Knight School - March 2019

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Careers in Cancer: Is there a higher calling?

Few people know the wide variety of careers available to those who may be interested in working in the field of cancer. It’s not just doctors and researchers! Knight Cancer Institute scientists will share their experiences, discuss their work, and talk about the ways we mentor and develop young people so they can be a part of the effort to end cancer as we know it. When Phil Knight challenged OHSU to raise a billion dollars for cancer research, he asked: “Is there a higher calling than curing cancer?” We think not, and we think you might be surprised at how many different perspectives we need in this fight.

Presenters:

• Sadik Esener Ph.D., director of the Knight’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) center and Wendt Family Endowed Chair in Early Cancer Detection at OHSU’s Department of Biomedical Engineering

• Amanda Lund, Ph.D., assistant professor at OHSU’s Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology

• David Edwards, Ph.D., scientific program communications fellow at the Knight’s Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) center
  
• Gabriela Hernandez Duran, a student at the University of Portland

Knight School is a series of public science talks designed to educate, entertain, and inspire audiences with stories told by Knight Cancer researchers, clinicians and patients. 

The one-hour presentation begins at 7 p.m. and concludes with a question-and-answer session. Join us for cookies and lemonade in the lobby following the presentation.