‘What is funding pancreatic cancer research, Alex?’: Oregon 'Jeopardy! Teen Tournament' finalist donates to OHSU

Producers say a 17-year-old’s donation in honor of Alex Trebek “made everyone at 'Jeopardy!' smile”

By Amanda Gibbs June 27, 2019 Portland, Oregon

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Avi Gupta, a 2019 "Jeopardy Teen Tournament" contestant from Portland will donate $314 to the Knight Cancer Institute’s pancreatic cancer research efforts in honor of Alex Trebek. (Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)

Avi Gupta bio (PDF)

Brian Druker, M.D. (2017)

Brian Druker, M.D., Knight Cancer Institute director, JELD-WEN Chair of Leukemia Research; investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)