Oregon Research and Policy Breakfast

About the Event

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society will host their annual policy forum in person on Oct. 14th, 2025.  

Our annual policy event is the flagship event of ACS CAN in Oregon and an opportunity to orient and advance the cancer advocacy world to key priorities with Congress and upcoming Oregon State legislative sessions. This is a pivotal moment with campaigns like protecting /increasing research funding from Congress for the National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Health.

The Research and Policy Breakfast event will bring together leaders in the community to dive into the groundbreaking research taking place in Oregon. Attendees will learn more about specific issues cancer patients in Oregon face and will be provided resources needed to focus our shared campaign to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. 

Join us for a full breakfast with special speakers along with a panel of cancer experts here in Oregon focused on the future of cancer research.

Meet our esteemed speakers and panelists:

Key Note Address by Brian J. Druker, MD, President, Knight Cancer Group, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Panelists:

R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS, FACS, FRCS(Ed)

• Executive Medical Director of the Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon
• Director and Member of the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute   

Brittany Counts, Ph.D.

• Postdoctoral Scholar, laboratory of Dr. Teresa Zimmers, OHSU
• Supported by T32 fellowship in Quantitative and Experimental Cancer Systems Biology    

Lisa M. Coussens, Ph.D., FAACR, FAIO

• Professor of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, School of Medicine
• Hildegard Lamfrom Endowed Chair in Basic Science, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine
• Director (interim), OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine

Closing Remarks:

Kate Lieber, J.D

• Senator, State of Oregon
• Co-Chair of the Oregon Joint Committee on Ways and Means

If you are unable to attend please consider donating to support our lifesaving work.

For sponsorship information or questions contact:

Kari Hampton, Oregon Grassroots Manager

 [email protected]

Visit fightcancer.org/Oregon to learn more.

Contributions or membership payments to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. are not tax-deductible.