Advanced in vitro cancer models

Cancer metastases represent the greatest challenge of modern medicine due to their high impact on patient mortality. Our lab studies the metastatic process through 2D and 3D human in vitro models across multiple scales. We successfully  design  and  develop human  vascularized  macro and microfluidic systems that mimic in vivo biophysical and biochemical organ specific microenvironment with the aim to study different steps of metastasis. Particularly, we are able to analyze the crosstalk between breast cancer and endothelial cells in organ specific microenvironments through the establishment of endothelial monolayers or perfusable microvascular networks. We study the gene silencing effect in each step of extravasation, which can be dissected in adhesion, trans-endothelial migration and early invasion of secondary organs leading to metastatic colonization.


NEWS / EVENTS

26/11/2015 Meet us at Tumor Metastasis - November 30 - Dec 3, 2015 Hyatt Regency Austin Austin, Texas, USA
21/09/2015 Congratulations Silvia Lopa!
We are proud to announce that Dr.
06/09/2015 Meet us at TERMIS-WC 2015 in Boston (8-11 Sep)!
03/03/2015 Prof. Jordan J. Green visiting our Lab!
We are pleased to announce that on 16th March 2015 Prof. Jordan J.
01/02/2015 Meet us at the Gordon Research Conference in Ventura (14-15 Feb)!

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