AUTOMATED CELL PREPARATION IN TUBES FOR 3D MICROSCOPY


Year of Award:
2005
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R21
Project Number:
CA112149
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-05-004
Technology Track:
Biospecimen Science Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
MELDRUM, DEIRDRE R.
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
3D microscopy represents a powerful new cell analysis tool for early detection and diagnosis of cancer, but its future use may be limited because methods for preparation of samples are cumbersome, inefficient, labor intensive and generally imprecise. Curr