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Tissue-engineered models of human tumors for cancer research

Aranzazu VillasanteColumbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY 10032, USA
, PhD (Postdoctoral Scientist) &
Gordana Vunjak-NovakovicColumbia University, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 622 west 168th Street, VC12-234 New York, NY 10032, USA+1 212 305 2304; +1 212 305 4692; [email protected]
, PhD (Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Medical Sciences, Director)
Pages 257-268 | Published online: 07 Feb 2015

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