Sadik Esener, Ph.D.

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research center director

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research center director

Area(s) of expertise:
  • Nanotechnology
  • Computational biology
  • Early detection cancer research
  • Computer engineering

In March 2016, OHSU announced Dr. Esener would lead the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s new Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (CEDAR) center. A professor of nanoengineering as well as electrical and computer engineering, he most recently led the Cancer Nanotechnology Center of Excellence, funded by the National Cancer Institute, at UCSD’s Moores Cancer Center to explore ways to use nanoscale devices to detect and target cancerous tumors. 
 
Esener has a breadth of experience in multiple scientific fields relevant to early cancer detection research, including micro and nanofabrication and optical, electrical and computer engineering. He will bring an engineering systems-based approach to the role by integrating state-of-the-art technologies. Esener has an extensive background in bringing together scientists and technology across disciplines to provide compelling solutions to previously unsolved challenges in biomedicine.

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