Cancer Research Archive

Kuni Foundation Awards $9.8 Million to Oregon and Washington Nonprofits
By Angela Hult | February 10, 2022 | Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Grants Help to Advance Cancer Research and Advocacy and Inclusive, Affordable Housingfor People with Intellectual DisabilitiesPresident Joe Biden announced…
Washington and Oregon Nonprofits Receive $1 Million Boost from The Kuni Foundation
By Angela Hult | June 23, 2021 | Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Projects Include the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Screenings, the Creation of an Autism Center of Excellence…
Kuni Foundation Awards $13.2 Million to Oregon and Washington Nonprofits
By Angela Hult | March 10, 2021 | Advocacy, Cancer Research, Community, equity, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, STEM
Grants Support Research Dismantling Disparities in Cancer Detection and Treatment for BIPOC Communities; Innovative Housing Solutions for People Experiencing…
PDX Pharmaceuticals Secures Additional Investment from the Kuni Foundation to Advance New Cancer-Fighting Precision Therapies
By Kuni Foundation | January 27, 2021 | Cancer Research
Portland, Oregon -- PDX Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company developing first-in-class nanotechnology-based therapies for treating cancer, received a seco…
Kuni Foundation Awards $1.3 Million through Imagination Grants Program
By Kuni Foundation | August 28, 2020 | Cancer Research, Grants, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Funding Supports Emerging and Established Cancer Research Leaders andInnovative Programs for Individuals who Experience Intellectual ChallengesThrough its Imag…
Improving Bone Marrow Transplant Outcomes for People of Color
By Kuni Foundation | June 30, 2020 | Cancer Research
Bone marrow transplants have provided life-saving cancer treatments for more than 30 years. As researchers strive to increase survival…
The Tenacious Erin Ryan
By Angela Hult and Kuni Foundation | June 15, 2020 | Cancer Research
Our work provides daily opportunities to learn and be inspired. It can also challenge assumptions, and we can all…
Endowed Chair Supports Entrepreneurial Research
By Kuni Foundation | April 15, 2020 | Cancer Research
A $2.5 million grant from the Kuni Foundation fully funded an endowed chair for Prostate Cancer Research at Oregon…
Collaboration Key to Closing Gaps in Children’s Cancer Research
By Kuni Foundation | March 3, 2020 | Cancer Research
Thanks to the power of precision medicine, we’re experiencing a revolution in the treatment of cancer, yet progress for…
Kuni Foundation Makes Direct Investment in Company to Advance New Cancer-Fighting Precision Therapy
By Kuni Foundation | December 3, 2019 | Cancer Research
Vancouver, Washington -- PDX Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company pioneering a new class of therapeutics based on co-delivery of…
OHSU Receives a $7.5 MM Boost for Cancer Research from The Wayne D. Kuni & Joan E. Kuni Foundation
By Kuni Foundation | November 15, 2017 | Cancer Research
Grant funds will help launch the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute’s lung cancer research center and create an endowed chair…
Kuni Foundation sets up $50M cancer research fund
By Kuni Foundation | October 10, 2017 | Cancer Research
The Kuni foundation has joined with a Vancouver partner to create a new $50 million fund to support cancer…
$5 Million Donated to OHSU’s Knight Cancer Challenge
By Kuni Foundation | October 10, 2017 | Cancer Research
Two years ago Phil and his wife Penny challenged that if OHSU could raise $500 million, they would match…