SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

     INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES
     13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
     
                               (Amendment No. 1)*

                               AVI BioPharma, Inc.
                               -------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                   Common Shares, par value $0.0001 per share
                   ------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    002346104
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                January 20, 2005
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)

     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)

     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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     NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
     I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (Entities Only)
1
     Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark, as joint filers pursuant to
     Rule 13d-1(k)
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP                (a) [X]
                                                                     (b) [ ]
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3    SEC USE ONLY
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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States of America
_____________________________________________________________________________

NUMBER OF      5    SOLE VOTING POWER

SHARES              N/A
               ______________________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY            N/A
               ______________________________________________________________
EACH           7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING           N/A
               ______________________________________________________________
PERSON         8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH                N/A
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     N/A
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
                                                                          [ ]
_____________________________________________________________________________
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

     Less than 5%
_____________________________________________________________________________
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     IN
_____________________________________________________________________________

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 002346104                                                 Page 3 of 5

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

               AVI BioPharma, Inc. (the "Issuer")

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               One SW Columbia Street, Suite 1105
               Portland, Oregon  97258

Items 2(a),
(b) and (c).   Name of Persons Filing, Address of Principal Business Office and
               Citizenship:

               This Schedule 13G is being filed on behalf of Michael A. Roth and
               Brian J. Stark, as joint filers (collectively, the "Reporting
               Persons").

               The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement,
               a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 1,
               pursuant to which the Reporting Persons have agreed to file this
               Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule
               13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

               The principal business office of the Reporting Persons is 3600
               South Lake Drive, St. Francis, WI 53235. The Reporting Persons
               are citizens of the United States of America.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the
               "Common Stock")

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

               002346104

Item 3.        Not applicable

Item 4.        Ownership.

               (a)  Amount beneficially owned:

                    N/A

               (b)  Percent of class:

                    Less than 5%

               (c)  Number of shares to which such person has:

                    (i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote: N/A

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

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                    (ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote: N/A

                    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                          N/A

                    (iv)  Shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition
                          of: N/A

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

               If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
               the date hereof the reporting persons have ceased to be the
               beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
               securities, check the following [X]

               Michael A. Roth and Brian J. Stark have ceased to be the owners
               of more than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer.

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

               N/A

Item 7.        Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
               Acquired the Security Being Reported By the Parent Holding
               Company.

               N/A

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

               N/A

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of a Group.

               N/A

Item 10.       Certification.

               By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
               belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and
               are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
               influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
               not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
               participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 002346104                                                 Page 5 of 5

                                    SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:   January 28, 2005


                                        /s/ Michael A. Roth
                                        -----------------------
                                        Michael A. Roth

                                        /s/ Brian J. Stark
                                        -----------------------
                                        Brian J. Stark


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP NO. 002346104

                                                                       Exhibit 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

     In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the undersigned agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them
of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to
certain shares of Common Stock of AVI BioPharma, Inc. and further agree that
this Joint Filing Agreement shall be included as an exhibit to such joint
filings.

     The undersigned further agree that each party hereto is responsible for the
timely filing of such Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto, and for the
completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party contained
therein; provided, however, that no party is responsible for the completeness or
accuracy of the information concerning any other party making the filing, unless
such party knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Joint Filing Agreement
on January 28, 2005.



                                        /s/ Michael A. Roth
                                        -----------------------
                                        Michael A. Roth


                                        /s/ Brian J. Stark
                                        -----------------------
                                        Brian J. Stark