Duke University | Howard Hughes Undergraduate Program

A description of my project follows.

A description of my project in the lab

One of the biggest impediments to brain tumor treatment is the tendency of the tumor cells to promote neoangiogenesis, blood vessel formation to support the growing tumor while infiltrating surrounding (often vital) brain tissue.

The long term goal of the Truskey Lab research being conducted in skeletal muscle engineering is to understand the properties of the skeletal muscle. This is of great importance in the effort to provide therapeutic treatments for patients with muscle diseases or muscular injuries.

My role in the Schmid Lab *** Bad analogies alert ***