ERC Advanced Grant · 2020
Understanding and controlling the spatial organisation of cancer
The spatial of organisation of tumours is the cumulative result of a myriad of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. These interactions determine the shape and relative positions of cells and the deposition and structure of the extracellular matrix (ECM), which feeds back to guide cell migration. The spatial patterns of tumours indirectly encode information about the likely future course of the disease, which is interpreted by pathologists to provide patient prognosis. To understand and control the spatial organisation of tumours requires not just knowledge of cell position, but of the underlying structural matrix. Furthermore, analysis of fixed tissues fails to capture information about…
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