October 20, 2005

Ferndale resident helps steer tumor research

An article profiles Stephanie Brock, an associate professor at Wayne State University 's department of chemistry, who has been awarded $123,434 to help fund her project titled "Stimulus Controlled Nanosystems for Cancer Imaging and Treatment." The goal of the project is to create sensors that would noninvasively detect tumors in the body. " Wayne State was my top choice," Brock said referring to her decision to join the university following her graduation from the University of California at Davis . "I really loved the lab, being able to play around with things and actually do work with my hands. To me that's the most exciting part."

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