Home Department: Human Biology
Supported by: Dean of Research
Mentor: Stephen Skirboll, Neurosurgery

Nicholas is working in Dr. Skirboll's lab, which is searching for antibodies that will bind to distinct surface proteins specific to cancer stem cells. Identifying these specific antibodies would allow for the detection of stem cells (which are crucial for the survival and growth of the tumor) apart from regular tumor cells.

Poster presented at the Stanford Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium on August 27, 2014:

Screening of Candidate Cancer Stem Cell Markers in Glioblastoma Using a Live Cell Array

Nicholas Hansen¹, Hai Li¹, Stephen Skirboll¹
[Department of Neurosurgery¹, Stanford University]