Director: Jenny Munson, Ph.D.
Applied Research
Engineering solutions for cancer therapy.
Blood perfusion to a glioma
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Using flow to treat disease.
Targeting cancer at the tissue level.
Once we know what's wrong in the tumor microenvironment, we can target nanoparticle therapeutics to the tumor and fix it. Diagnostic tools for assessing the microenvironment without need for tissue samples can close the loop on our personalized microenvironment therapy.
Team members:
Alexandra Harris
Kathryn Kingsmore
Caleb Stine
Chase Cornelison, Ph.D.
Basic screening system
Pentachrome stained human glioma
Basic screening system
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Patient-specific models of cancer
Predicting therapeutic response
one patient at a time
Therapeutic selection is still poorly defined for most cancers. By developing patient-derived and designed systems in which to test therapeutics before they're given to the patient, we help oncologists make the best decisions.
Team members:
Jessica Yuan
Chase Cornelison, Ph.D.
Kinsley Tate