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.
At the “virtual groundbreaking” were Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon of Madison County and other local and state leaders who helped secure the expansion funding.
Doctors at OHSU are focused on finding variants and mutations of the COVID-19 virus. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 9:09 AM MST March 9, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. As vaccination efforts continue, doctors in Oregon are discovering local evidence that the COVID-19 virus is trying to survive.
“The virus is changing and trying to evolve as we re trying to fight the virus,” said Dr. Brian O Roak, associate professor of molecular and medical genetics at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
O’Roak is part of a specialized team at OHSU that’s tracking how the COVID-19 virus is changing in Oregon. At the Oregon SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing Center, researchers are studying about 1% of the state s cases. It’s a relatively small sample, but one that led to a surprising discovery about a month ago: An outbreak featuring the more contagious and deadly variant of the COVID-19 virus known as the B117 variant. Originally found in the United Kingdom,