Arthur A. Vandenbark

Arthur A. Vandenbark is a Senior Research Career Scientist at the VA Portland Health Care System and a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Molecular Microbiology & Immunology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He is the author of more than 300 scientific publications, an inventor on 15 issued US patents and the recipient of many awards including a Fulbright Scholarship, the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award and the 2014 Technology Transfer Achievement Award from OHSU. His major interest is in developing natural immunoregulatory mechanisms to block inflammation and promote neuroregeneration in multiple sclerosis and other CNS diseases.

Professor Vandenbark completed his postdoctoral fellowship at OHSU. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Washington State University and an A.B. degree from Stanford University. He has mentored more than 40 post-doctoral and clinical fellows.