https://www.taratulalab.com/home daily 1.0 2025-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1610385037263-L1KC1MBYJD2IZXP4R8I8/20190108_PharmacyPortraits_HO-8769.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/8cda5f02-395f-4c0b-b704-c26b1e67384c/oleh2.jpeg Home The BeaveRx 2025 Digital Edition is now available, offering a look back at a year of remarkable achievements across the OSU College of Pharmacy. The edition features highlights of major accomplishments as well as stories showcasing the impact of our alumni, students, and faculty. It provides just a snapshot of the outstanding work taking place within the College of Pharmacy community, with even more to look forward to in the year ahead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/72ce0233-5d5d-456d-9aa8-c911b2753824/oleh1.jpeg Home Oleh Taratula, associate dean for research in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, recently delivered a lecture highlighting new research developments from the college and presenting his pioneering work on a novel therapeutic approach for cancer cachexia — a severe condition affecting most patients with advanced cancer and responsible for nearly 30% of related deaths. His presentation also underscored Oregon State University’s significant impact in the Portland Metro area, home to more than 61,000 Beaver alumni and contributing an estimated $477 million annually through economic activity, workforce development, and research partnerships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/13fc3d1f-c420-4d2b-a646-85eb490bc675/oleh.jpeg Home Dr. Oleh Taratula, associate dean for research in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy, joined Dean David Bearden to share recent advances from the college and present Taratula’s pioneering work on a novel therapeutic approach for cancer cachexia — a severe condition affecting most patients with advanced cancer and responsible for nearly 30% of related deaths. Their presentation also highlighted OSU’s substantial impact in the Portland Metro area, home to more than 61,000 Beaver alumni and generating an estimated $477 million annually through economic activity, workforce development, and research partnerships. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/5192034c-7783-44c7-8b44-6e1a3c32d8ff/IMG_3629-edited.jpg Home August 2024 - We are delighted to announce that Oleh has been appointed Associate Dean of Research for the College of Pharmacy of OSU! Congratulations! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/f9d912a8-0d57-4d57-bd16-a99173272316/Screenshot+2025-03-14+at+15.40.44.png Home Our lab’s groundbreaking research on using nanoparticles and magnetic fields to treat endometriosis, ovarian cancer, and other conditions was recently featured in a discussion with OPB's Jes Burns and Brooke Herbert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/83bd108b-370a-40ea-8520-0fa844406df8/88845592-f66c-4619-8bd0-19c73c814781.JPG Home Congratulations to Tanya, Vlad, and Amy for presenting some exciting work at OHSU Research Week! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1681848795405-AUT0VF6S8VRPI1U9P4ES/20190108_PharmacyPortraits_HO-8742.jpg Home Outstanding Teaching Award 2022 by OHSU Faculty Senate goes to Oleh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1670442409721-P61A0YIUP7QN4HREIU5D/Image.jpg Home Our work on Naomedicine approach to manage ectopic pregnancy was published in Small! Graphic: Parinaz Ghanbari. Work was highlighted by KGW8, KAT, Healio and others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/f31a620e-ab74-4fc6-a40f-68ebf9075fc5/Press+Release+AD+MHT.png Home We have advanced thermal decomposition method to produce magnetic nanoparticles with ultrahigh heating efficiency for systemic Magnetic Hyperthermia! Graphic by Tetiana Korzun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/6b8bf6b4-4d0d-4c3a-9664-b072cd925225/Image+OSU+press.png Home Our study focused on new treatment strategy for Endometriosis was highlighted by NIH, OSU, OPB News, and others. Graphic: Parinaz Ghanbari. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1633026413967-VPPD319P6B04YHXQUP2W/AY.jpg Home Small just published our study on the use of systemically delivered magnetic hyperthermia for the treatment of endometriosis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1648580463655-XMM5T97FNK9MOKRBBY8U/Moses%2B2022.jpg Home Abraham gave an oral presentation at 2022 SRI (Society for Reproductive Investigation) Annual meeting, in Denver CO! