Dhanir Tailor, Ph.D.

  • Research Assistant Professor of Division of Oncological Sciences, School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Tailor is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Experimental Therapeutics within the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. His research primarily focuses on cancer biology, examining the molecular mechanisms of treatment resistance and the development of targeted therapies. His work has led to the development of first-in-class small-molecule inhibitors targeting Enolase 1 (ENO1), Y-box binding protein (YBX1), Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), and Guanylate Binding Protein 1 (GBP1)—critical regulators of resistance.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • MSc, 2010, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
    • Ph.D., 2016, Central University of Gujarat

  • Fellowship

    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, CA, USA (February 2017-June 2020))
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, OR, USA (July 2020-February 2022)
    • Assistant staff scientist at Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, OR, USA (March 2022-March 2025)

Memberships and associations:

  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Areas of interest

  • Cancer Biology
  • Drug Discovery
  • Chemical Biology

Additional information

Honors and awards

  • OHSU Early Career Innovator Award 2022

Publications

Publications