Graduate Research Assistant
University of Washington
SEATTLE, Washington, United States
Ethan Lockhart is a rising 3rd year Graduate Research Assistant in the lab of Dr. Albert Folch. His primary research focuses on designing and developing microfluidic devices for drug testing of live intact tumor tissue. His current research goal is to develop cancer models that use human cancer tissues to bypass animal testing and better predict therapeutic response of new drugs in patients. Ethan's research focuses on cancer biology, tumor slice and microdissected tissue model analysis, microfabrication, 3D CAD modeling, and thermoplastic bonding techniques.
Microdissected “cuboids” as a model system for cancer drug testing
Thursday, October 12, 2023
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
A 96-well valved microfluidic device for testing of live intact tumor cuboids
Friday, October 13, 2023
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT