Affiliation: College of Pharmacy
John Block Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Chris Petersen.
August 5, 2014
John Block (b. 1938) was a member of the OSU Pharmacy faculty for thirty-seven years,
serving from 1966 to his retirement in 2003. During his tenure at Oregon State, Block
observed many changes in the Pharmacy curriculum as it modernized to adjust with changes
in the profession. As a member of the Oregon Board of Pharmacy, Block was also involved
with the interpretation and implementation of the state's physician-assisted suicide
law. His interview focuses on the progression of his career, his memories of OSU
Pharmacy over four decades, and his work off-campus, including his involvement with
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance as a Medicare counselor.
Jessina McGregor Oral History Interview
Life history interview conducted by Chris Petersen.
September 4, 2016
Jessina McGregor (b. 1978) is an OSU alumna who graduated in 2001 with honors bachelors
degrees in Microbiology and International Studies. Following her doctoral training
in Epidemiology, McGregor returned to her alma mater in 2006, joining the faculty
of OSU's College of Pharmacy. McGregor was hired as part of an initiative to boost
the research program within the college's Portland branch, and she has been based
at either the OHSU main campus or at the health sciences complex on the South Waterfront
for the whole of her career as an OSU faculty member. Her interview details her undergraduate
years at Oregon State; her research on antibiotic resistance and optimized patient
care; and her perspective on the forward advancement of OSU Pharmacy's aims in Portland,
including the impact that has been made by the construction of the Collaborative Life
Sciences Building.