Overview

• The Knights’ gift is the largest donation ever to a U.S. university or health institution, aimed at transforming cancer research and patient care at OHSU.
• Under the new structure, the Knight Cancer Institute will operate autonomously within OHSU with its own board of governors.
• Dr. Brian Druker, celebrated for his role in developing targeted cancer therapies, will serve as the institute’s inaugural president to oversee fund allocation.
• Allocated resources will back a comprehensive care model that integrates lab discoveries with expanded services in nutrition, mental health and clinical trial access.
• This pledge builds on a decade of Knight philanthropy, including the 2013 $500 million match challenge that helped raise $1 billion for the institute’s initial expansion.