Submitted by Christopher Turner of the Hynes Lab at the Koch Institute
Christopher Turner
Hynes Lab, Koch Institute
Confocal Micrograph
"This image shows endothelial cells forming a network around some transformed fibroblasts. I was trying to develop an assay that replicates in the lab the process of tumor angiogenesis -- an important step in cancer progression."
Keywords: 2012, Hynes Laboratory, confocal microscopy, angiogenesis, cancer cells, endothelial cells, fibroblasts
Collection: Image Awards 2012