Tanja Milosavljevic, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Angiogenesis is the physiological process through which new blood vessels form from preexisting vessels. It is a vital process in growth and development, wound healing and formation of granulation tissue. Angiogenesis is also a fundamental step in transitioning of tumors from a benign to a malignant state. Antiangiogenic therapy is a promising anticancer therapeutic approach aimed at limiting the blood supply to tumors via drugs, botanicals and/or their combinations. Upon joining Dr. Woltering’s lab, I became skilled at the proprietary 3D in vitro angiogenesis assay in which human tissue is embedded in a fibrin-thrombin clot as a source of proliferating neovessels