Knight Scholars touring the Knight Cancer Research Building in Portland, July 2019. (OHSU/Joe Rojas-Burke)

Knight Scholars students at the Knight Cancer Research Building in Portland, July 2019. (OHSU/Joe Rojas-Burke)

The Center for Experimental Therapeutics at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute provides expertise in pharmacology, toxicology and chemistry for new drug development, along with access to chemical compounds, high-throughput screening services and a wide range of model test systems. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Shivaani Kummar, M.D., head of the division of hematology and medical oncology in the OHSU School of Medicine, and Sanjay Malhotra, Ph.D., right, are co-directors of the Knight Cancer Institute’s Center for Experimental Therapeutics. Malhotra is a professor in the departments of cell, developmental and cancer biology and oncological sciences in the OHSU School of Medicine. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Kathy Hart is on the path to recovery following a rare skin and musculature condition that ultimately revealed stage 3 uterine cancer. She has a good prognosis with the benefit of complex, multidisciplinary care at OHSU. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)

Nizar Chahin, M.D., assistant professor of neurology in the OHSU School of Medicine and director of neuromuscular treatment for OHSU Health. (OHSU/Christine Torres Hicks)