About the Cancer Bioengineering Initiative

Infusing engineering approaches

We’re dedicated to helping more cancer therapies succeed by bringing the best of engineering to clinical trials:

  • Advanced experimental systems
  • Computational simulation
  • Iterative development process

Our approach

Interdisciplinary, team science approach
Clinicians, biologists, and statisticians — focused on areas such as systems biology, cancer biology, immunology, and biostatistics — team up with engineers with expertise in micro-fabrication, modeling, genome engineering, and advanced imaging. 

Featured technologies

Advanced optical imaging

For seeing events inside the tumor — including how cells move, interact, and respond to therapies — to ultimately develop next-generation cancer therapeutics.
 

Modeling and simulation

For understanding why tumors respond — or don’t respond — to therapies and testing ideas for new cancer therapies and harnessing the power of personalized medicine.

Strategies

Three centers, one mission

Each advances various aspects of our engineering approach, from design and simulation to experimentation and efficacy in mice. 

Clinical areas of focus