Mardi Spitzer, at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. Spitzer says she understands both the donor experience and patient experience, as she is part of the Schnitzer family who donated property to the OHSU campus, as well as losing her husband to multiple myeloma in January. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Senator Peter Courtney (left) jokes with Dr. Brian Druker (standing) during Courtney's speech at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Representative Jennifer Williamson speaks at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dr. Brian Druker, director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dr. Brian Druker (right) director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Senator Peter Courtney speaks at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dr. Brian Druker, director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Cancer survivor and advocated Rob Shick speaks at the pening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Gert Boyle attends the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. Boyle donated $100 million toward the Knight Cancer Challenge, the largest single gift received from an individual. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dr. Joe Robertson, (center) at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU President Danny Jacobs speaks at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Governor Kate Brown speaks at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Gov. Kate Brown gives Dr. Brian Druker a hug at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Ribbon cutting at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Gov. Kate Brown holds up a piece of ribbon after the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Gert Boyle holds up a piece of ribbon from the opening ceremony at the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Gert Boyle (left) talks with Mardi Spitzer following the opening ceremony at the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Tiffani Howard, Ph.D., program director of research strategy and operations (left) leads Gov. Kate Brown on a tour of the new Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU President Danny Jacobs prepares to speak at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Gov. Kate Brown gives Dr. Brian Druker a hug at the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Computational biologist Michal Grzadkowski (left) talks with Gov. Kate Brown as she tours the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. Grzadkowski is part of The Pathways + Omics cancer research team. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Dr. Brian Druker, director of the Knight Cancer Institute, has received the keys to the Knight Cancer Research Building. Teams are beginning to move into the new facility and an open house will be held on September 8, 2018.
(OHSU/Charlie Mouy)

Dr. Brian Druker, director of the Knight Cancer Institute, has received the keys to the Knight Cancer Research Building. Teams are beginning to move into the new facility and an open house will be held on September 8, 2018.
(OHSU/Charlie Mouy)

Dr. Brian Druker, director of the Knight Cancer Institute, has received the keys to the Knight Cancer Research Building. Teams are beginning to move into the new facility and an open house will be held on September 8, 2018.
(OHSU/Charlie Mouy)

Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU. (OHSU)

The quote wall at the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU.

Opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building at OHSU, September 7, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dmitri Rozanov, Ph.D., research assistant professor, in the Spellman lab at Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer Research Building.

Dmitri Rozanov, Ph.D., research assistant professor, in the Spellman lab at Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

An art installation representing all the donors, at the Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

An art installation representing all the donors, at the Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer Research Building, September 6, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Dr. Brian Druker, director of the Knight Cancer Institute, has received the keys to the Knight Cancer Research Building. Teams are beginning to move into the new facility and an open house will be held on September 8, 2018.
(OHSU/Charlie Mouy)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

A large mobile installation at the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

The Knight Cancer Research Building, features plenty of natural light, both in work areas and in the wet labs, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

The Knight Cancer Research Building, features plenty of natural light, both in work areas and in the wet labs, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Natural light and areas to collaborate were key design concepts for the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU employees gather in the community kitchen area at the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Natural light and areas to collaborate were key design concepts for the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Work spaces and a wet lab at the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

The wet lab area of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) Tiffani Howard, Ph.D. leads OHSU President Danny Jacobs, Dr. Tom Beer and Allen Tomlinson on a tour of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) Drs. Tom Beer and Mary Stenzel-Poore tour the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018 with OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs tours the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) Tiffani Howard, Ph.D. leads OHSU President Danny Jacobs and Drs. Mary Stenzel-Poore and Tom Beer on a tour of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) Allen Tomlinson, OHSU President Danny Jacobs and Dr. Tom Beer tour the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) Jose Garcia Lopez leads OHSU employees Peter Steinkamp and Mitra Adeli on a tour of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) Allen Tomlinson, and Drs. Tom Beer, Mary Stenzel-Poore and OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs tour the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

(Left to right) OHSU President Dr. Danny Jacobs tours the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018 with Drs. Tom Beer and Mary Stenzel-Poore. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Preparations for the opening of the Knight Cancer Research Building, August 21, 2018. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

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Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Construction at the OHSU Knight Cancer Center Research Building, June 9, 2017. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)