MICROSYSTEMS FOR TARGETING LEVY WALKS IN METASTATIC CANCER CELLS


Year of Award:
2012
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R21
Project Number:
CA173347
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-12-002
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
GRZYBOWSKI, BARTOSZ ANDRZEJ
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Cell migration is a hallmark of metastasis, a most common cause of death from cancer. Research has established that metastatic cancer cells differ from the non-metastatic ones in terms of their genetics, molecular composition, and increased motility. Desp