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As a staff scientist in the Poul Sorensen laboratory, my research is focused on identifying new molecular targets in cellular stress adaptation pathways in order to inhibit lung metastasis development in childhood bone cancer (osteosarcoma/Ewing sarcoma). My research pipeline involves gene knockdown studies, as well as vetting novel, molecularly-targeted drugs/compounds (with industry collaborations) in 2D, 3D (tumour spheroids) in vitro cell culture models, PDX-derived models, lung tissue explant ex vivo models (PuMA), and evaluating their anti-metastatic potential as monotherapy or in combinations with standard of care chemotherapy.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/michael.lizardo.1/bibliography/public/Specialties: metastasis research, animal models, animal surgery, small animal imaging, molecular biology, histology and immunocytochemistry, image & stereological analysis, microscopy, intravital videomicroscopy, high frequency ultrasound (Visualsonics).

Listed skills include Small Animal Imaging, Fluorescence Microscopy, Ultrasound, Microscopy, and 19 others.