Lu Le and Zhiguo Chen, UT Southwestern Medical Center (IMAGE)

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Lu Le and Zhiguo Chen, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Using this multihead microscope to study large, disfiguring tumors called plexiform neurofibromas, UT Southwestern's Dr. Lu Le, left, and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Zhiguo Chen determined the cell of origin for these tumors, a finding that may assist in developing new therapies.

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