Ricardo Cruz-Acuña, PhD

Assistant Professor
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

What are your long-term career goals?

”My lab creates engineered 3D organoid platforms to understand novel mechanisms involved in tumorigenesis and organ development. By leveraging our expertise in biomaterials and 3D organoid models, we aim to provide valuable insights that can be applied to therapeutic studies and personalized medical approaches. Our work not only contributes to the understanding of cancer biology but also has broader implications for advancing the field of personalized medicine.”

Abstract #4268: Engineered hydrogel elucidates contributions of matrix mechanics to pathobiology of adenocarcinoma and identify matrix-activated therapeutic targets.

Poster Session: PO.TB11.03