Project Description
1. Integrin alpha6 mediates the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells.
2. Using chick embryo models to study breast cancer cell invasion and metastasis.
Research Classification
- Cancer progression and metastasis
Research Interests
- Molecular and cell biology
- Integrins
- Breast cancer
- Cell signaling
- Mouse models
- Chick embryo models
- Invadopodia
- Cancer invasion and metastasis
- Neuroblastoma
- GD2
Research Methodology
- Mouse xenograft models
- Chick embryo xenograft models
- Flow cytometry
- Microscopy (live cell and immunofluorescence)
- Immunohistochemistry
- Cell adhesion and migration assays
- Cell viability assays
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine