Clinical Research Blog

By Rylee Salutregui Clinical Research Center Intern Ponder these facts from the Alzheimer’s Association : 7 million American’s are living with Alzheimer’s. By the year 2050, that number is projected to rise by 14 million. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. In the year 2018 Alzheimer’s and other forms of […]

By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC Not so long ago, the mention of the word “diabetes” conjured up images of insulin and needles and endless finger pricks to check blood glucose levels. In those days, complications caused by type 2 diabetes – such as blindness, stroke, amputation, kidney failure, and heart disease – were almost inevitable. […]

By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC The Corvallis Clinic’s Clinical Research Center is conducting a study to evaluate a potential new vaccine to prevent certain types of exacerbations in patients who have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is a progressive lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe.  COPD is sometimes referred to […]

By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC It was a year of firsts for the Clinical Research Center. The department’s first and founding manager, Pat Eshleman, retired.  This was coupled with our first-ever search for a new manager which, we’re relieved to say, had a happy ending.  Sheena Strohmayer, who began her professional career at the Clinical […]

By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC In her mother, sister and a dear friend, Mary Carper had seen the suffering that occurs from shingles. So, when Corvallis Clinic internist Dr. Michael Chen and the Clinical Research Center began recruiting people for the nationwide Shingrix trial study, the retired NASA employee eagerly signed up. She wanted to […]