Online tour: The Knight Cancer Research Building
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute opened the doors to its new Knight Cancer Research Building — an innovative building designed to transform how cancer research is done.
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Why early detection matters to Bree Mitchell, PhD
A Q&A with Bree Mitchell, PhD, who leads strategic planning, scientific program development, organizational development, operations, and scientific collaboration building as the Associate Director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (CEDAR).
$2.5 million gift funds endowed chair for cancer research
One of the most highly cited medical scientists in the world, Gordon Mills, M.D., will be joining the faculty of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. He will hold the new Wayne and Julie Drinkward Chair in Precision Oncology. The Drinkwards, who established the chair with a gift of $2.5 million to OHSU, are longtime supporters […]
Three dots marks the spot: My journey with breast cancer
Liberty Barnes, PhD, shares her cancer journey in this touching guest post. Liberty received treatment for breast cancer at OHSU.
Meet Gordon Mills, MD, PhD
OHSU announced that internationally renowned scientist Gordon B. Mills, MD, PhD, has been recruited to lead precision oncology for the Knight Cancer Institute. Here are a few interesting facts about him.
6 things to know about childhood cancer
Overall, cancer in children is rare. But Joe, Ethan and Sophia battled the two most common types: brain tumors and leukemia. Here are six things to know about the pediatric cancers they faced: All brain tumors are cancer. All brain tumors are eventually fatal or disabling without treatment. Brain tumors are the 2nd most common […]
