New treatment strategy aims to stop rare liver cancer
An OHSU surgeon’s innovative approach targets deadly cholangiocarcinoma of the liver. Jerry Widawski knew the statistics were not in his favor. At age 68, he was diagnosed with a rare...
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Knight Cancer signal achievements of 2021
In a year that was anything but normal, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s people stepped up and continued to do great things. From basic research, to patient care, to impact in the community, the...
Seven at OHSU among world’s most influential scientists
Seven OHSU scientists are among the world's most highly cited, according to the consulting and data analysis firm Clarivate, which compiles an annual list of researchers who have demonstrated...
Knight Cancer Institute signal achievements of 2020
In a year overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute's people adapted and accomplished many great things. From basic research, to patient care, to impact in the...
From old samples, new breast cancer answers
OHSU scientists have shown how it’s possible to obtain detailed views of breast cancer gene activity from preserved tumor samples more than a decade old. The researchers say their RNA sequencing...
Knight Cancer Institute signal achievements of 2019
From basic research, to patient care, to impact in the community, the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute has a mission to end cancer as we know it. Here’s a look back at a year of...
A new line of attack on deadly prostate cancers
Researchers have uncovered a potential drug target for stopping castration-resistant prostate tumors – the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. For decades, drug development for...
Knight Cancer signal achievements of 2017
Serving Oregonians. Delivering discoveries. Developing talented clinicians and scientists. Leading the way. Here's a look at the accomplishments of the people at the Knight Cancer Institute. They...
An evergreen ‘topping out’ for the Knight Cancer Research Building
(OHSU/Joe Rojas-Burke) Ironworkers placed the final steel beam onto the Knight Cancer Research Building on Monday. And in the "topping out" tradition, members of Ironworkers Local 29 signed the...
Enterprising cancer treatment ideas nurtured with pilot funds
Finding new treatment targets for aggressive prostate cancer, lymphoma and leukemia. Visualizing how breast tumors grow resistant to drug therapy. Using mobile phone sensors to track symptoms...
Two Knight Cancer scientists are among the world’s most highly cited
Knight Cancer Institute researchers Brian Druker, M.D., and Michael Heinrich, M.D., are among the "world's most influential scientific minds," according to the annual list produced by Thomson...