The goal of this project is to
develop a method capable of turning high
resolution fluorescence images of human mammary epithelial tissue into tissue-maps
which report the probable nonneoplastic, premalignant and malignant phenotype at
cellular resolution. Our long term goal is to aid the treatment decision
process of breast cancer patients by providing pathologists with a phenotype tissue-map, based on nuclear
protein organization, to aid and support the histological classification of
biopsied breast tissue.
David W Knowles PhD,
BioImaging Group, Life Sciences,
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
dwknowles at lbl.gov
David W Knowles PhD,
BioImaging Group, Life Sciences,
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
dwknowles at lbl.gov
DOD-BCRP 2003-2006
Chronological List of Experiments
Breast Cancer Project in the News: |
Knowles presents a new image analysis technique for breast cancer research. Philidelphia, June 8-11, Knowles presents at Era of Hope. The meeting, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program, has the second largest funding agency for breast cancer research in the country. |
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March 6, 2006 Press Release: New cell imaging method identifies aggressive cancer cells early WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fluorescence that illuminates a specific protein within a cell's nucleus may be a key to identifying cancer virulence and to developing individualized treatment, according to researchers at Purdue University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. |
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Berkeley Lab Making a Difference: Scientists Pave Way for Early Cancer Detection By Dan Krotz A diagnostic test that exposes the first inkling of cancer in a cell’s nucleus could someday become a reality, thanks to a team of Berkeley Lab and Purdue University scientists who developed a way to automatically map the three-dimensional distribution of proteins within the nuclei of human mammary cells. |