Microcirculation and Tumor Metastasis
Department of Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series
"Microcirculation and Tumor Metastasis"
Bingmei Fu, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
The City College of the City University of New York
Abstract: Tumor metastasis through blood circulation is a complex process and is one of the great challenges in cancer research as metastatic spread is responsible for ~90% of cancer-related mortality. Tumor cell adhesion to microvessel walls is one critical step in metastatic spread. This talk will demonstrate how the hydrodynamic factors affect the tumor cell adhesion in the microvasculature and how the changes in microvessel wall integrity affect tumor cell adhesion in an in vivo single vessel model system. In addition, the role of endothelial nitric oxide in tumor cell adhesion will be discussed.
When: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Place: Amistad Room 112
Time: 4:00PM
Hosted by: Professor Rong Fan