See also our related blog for the Pediatric Preclinical Testing Initiative.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

a tool for innovation

We are grateful to the Alex' Lemonade Stand Foundation for our new instrument, a Form1 3D printer. With this device we can generate custom tissue culture incubation chambers. This project is pioneered by Kirsten and Richard this Summer.  stay tuned!

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

congratulations, Jinu!

[07/14/14]  The article, Lineage of origin in rhabdomyosarcoma informs pharmacological response, is now available here.  
   
[06/03/14]  Congratulations to Jinu whose paper was recently accepted for publication to Genes & Development.  This work was funded in part by NIH as well as the Scott Carter Foundation.  Clinical translation is hopefully possible, and thus additional preclinical studies with cooperative group and pharmaceutical partners are in discussion.  We are grateful to all our collaborators, especially Atiya Mansoor (OHSU), Joel Michalek and Ben Ehler and Monica Suelves (IMPPC).  

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Welcoming Kirsten

We are excited to have Kirsten on our team this Summer.  Kirsten is an orthopedic surgery resident with a keen interest in tissue engineering.  


" I graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine in 2011 with my MD and BA in Biology through the combined MD/BA program.  Shortly, thereafter I moved to Portland to start my 5 years of residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at OHSU.  My interests in the field include joint reconstruction and orthopaedic oncology.   I hope to bring the unique perspective of a surgeon scientist to Dr. Keller's lab as we work to develop a 3D in vitro sarcoma model system.  In my free time I enjoy playing disc golf and spoiling my cats.  Kirsten "

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Welcoming Richard

We are privileged to have engineering undergraduate student, Richard, join our team as a Summer intern.  


"I am a sophomore at The University of Notre Dame. This opportunity at the Keller Laboratory excites me because it gives me a chance to challenge myself and develop a deeper understanding of how research is conducted. As an individual who has been affected by the loss of loved ones to various forms of cancer, the implications of the research at The Keller Laboratory are especially important to me as well as thousands of others who are personally affected by cancer."