Home Department: Bioengineering
Supported by: Bio-X
Mentor: Fan Yang, Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering

Glioblastoma represents one of the most common brain cancers, yet effective therapies remain elusive as tumor cell phenotypes are poorly understood. Elisa is working on a platform that uses a 3D gradient hydrogel which can provide a high-throughput screening of how tumor microenvironment affects cell behavior. The platform offers the opportunity to study the physiological behavior of tumor cells and provide a system for studying potential novel treatments.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 24, 2017:

A Novel Method to Fabricate 3D Gradient Hydrogels with Clinically Relevant Dimensions for Cartilage Repair

Elisa Liu¹, Danqing Zhu¹, Fan Yang^1,2
[Departments of Bioengineering¹ and Orthopaedic Surgery², Stanford University]