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ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025

Methods for processing and analyzing images of vascularized micro-organ and tumor systems.

Stephanie J Hachey, Christopher J Hatch, Daniela Gaebler, Alexander G Forsythe, Makena L Ewald, Alexander L Chopra, Zhangying Chen, Kapil Thapa, Melvin Hodanu, Jennifer S Fang and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Stephanie J HacheyMolecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
Christopher J HatchBiomedical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
Daniela GaeblerMolecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
Alexander G ForsytheIndividualized Interdisciplinary Studies, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Makena L EwaldMolecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
Alexander L ChopraMolecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.
Zhangying ChenCell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Kapil ThapaCell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Melvin HodanuAracari Biosciences, Inc., Irvine, CA, United States.
Jennifer S FangCell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States.
Christopher C W HughesMolecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States.

Funding

Univ.of Calif., Irvine Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA062203 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Melanie Funes · 1994 to 2026
$57.9M
Institute for Clinical and Translational ScienceUM1TR004927 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI DAN M COOPER, Eric J. Vilain · 2024 to 2026
$12.2M
Shared Resource Core: Single Cell AnalysisU54CA217378 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LANDER, ARTHUR D · 2018 to 2022
$9.7M
Pilot Projects ProgramP30GM145498 · NIGMS · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI S MICHAL JAZWINSKI · 2022 to 2026
$8.6M
CARCINOGENESIST32CA009054 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI EDINGER, AIMEE L, FRUMAN, DAVID ALEXANDER · 1985 to 2025
$8.6M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001415 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI CAIOZZO, VINCENT JAMES, HEAD, ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2023
$4.2M
Identifying Therapeutic Targets for Stage III MelanomaR01CA244571 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI GANESAN, ANAND K · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
A Vascularized Micro-Organ platform for the study of Brain-BBB-Blood interactionR33HL154307 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI HUGHES, CHRISTOPHER C. W., THOMPSON, LESLIE MICHELS · 2022 to 2024
$1.9M
Molecular basis for defective pericyte-endothelial cell interactions regulating vascular malformationsR01HL149748 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA · PI DAVIS, GEORGE E · 2020 to 2023
$1.5M
A Vascularized Micro-Organ platform for the study of Brain-BBB-Blood interactionR61HL154307 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI HUGHES, CHRISTOPHER C. W., THOMPSON, LESLIE MICHELS · 2020 to 2021
$1.3M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001415NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004927NCI NIH HHS P30 CA062203NCI NIH HHS R01 CA244571NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009054NCI NIH HHS U54 CA217378NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL149748NHLBI NIH HHS R33 HL154307NHLBI NIH HHS R61 HL154307NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM145498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our group has developed and validated an advanced microfluidic platform to improve preclinical modeling of healthy and disease states, enabling extended culture and detailed analysis of tissue-engineered miniaturized organ constructs, or "organs-on-chips." Within this system, diverse cell types self-organize into perfused microvascular networks under dynamic flow within tissue chambers, effectively mimicking the structure and function of native tissues. This setup facilitates physiological intravascular delivery of nutrients, immune cells, and therapeutic agents, and creates a realistic microenvironment to study cellular interactions and tissue responses. Known as the vascularized micro-organ (VMO), this adaptable platform can be customized to represent various organ systems or tumors, forming a vascularized micro-tumor (VMT) for cancer studies. The VMO/VMT system closely simulates

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bioengineeringimage processingmicrofluidicmicrophysiological systemtherapeutic developmenttumor microenvironmenttumor on chipvasculature

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PMID40574824
PMCPMC12198201

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