Community Conference
Pancreatic Cancer Thrivership Community Conference
Saturday, November 8, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
(Check-in begins at 7:45 a.m.; Light Brunch at 11:00 a.m.)
Robertson Life Sciences Building
Portland, Ore.
Presented by the Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care
Teresa Zimmers, Ph.D. and Aaron Grossberg, M.D., Ph.D., Program Organizers
Celebrate resilience and community at the Pancreatic Cancer Thrivership Conference—a half-day gathering designed for patients, families, and caregivers. More than just presentations, this event invites your voice into the conversation. Connect directly with leading doctors, researchers, and care providers in interactive sessions that offer practical guidance, mutual support, and real dialogue. Come to learn, share, and shape the future of pancreatic cancer care— together.
- For patients, families, and caregivers
- Meet doctors, researchers, care teams
- Interactive sessions, lab tours
Program Organizers & Speakers
Co-Leader, Cancer Biology Program, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine
Co-Leader, Patient Resiliency Program, Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care, School of Medicine
CEDAR, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Radiation Medicine, School of Medicine
Faculty, CEDAR, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, School of Medicine
Member, Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care, School of Medicine
Invited Speakers
Leonidas G. Koniaris , M.D., F.A.C.S, M.B.A, Professor of Surgery at Knight Cancer Institute
Eric Roeland, M.D., FAAHPM, FASCO, Asscoiate Professor at Knight Cancer Institute
Kerri Winters-Stone, Ph.D., Professor at Knight Cancer Institute
Stephanie Goettl, M.S., C.G.C., Genetic Couselor, Molecular and Medical Genetics, School of Medicine
Paige Farris, MSW, Community Research Project Director & Community Cancer Control Specialist Program Manager at Knight Cancer Institute
Liem Quang Le, DAOM, M.S. HNFM, FAIHM, Adjunct Professor at University of Western States
Lab tours with Brittany Counts, PhD, Sara Ota, BA, Jared Fischer, PhD, Stuart Ibsen, PhD, John Muschler, PhD, and Dove Keith, PhD.
And special guest speakers: Martin Hynes, Ph.D., Sue Best, MSW, LCSW and Portland PanCan Volunteers
Registration is now available.
Who should attend: Patients, families, and caregivers
Registration fee: Registration is free. Supported by the Brenden-Colson Center for Pancreatic Care
Register online: Early registration is encouraged as enrollment will be limited. Light brunch will be provided.
For more information, please email Liem Quang Le-Lau lelau@ohsu.edu
Request reasonable accommodation for this event at 503-494-2834 or hsmktg@ohsu.edu.