# Shivaani Kummar

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## TL;DR

Drug development oncologist who directs the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute.

## Summary

Shivaani Kummar is Director of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute and Chief Scientific and Academic Officer of the Knight Cancer Group. A medical oncologist who previously led early clinical trials programmes at the US National Cancer Institute and Stanford, her research focuses on phase I trials, pharmacodynamic biomarkers and precision oncology.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; drug development; precision oncology
- Role: Chief Scientific and Academic Officer, Knight Cancer Group and Director, Knight Cancer Institute
- Specialisms: Early-phase drug development; Medical oncology; Precision oncology

## Sources

- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaani_Kummar
- Institution profile: https://www.ohsu.edu/knight-cancer-institute/knight-cancer-institute-leaders
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kummar+S%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- institutions: [OHSU Knight Cancer Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/ohsu-knight/)
- journals: [Cancer Discovery](https://onco.cc/journals/cancer-discovery/), [Cancers](https://onco.cc/journals/cancers-mdpi/), [Nature Reviews Cancer](https://onco.cc/journals/nature-reviews-cancer/)

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