Microcirculation and Tumor Metastasis

Time: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Type: Seminar Series
Presenter: Bingmei Fu; Department of Biomedical Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York
Room/Office: Room 112
Location:
10 Amistad Street
New Haven, CT 06511
United States

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