This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Henry Smilowitz, Cell Biology.
Project Description: Our lab, in collaboration with a biotech company, has shown that a well tolerated, biologically compatible nanoparticle can enhance radiation therapy of tumor cells using a clinical irradiator. We have also shown that the nanoparticle is taken up by tumors growing in mice more than the surrounding tissue. Initial microlocalization studies show a heterogeneous distribution within the tumor. Experiments going forward will be designed to test the efficacy of the nanoparticle as a radiation enhancer of tumors growing in mice, to maximize tumor uptake of the nanoparticles and to understand the basic biology of nanoparticle-tumor interaction.
For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrpsu25-27
For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/
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HRP SU25-27: Research Opportunity with Dr. Henry Smilowitz
This Health Research Program opportunity is with Dr. Henry Smilowitz, Cell Biology.
Project Description: Our lab, in collaboration with a biotech company, has shown that a well tolerated, biologically compatible nanoparticle can enhance radiation therapy of tumor cells using a clinical irradiator. We have also shown that the nanoparticle is taken up by tumors growing in mice more than the surrounding tissue. Initial microlocalization studies show a heterogeneous distribution within the tumor. Experiments going forward will be designed to test the efficacy of the nanoparticle as a radiation enhancer of tumors growing in mice, to maximize tumor uptake of the nanoparticles and to understand the basic biology of nanoparticle-tumor interaction.
For full details about this Health Research Program opportunity, visit https://ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrpsu25-27
For full details about the Health Research Program, visit ugradresearch.uconn.edu/hrp/
Submissions to this program are made via a third-party software application, SurveyMonkey Apply. The terms of use and privacy statements for this software apply to your use of it and to the information you provide in your application. Before proceeding with your submission, please review their terms and privacy statements linked below.