Self-Assembling 3D Mini-Tumors Are Poised to Become a New Tool for Studying Cancer

Bioengineers at NCI Frederick and Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, with external collaborators, have devised new types of 3D miniature tissues that assemble themselves and better reflect the composition of tumors in the body compared to existing models. The team aimed to complement organoids, a class of expensive, human-like models. Their creation, dubbed “MatriSpheres,” offers an inexpensive, middle-ground platform but, unexpectedly, also includes features that are unique from organoids.
Samuel Lopez
 12.01.2025
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Platinum Publications | Platinum Publications as of April 30, 2014

Platinum Publications are selected from articles by NCI at Frederick scientists published in 21 prestigious science journals. This list represents new publications generated from PubMed as of the date shown above. Articles designated as Platinum Highlights are noteworthy articles selected by Dr. Craig Reynolds, associate director, National Cancer Institute, from among the most recently published Platinum Publications.
Ashley DeVine 06.03.2014
Platinum Publications June 2014

Community | (Updated) Students, Teachers Share Technology Now Advantages with ATRF Staff

Philip Evich, a senior at Middletown High School, loves talking about literature, even beyond the allotted 90 minutes of his Advanced Placement (AP) Literature class. That’s why he and his classmates embraced the opportunity to blog about books read in the class.
Carolynne Keenan 05.30.2014
Community Events May 2014

Community | OHS Encouraged Employees to “Take a Hike” Twice in April

The chilly weather didn’t dampen the spirits of Take a Hike Day participants on Wednesday, April 2. Over 50 employees braved cool, misty weather to walk or jog around Fort Detrick during their lunch hours. “The Take a Hike Day is [a way] to encourage everyone to get up and get moving,” said Sarah Hooper, RN, manager of Occupational Health Services (OHS). “OHS and the R&W partnered to encourage employees to engage in physical activity to improve their health.”
Carolynne Keenan 05.29.2014
Community Recreation and Welfare Club Health & Safety Occupational Health Services Take a Hike May 2014

Technology Transfer | Next-Generation Entrepreneurs Ready to Advance Breast Cancer Research Innovations

Ten teams of business, legal, medical/scientific, engineering, and computer science students and seasoned entrepreneurs won the Business Plan Phase of the Breast Cancer Start-up Challenge. Selected from an original field of 200 teams, these winners, plus two teams of finalists, will push forward to commercialize breast cancer–related inventions developed by inventors at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and at an Avon Foundation–funded lab at Clemson University.
Michele Newton and Thomas Stackhouse, and Rosemarie Truman 05.22.2014
Technology Transfer Awards May 2014

Students | Student Intern Ben Freed Competes as Finalist in Intel STS Competition, Three Other Interns Named Semifinalists

Werner H. Kirstin student intern Ben Freed was one of 40 finalists to compete in the Intel Science Talent Search in Washington, DC, in March. “It was seven intense days of interacting with amazing judges and incredibly smart and interesting students. We met President Obama, and then the MIT astronomy lab named minor planets after each of us,” Freed said of the competition.
Ashley DeVine 05.16.2014
Students Outreach May 2014