- Royce Fellowship
Morcos
Nakhla
Concentration
Biology
Award Year
2018
Characterizing Viability of 3D Self-Assembled Microtissues
A major challenge of tissue engineering is the fabrication of large constructs with a high density of living cells. Morcos’s project will center on the development and characterization of novel 3D in vitro models to assess the viability of self-assembled engineered tissue constructs. Specifically, it will investigate the viability of fibroblast-derived microtissues using the spheroid as a model to characterize "nemosis," a process of programmed cellular necrosis in fibroblasts involving the cyclooxygenase pathway.
Advisors: Jeffrey Morgan and Kenneth Miller