Minne Dekker is a PhD student in the School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Her research focuses on the development of tumour microenvironments based on bone-specific extracellular matrices for personalized treatment of Osteosarcoma. Previously, Minne has completed her Master in biomedical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), where she developed a microfluidic platform for hepatocytes.
Key words
Bioengineered tumour microenvironments, Osteosarcoma, Biomaterials, 3D culture models, Drug testing, Hydrogels, Extracellular matrix.