Cancer Engineering

Course Description 

Applying engineering concepts to cancer biology allows for the design of new models, methods, and technologies for improved diagnostics, monitoring, and treatment. We will explore the barriers in the tumor microenvironment that thwart drug delivery and efficacy and tumor-fighting immune cells. Through didactic lectures, expert seminars, and in-class projects based on the primary literature, we will examine how cutting-edge engineering approaches can be used to overcome these barriers and improve treatment outcomes.

(AME 60676)