Oregon Drug Discovery Symposium
Connect with the drug discovery community!
Welcome to the first Oregon Drug Discovery Symposium (ODDS). This event offers a unique opportunity for all members of the drug discovery community – including researchers, pharmaceutical companies, investment groups, academia, and the broader biomedical community – to share ideas and innovations. We anticipate a day of exciting talks and discussions, including a poster session. We look forward to welcoming you to OHSU for ODDS 2025.
— Sanjay V. Malhotra, Ph.D., Director, OHSU Center for Experimental Therapeutics
Poster Presenter List
April 9, 2025
8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Knight Cancer Research Building (and Webex)
2720 S. Moody Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Contact
Email CET@ohsu.edu
Participants
Nabil Alkayed, M.D., Ph.D.
James Metcalfe Chair of Cardiovascular Research
Professor, Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Director of Research, Knight Cardiovascular Institute
Travis Cook, M.S., M.B.A., CLP
Senior Director, Technology Transfer, OHSU
Lisa M. Coussens, Ph.D., FAACR, FAIO
Deputy Director, Basic & Translational Research, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Victor DeFillipis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, VGTI-Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute, OHSU
Assistant Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center
Leah Frye, Ph.D.
Founder, LLFrye Consulting,
Senior Advisor, Health Tech Innovations, Inc.
Jack Gomer
Investor, Multicare Health System
Seattle, WA
Susan Hayflick, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Pediatrics and Neurology, School of Medicine, OHSU
Chair, Molecular and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, OHSU
Mary M. Heinricher, Ph.D.
Senior Associate Dean
OHSU School of Medicine
Joe Horsman, Ph.D.
Investor, Madrona
Shula Jaron, Ph.D.
Chair, Oregon Bio Women
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute
Shannon McWeeney, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Oncological Sciences, OHSU School of Medicine
Chief Data Officer, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Gordon Mills, M.D., Ph.D.
Wayne and Julie Drinkward Endowed Chair in Precision Oncology
Director of Precision Oncology, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Kelly Monk, Ph.D.
Professor and Co-Director, Vollum Institute, OHSU
Program Director, Neuroscience Graduate Program, OHSU School of Medicine
Lee Neilson, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, OHSU
Staff Neurologist, Portland VA Medical Center
Angelica Parente, Ph.D.
VP of Platform Development, Savanna Bio
Michael Phillips
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Rajat Roy
CEO and Co-Founder, PathomIQ Inc.
Shilpa Sambashivan, Ph.D.
CEO, Nura Bio
Nathan R. Selden, M.D., Ph.D.
Dean, OHSU School of Medicine
H. Michael Shepard, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Indiana University
Lasker Award (2019)
Steve Stadum, J.D.
Interim President, OHSU
Craig Stolarczy
Cofounder and CEO, SynPlexity
Ronan Swords, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, OHSU
David K. Thomas, M.D.
Director, Cachexia Discovery and Therapeutic Development, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard
Founder, Cerise Therapeutics
Learn more
In person
In-person registration includes breakfast, lunch, a networking reception and access to the virtual livestream. Fees:
- Academic: $30
- Non-academic: $75
Virtual:
- Virtual-only attendance is free but requires registration.
You will receive an email from EventBrite containing your ticket and registration information. Please save this email for future reference and to show at registration. If you are on the waitlist or register to attend virtually, you will receive an email but will not receive a ticket. If you have questions about your registration, please email CET@ohsu.edu.
Researchers, scientists, and industry professionals are invited to showcase their work and network at the poster session. Poster presenter registration (which includes one attendee registration) is available here.
The event will be held at the Knight Cancer Research Building located on Portland's South Waterfront. Click below to view a map, parking, public transportation and driving directions.
Knight Cancer Research Building
2720 S. Moody Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
Sanjay Malhotra, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, OHSU School of Medicine
Endowed Chair, Cancer Research, Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, OHSU School of Medicine
Director, OHSU Center for Experimental Therapeutics
Shivaani Kummar, M.D.
Margaret and Lester DeArmond University Chair of Molecular Oncology, Medicine, Division of Hematology/Medical Oncology, OHSU School of Medicine
Co-Director, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Co-Deputy Director, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Marc Freeman, Ph.D.
Director, Vollum Institute, OHSU
Jee Min Lee, M.S.
Graduate Student, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, OHSU
Annah Rolig, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, OHSU
Denise Hopkins
Program Administrator, Center for Experimental Therapeutics, OHSU
Sponsors
Interested in sponsoring ODDS 2025? Email CET@ohsu.edu.
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