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The Computational, Organoid, and Microphysiological Systems Initiative

Ioannis Zervantonakis, PhD

Ioannis Zervantonakis, PhD

Microfluidic tumor organoid models of cancer metastasis

Contact Ioz1@pitt.edu

Technology Expertise

  • Microfluidic device design & fabrication
  • 3D cell culture assay development
  • 3D coculture assays using cancer patient-derived organoids

Disease Focus

  • Monocyte trafficking
  • Fibroblast migration and contractility
  • Ovarian cancer metastasis and drug resistance
  • Breast tumor microenvironment