Amit Pathak’s lab turns conventional wisdom about forces in cell migration on its head
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Amit Pathak’s lab turns conventional wisdom about forces in cell migration on its head
Amit Pathak’s lab shows how environmental obstructions impact collective cell migration
Researchers in Amit Pathak’s lab found that cells learn from past environments to promote future invasions
Amit Pathak’s lab finds cancer cells have remarkable ability while healthy cells do not
Research in Amit Pathak’s lab reveals new cell migration behavior
Amit Pathak found that collagen fiber length within the body may be a key overlooked parameter that some normal cells use to become invasive
Cells in a group mimic birds migrating in a flock, giving insight into how aggressive tumor cells invade the body
Mechanical engineer’s research on cell behavior’s relationship to metastasis gets boost from NIH grant
Amit Pathak, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering & Applied Science, and his team found that one small defect in tissue boundaries known as the basement membrane can lead normal cells to take on characteristics of diseased cells, such as cancer cells, and invade the surrounding tissue.