x-posted at Erica Pratt’s Blog Keywords CTC: Circulating tumor cell. Read about what they are and why they’re important here. Cell Fixation: Chemical preservation of a cell. Post-fixation, a cell is no longer alive. Cell Staining: Using different markers to … Continue reading → Read more
x-posted at Erica Pratt’s blog Keywords Antibody: A Y-shaped protein that binds to unique cellular targets (i.e. antigens). Read more about antibody function here. Aptamer: A peptide, RNA or DNA that binds to unique cellular targets and is analogous to … Continue reading → Read more
x-posted at Erica Pratt’s blog Keywords Leukocyte: White blood cell. Erythrocyte: Red blood cell. Thrombocyte: Platelets, important in the formation of blood clots. Reynolds number: is the ratio of inertial to viscous fluid forces. In pressure-driven flow, this is the … Continue reading → Read more
Congratulations to Prof. David Erickson on being elected as a Fellow of The Optical Society of America. Prof. Erickson is being recognized for being one of the co-founders of “Optofluidics”, a new research area that combines optics with microfluidics. You can find more information about Optofluidics at http://www.optofluidicscorp.com/technology/ Read more
We recently communicated our efforts toward the development and implementation of a novel neural cell culture device with spatiotemporal solute delivery. Our work, in collaboration with Gary Banker and Cheng Fang at Oregon Health and Sciences University, details the construction … Continue reading → Read more
x-posted at Erica Pratt’s blog Keywords Metastasis: The spreading of the initial (primary) tumor to another site in the body (secondary tumor). Peripheral blood: Blood circulating through arteries, veins, capillaries, etc. Not what’s in your liver, lymphatic system, bone marrow, … Continue reading → Read more
Prof Marjolein van der Meulen, Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering, appointed as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering Read more
NYC symposium to review latest cancer research advances Read more
In today’s Academic Minute, Dr. Jeff Clune of Cornell University reveals why the biology of life often takes a winding path through seemingly unnecessary developmental stages. Read more
Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank said, "Staying on the cutting edge of innovation is critical to this nation's long-term competitiveness." Read more
