Gregory Sawyer: Exploring Lung Cancer Through Advanced Microtumor Models
Gregory Sawyer, Chair of the Bioengineering Department at Moffitt Cancer Center, shared a post on X:
“November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Each year, over 200,000 people face this challenging diagnosis. This 3D microscope image captures a lung adenocarcinoma (LuAD) microtumor grown by Elsa Renee Flores in vitro under perfusion using a Darcy plate at the Moffitt Lung Cancer Center of Excellence. It highlights tumor heterogeneity with ΔNp63 (red), YAP (green), and nuclei (blue).
Thanks to programs like Rapid Tissue Donation and researchers like Eric Haura, MD, these models help us explore innovative therapies and improve treatment strategies.”
Gregory Sawyer is the Chair of the Department of BioEngineering at Moffitt Cancer Center. Previously, he was a Professor at the University of Florida. His research focuses on Cancer Engineering, aiming to bridge the physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and simulation with pharmacology, oncology, gene therapy, and biomedicine to advance cancer research.
Further Reading:
Gregory Sawyer Received the 2023 Tribology Gold Medal
Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer: Patient Version
Large Cell Lung Carcinoma: What patients should know about
Adenocarcinoma of the Lung: What patients should know about
The Importance of Lung Cancer Awareness Month
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