Modeling Metastasis In Vitro

Track Chair(s)

• 

  Priscilla Hwang, PhD

  Associate Professor
  Virginia Commonwealth University
  Richmond, Virginia, United States
• CR

  Claire Robertson, PhD

  Materials Engineer
  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  Livermore, California, United States

Session Chair(s)

• EL

  Elizabeth Lipke

  Professor
  Auburn University, United States
• WM

  Walter L. Murfee

  Associate Professor
  University of Florida, United States

Presentations:

• 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM PDT

  3D Microfluidic Model of the Metastatic Bone Microenvironment
  

  Presenting Author: Kylie Persson, MS – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Stephan Sutter, M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Nikol Miojevic

  Co-Author: Matthew Whitman – Cornell University

  Co-Author: Matthew Tan – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Lara A. Estroff, PhD – Cornell University

  Primary Investigator: Claudia Fischbach, PhD – Cornell University
• 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM PDT

  CAF to leader cell signaling drives collective cell migration during breast cancer metastasis
  

  Presenting Author: Jessica Williamson – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Co-Author: Jesse Rolston – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Co-Author: Musaddiq Lodi – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Co-Author: Preetam Ghosh – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Co-Author: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University

  Primary Investigator: Priscilla Hwang, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University
• 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM PDT

  Modulation of LEC-Directed Immune and Tumor Cell Migration within the Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment
  

  Presenting Author: Stephen Larson, NA – Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  Primary Investigator: Catherine F. Whittington – Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM PDT

  Lung cancer microphysiological systems for modeling sex-specific effects of estradiol on treatment response and proangiogenic capacity
  

  Presenting Author: Wills Kpeli – Tulane University

  Co-Author: Conner Sweat – Tulane University
• 5:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT

  A Microfluidic Blood-Brain Barrier Model for Real-Time Analysis of Metastatic Breast Cancer Cell Invasion and Barrier Integrity
  

  Presenting Author: Mohamad Orabi, PhD – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Ali Dabaja – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Victor Zhao – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Sivani Manimaran – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Vesko Zlatev – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Mark Slayton – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Nathan Merrill – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Ryan Oliver – University of Michigan

  Primary Investigator: Sofia Merajver – University of Michigan
• 5:45 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

  Ex-vivo Microfluidic Model to Identify Shear Stresses Role During Ovarian Tumor Cell Attachment to Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells
  

  Presenting Author: Vasilios Morikis, PhD – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Breanna Baker – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Jillian Martin – Washington University in St. Louis

  Primary Investigator: Gregory Longmore – Washington University in St. Louis

  Co-Author: Whitney Grither – Washington University in St. Louis

  Last Author: Whitney Grither – Washington University in St. Louis