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Innovative Cancer Research
As a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, I am focused on developing translational bio-hybrid strategies in bacteria-based cancer therapy. My research optimizes the selective targeting of dense collagen networks associated with solid tumors using engineered bacteria. This work encompasses the biophysical characterization of collagen matrix remodeling in vitro using microfluidics and in vivo assessment in pre-clinical murine models.