Joe Gray, Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute’s ‘Dream Team’ cancer researcher and chair of OHSU’s Biomedical Engineering Department.
Dr. Gray, a physicist and an engineer, is one of the most highly regarded scientists in the field of cancer research. He is known for breakthroughs that have changed clinical practices for cancer patients including aspects of flow cytometry, a technique for counting and examining microscopic particles, such as cells and chromosomes. He also was a key participant in the development of the widely used fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and comparative genomics hybridization (CGH) tests that map the genetic material in breast cancer patients’ cells.
