NIH funding for chip model of cancer and more
Credit: OHSU News
Luiz Bertassoni, D.D.S., Ph.D., is the principal investigator on a $3.5 million NIH grant to study head and neck cancer, specifically oral squamous cell carcinoma. Here, a device called "tooth-on-a-chip" is allowing researchers from Bertassoni's lab to observe how teeth interact with reconstruction materials and bacteria. (OHSU)