Big Ten CRC Grand Rounds hosted by University of Wisconsin – Drs. Deming & Skala

Big Ten CRC Grand Rounds are monthly educational events hosted live by our member institutions for our faculty investigators, scientists, fellows, residents, medical students, and clinical research staff. The goal of Big Ten CRC Grand Rounds is to expand awareness, dialogue, and opportunities for collaboration between our member institutions.

Patient-Matched Organoid Drug Screens

The University of Wisconsin Precision Medicine Molecular Tumor Board assesses treatment options for patients state-wide. These samples are also used to screen drugs in patient-derived cancer organoids using changes in organoid diameter and changes in metabolism measured with autofluorescence microscopy. Combined metrics of organoid diameter and metabolism provide a sensitive method to predict patient treatment responses.

Dustin Deming, MD

Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, Hematology-Oncology

Melissa Skala, PhD

Professor, College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering