Melissa A. Laramore

A comprehensive microbiological safety approach for agarose encapsulated porcine islets intended for clinical trials

Lawrence S. Gazda, James E. Collins, Archie Lovatt et al. · Xenotransplantation · 2016 · 54 citations · Full text

Three-Dimensional Culture of Mouse Renal Carcinoma Cells in Agarose Macrobeads Selects for a Subpopulation of Cells with Cancer Stem Cell or Cancer Progenitor Properties

Blair H. Smith, Lawrence S. Gazda, Bryan L. Conn et al. · Cancer Research · 2011 · 51 citations

Cancer Stem Cell, Biological Microenvironments, Cell Culture +18

Encapsulation of Porcine Islets Permits Extended Culture Time and Insulin Independence in Spontaneously Diabetic BB Rats

Lawrence S. Gazda, Horatiu V. Vinerean, Melissa A. Laramore et al. · Cell Transplantation · 2007 · 37 citations · Full text

Enhancement of in Vitro and in Vivo Function of Agarose-Encapsulated Porcine Islets by Changes in the Islet Microenvironment

Robert W. Holdcraft, Lawrence S. Gazda, Lisa Circle et al. · Cell Transplantation · 2013 · 31 citations · Full text

Engineering, Glycobiology, Immunology +23

Hydrophilic Agarose Macrobead Cultures Select for Outgrowth of Carcinoma Cell Populations That Can Restrict Tumor Growth

Blair H. Smith, Lawrence S. Gazda, Bryan L. Conn et al. · Cancer Research · 2011 · 22 citations · Full text

Biological Microenvironments, Cell Culture, Cell Proliferation +18