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Mixed race scientist pipetting into sample in laboratory

Discovering

Cultivating curiosity and advancing knowledge to shape a better tomorrow
A person in a white lab coat and blue gloves speaks with another person inside a research laboratory.

Couple celebrates their past and present by planning their legacy

Janet Smith commits to support multiple myeloma research and shelter medicine.
Four people stand in a laboratory discussing work near a metal table and several tall yellow gas cylinders.

Vascular surgeon designs surgical stents that could save countless lives

Novel design holds promise to improve vascular surgery, drug delivery and expand organ donation
A group of eleven people standing in a hallway next to a banner that reads “25 Years Driving Discovery” and “Celebrating 25 years of driving discovery” from The Ohio State University.

Accelerating research to advance heart and cancer care

McCoys’ support for endowed chairs fuels discoveries that are improving health
Dr. Jessica Merlin standing in front of The James Cancer Hospital sign.

Innovative research aims to improve quality of life for patients with cancer

Path-breaking research program studies palliative care and pain management for patients and caregivers
Four people sit on a front porch in rocking chairs. Two adults each hold a young child, with windows behind them and green shrubs in the foreground.

Two diagnoses at the same time: Breast cancer and pregnancy

A team approach helped an Ohio State nurse navigate treatment for breast cancer during her pregnancy.
Lynn Aspey

Striving for a cancer-free world

Certain cancers that were largely considered untreatable now have new therapies that improve patient outcomes and prolong survival.
Jamey Houle, director of Sport Psychology and Wellness Services for Ohio State Athletics, talks with an athletic trainer.

Buckeye innovation elevates the whole athlete

Thanks to funding from the Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation, Ohio State is leading the way in treating student-athletes’ mental and physical health, from therapy sessions to float tanks.
Stan and Jodi Ross

Son’s care after traumatic brain injury sparks growing support of neurosciences

Stan and Jodi Ross give $10 million to advance neuroscience education, research and care at Ohio State.

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