What is the Knight Campus?
Made possible by two $500 million gifts from Penny and Phil Knight, $80+ million in directed state funds and gifts from hundreds of donors, the Knight Campus is rethinking how bioengineering and universities impact society by accelerating research from lab to marketplace.
Home to the Department of Bioengineering and the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, the Knight Campus integrates scientific training with entrepreneurship, communications, and leadership — fueling Oregon's economy and delivering breakthrough solutions to society faster.
Research
Knight Campus bioengineering and biomedical research could help build large, biological datasets needed for machine learning to predict and prevent cancer, diseases, and bacteria resistant to antibiotics before they even emerge.
Innovation
Knight Campus medical device startup, Penderia Technologies, housed in our Papé Family Innovation Center, taps broad resources for entrepreneurs.
Workforce Development
Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program is set to double its capacity to train students to enter the high-tech semiconductor industry workforce in the coming years, thanks to a $2M state investment.
Student Success
Knight Campus PhD candidate Rose Hulsey-Vincent recently received an NIH F31 award for her work in the Gardner Lab.
Our Growing Campus
The Knight Campus' physical expansion is progressing with the ongoing construction of Building 2, a four-story science building that will significantly enhance our research and academic capabilities. This new facility, inspired by the advancements in Building 1, will support our mission to advance research and education. Scheduled to open in 2026, Building 2 will house more than 20 research groups focused on bioengineering and biomedical data science.
Collaborative Research Centers
The Knight Campus connects discovery and innovation through our leading research centers, each driving progress in human performance, biomedical data science, and advanced technology.
Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
A collaborative research initiative accelerating discovery in human performance and recovery — spanning genetics, physiology, and engineering.
Center for Biomedical Data Science
CBDS bridges biology and computation to advance data-driven insights in genetics, imaging, and biomedical innovation.
Knight Campus Core Facilities
Learn about the Knight Campus facilities that offer rapid prototyping, 3D printing, clean Room, and X-Ray imaging.
