Sneak peek: Inside the Knight Cancer Institute research building (photos)

By Amanda Gibbs March 29, 2018 Portland, Oregon

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Building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Tiffani Howard, Ph.D., program director of research strategy and operations leads reporters on a building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Dr. Brian Druker, at a building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

The primary corridor features natural light and runs the full length of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Dr. Brian Druker, at a building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

The auditorium in OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Dr. Brian Druker, at a building tour of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

The lab areas feature plenty of natural light in OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

A long corridor runs the length of the Knight Cancer Institute research building, which enhances the building's efficiency as well as facilitates easy collaboration between research groups. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Knight Cancer research building

Ceiling and lighting in a lab area of OHSU’s 320,000 square foot Knight Cancer Institute research building, March 12, 2018. The facility, located on Portland’s South Waterfront, is slated for completion in late summer 2018, and will house up to 650 cancer researchers and staff focused on the early detection of cancer. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)