RESEARCH


Our lab maintains a patient-focused perspective in all of our ongoing research projects. Through our extensive collaborations with physicians at UNC and other institutions, we strive to develop safer and more effective treatment strategies and diagnostics for cancer patients. Click on the links below to learn more about our exciting work.

 

Neural stem cells (right) migrating towards glioblastoma cells (left, purple). Link to article here.


1. Developing novel ex vivo tumor models using live animal tissue

 

2. Enhancing neural stem cells as anti-cancer therapeutics

 

3. Optimizing the delivery of cell therapies using biomaterial matrices