Melissa Skala
Contact Information
mcskala@wisc.edu
Office: 3262 Discovery Building
Phone: 608-316-4108
Education
PhD Biomedical Engineering, 2007, Duke University MS Biomedical Engineering, 2004, University of Wisconsin – Madison BS Physics, 2002, Washington State UniversityTitle
Carol Skornicka Chair, Morgridge Institute for Research Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical PhysicsResearch Description
Dr. Skala’s lab develops biomedical optical imaging technologies for cancer research, cell therapy, and immunology. Current projects focus on tumor immunology and immunotherapy, cell-level metabolic heterogeneity, and cell-cell interactions. Collaborative projects leverage these unique photonics-based tools for clinical problems, including quality control in T cell and stem cell therapies, designing personalized treatment plans for cancer patients, and discovering new therapies for a range of diseases. Projects are highly diverse and range from translational research to hypothesis-driven questions to algorithm / instrumentation development.
Lab webpage: http://morgridge.org/skala
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