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/f86cac6a-967f-4aef-8c73-acd5faa30ff2/DSC_2392.jpg Home Our work focused on the nanomedicine approach for Ewing's Sarcoma was published in both Pharmaceutics 2021 and Nanomedicine 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1621440554925-HTG34QEJ1AYU70RGOX7T/IMG_2445-200x300.jpg Home September 2021 - We are excited to have NIH/ NICHD fund our research on magnetic hyperthermia for endometriosis treatment and looking forward to work with the Dr. Slayden team from the Oregon National Primate Research Center. https://www.taratulalab.com/publications daily 0.75 2025-11-17 https://www.taratulalab.com/labmembers daily 0.75 2025-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/4dc51a22-d90e-4043-aa10-b7403d059623/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+6.13.53+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/adf2fb57-ec55-48f8-b749-7b15e8867626/Screenshot+2024-09-13+at+10.45.49%E2%80%AFAM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1598475457839-E0KQXRIN748RP0CBGZ3D/korzun.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/bf8aeb69-ad10-4d7f-bd6f-853beed4eadc/Picture+Cosy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/61221c8f-50df-4d80-bb73-c045de609091/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+9.28.40%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/361695e9-6af7-43f4-9962-a2d1a99b63e4/ba6d77b2-6705-4b5a-b5ab-ee822c843f7d.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/9162a668-14b9-4cc2-870d-708f81454181/Screenshot+2024-09-12+at+6.16.48+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/4fb9d9ae-1420-4e1e-95c2-c6b054ee701e/Shitaljit_photo.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/abdd9ca8-8e04-44a4-bed0-7ea11bbf3e45/Screenshot+2024-10-02+at+7.01.34+PM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1598475674197-ZYIYHY56F4IE2XHW8P1X/20190108_PharmacyPortraits_HO-8759.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/40679103-6685-4bed-880c-a6434e64e8f1/Screenshot+2024-09-23+at+3.03.30%E2%80%AFPM.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/d31add15-2e9d-4557-9f10-0cef6f7fb84c/IMG-5932.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1625690854495-TYL3H61UO30V4WBOV86N/Hyelim.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/6897054c-e88c-45a7-8939-f15a19548515/Babak_photo.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/71cd4fb2-562f-4162-91cd-6fa178ccbe44/DSC_2426.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1604696836167-OZ46YU0PZ858241VFWCH/DSC_2413.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/4408af6c-91b7-4313-a537-16bc32ffe310/Park+2.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1609886387013-LQLCRR9G3UKKHLI9YV42/canan.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/4025fc92-6b91-4366-92ae-2d8c65ec4ce1/Anna+1.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1609886348543-AVCZBO45VRED3Y4BL09M/hassan.jpg https://www.taratulalab.com/research daily 0.75 2023-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1598407544670-SFK9PZBWI0VDQM5FBMZB/Picture1.png Research Development of photo-responsive nanomaterials for image-guided combinatorial phototherapy Taratula et al. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1598409432719-IQMV073CWP31WWI10BMZ/Entry+1+image+hyperthermia.png Research - Development of biocompatible nanoclusters with high heating efficiency for systemically delivered magnetic hyperthermia Albarqi et al. ACS Nano 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f3eb498d4db9d4feacba620/1598051782475-2WNBOJNVZ1IPJ923YN3L/Screen+Shot+2020-08-21+at+4.16.00+PM.png Research - Development of nanomedicine-based gene delivery approaches to treat muscle wasting disorders including cancer cachexia Schumann C, Nguyen DX, Norgard M, Bortnyak Y, Korzun T, Chan S, Lorenz AS, Moses AS, Albarqi HA, Wong L, Michaelis K, Zhu X, Alani AWG, Taratula OR, Krasnow S, Marks DL, Taratula O. Increasing lean muscle mass in mice via nanoparticle-mediated hepatic delivery of follistatin mRNA. Theranostics 2018; 8(19):5276-5288. doi:10.7150/thno.27847. Available from http://www.thno.org/v08p5276.htm