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Cristiane Miranda Franca

Assistant Professor

Oregon Health & Science University

Affiliations

Biostatistics Shared Resources

Institute Of Knight Cancer

OHSU School of Medicine

Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (Cedar)

Department Of Cell, Developmental And Cancer Biology

Department Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery

Division Of Oncological Sciences

Center Of Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (Cedar)

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Center Of Knight Cancer

Department Of Integrative Biosciences

School Of Dentistry

School of Dentistry

Department Of Oral Rehabilitation And Biosciences

Department Of Regenerative And Reconstructive Sciences

Division Of Dental Public Health

Department Of Periodontology

School Of Dentistry

Department of Medicine

Division Of Hematology/Medical Oncology

Department Of Oral Rehabilitation And Biosciences

Division Of Biomaterial And Biomedical Sciences

Division Of Restorative Dentistry

Department Of Regenerative And Reconstructive Sciences

Division Of Endodontology

Division Of Pediatric Dentistry

Flow Cytometry Shared Resource

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (Cedar)

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Division Of Oncological Sciences

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Department Of Cell, Developmental And Cancer Biology

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Division Of Hematology/Medical Oncology

Institute Of Knight Cancer Insitute

Institute Of University Knight Cancer

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Department Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oregon Health & Science University

Division Of Endodontology

School Of Dentistry

Cristiane Miranda Franca is an Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, specializing in biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Her research integrates biofabrication, 3D printing, and biomaterials to develop advanced in vitro models, including a nanoscale calcified bone-on-a-chip platform for studying bone remodeling, drug response, and cancer invasion. She also investigates matrix stiffness and cytoskeletal dynamics in vascular and ocular tissues, with recent publications in *Science Advances* and *Matter*. Her work spans dental materials, restorative dentistry, and host-microbe-cancer interactions, complemented by systematic reviews on the Hippo/YAP pathway in oral cancer progression.

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Oregon Health & Science University

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biomedical engineering tissue engineering biomaterials dental materials biological engineering regenerative medicine 3d printing biofabrication vascular biology dentistry restorative dentistry bone research 3d bioprinting biomolecular engineering materials science mechanobiology oral biology additive manufacturing matrix biology biomaterials design biopolymers prosthetic dentistry dental biomechanics biomaterial modeling advanced materials biofilms implant dentistry lab-on-a-chip biocompatible materials cell biomechanics human tissues mechanotransduction organ-on-a-chip functional tissue engineering bone remodeling regenerative dentistry tooth on-a-chip microphysiologic model system microgel-loaded modular microcages vascular capillaries vascular networks food science biomedical imaging applied physiology animal physiology mammalian biology food toxicology 3d imaging operative dentistry bioactive materials acute myocardial infarction mammalian physiology physiological research comparative physiology anti-inflammatory antimicrobial compounds polymerization kinetics antibacterial agents photodynamic therapy synthetic bone substitute bone repair biopolymer gel bone density biomineralization structural adhesive adhesive material dental curing light cell laden scaffolds dentin-derived hydrogel bioink microstructural analysis papain-based gel biologic interface prostate cancer cells human dental pulp light sheet microscopy in-vitro models cancer letter biomanufacturing biosystems biomedical analysis biomechanics science and technology studies wound healing biotechnology advance biological imaging laboratory investigation biomechanical engineering cell engineering science advance artificial life microfabrication biotechnology tissue (biology) undergraduate research scientific communication biomimetic materials synthetic biology nature method translational research

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Cell Fusion Reprograms Tumor Cells and Promotes Runx1-Mediated Invasion and Dissemination in Colorectal Cancer. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

carcinogenesiscell fusion reprogramsmetastasisrunx1-mediated invasioncancer growthoncogenescancer cellscolorectal cancercancer biologypathologytumor biologycell biology

Crosstalk of the Hippo/Yap Pathway in the Progression of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Oral Health (2026)

Endogenous Osteocyte-Osteoclast Signaling Enables Bone Remodeling, Drug Response, and Cancer Invasion in a Nanoscale Calcified Bone-On-A-Chip Model. Research Square (2026)

cancer invasionbone metabolismorthopaedic researchnanomedicinebiomedical engineeringdrug responseosteocalcinmatrix biologybone homeostasisbone remodelingosteoporosismechanobiologybone researchcell biology

Host-Microbe-Cancer Interactions On-A-Chip. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2025)

biosensorsbiomolecular toolslab-on-a-chiphost-microbe-cancer interactions on-a-chiporgan-on-a-chipbiomolecular engineeringbiomedical analysismicrofluidics

Matrix Stiffness Regulates Traction Forces, Cytoskeletal Dynamics, and Collagen Reorganization in Trabecular Meshwork Cells in Glaucoma. Matter (2025)

ophthalmologycellular physiologycytoskeletonmatrix stiffnesscell biomechanicsmatrix biologymechanotransductioncell-matrix interactionsmechanobiologytraction forcestrabecular meshworkbiomechanicscollagen reorganizationcell biology

Perivascular Cells Function as Key Mediators of Mechanical and Structural Changes in Vascular Capillaries. Science Advances (2025)

Cristiane M. FrancaMaria Elisa Lima VerdeAlice Correa Silva-SousaAmin MansoorifarAvathamsa AthirasalaRamesh SubbiahAnthony TahayeriMauricio SousaMay Anny FragaRahul M. VisalakshanAaron DoeKeith BeadleMcKenna FinleyEmilios DimitriadisJennifer BaysMarina UrozKenneth M. YamadaChristopher ChenLuiz E. Bertassoni

mechanical engineeringvascular biologyvascular capillariesscience advancemechanobiologyperivascular cells function

Spatially Resolved Protein Profiling in Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology (2025)

pancreatic adenosquamous carcinomabiomarker targetproteomicscancer researchmolecular cancerproteome researchclinical proteomicspancreatic cancertranslational proteomicsmolecular biologyprotein sciencetumor biologycell biology

Abstract 6894: Modeling the Spectrum of Vascular Changes Occurring in Healthy and Early Malignant Cancers on a Chip. Cancer Research (2024)

Cristiane FrancaAvathamsa AthirasalaEmilios DimitriadisJennifer BaysKenneth YamadaChristopher ChenLuiz E. Bertassoni

biomedical modelingearly malignant cancersvascular changesradiation oncologyvascular biologycancer researchcancer imagingoncologycancer biology

Engineering Models of Head and Neck and Oral Cancers On-A-Chip. Biomicrofluidics (2024)

Mauricio Goncalves da Costa SousaSofia M. VignoloCristiane Miranda FrancaJared MerenessMay Anny Alves FragaAlice Corrêa Silva-SousaDanielle S. W. BenoitLuiz Eduardo Bertassoni

biomedical engineeringengineering modelsoral canceroncologyengineering

Guidance for Evaluating Biomaterials’ Properties and Biological Potential for Dental Pulp Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Research. Dental Materials (2024)

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Cristiane Miranda Franca

Assistant Professor

Oregon Health & Science University

Affiliations

Biostatistics Shared Resources

Institute Of Knight Cancer

OHSU School of Medicine

Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (Cedar)

Department Of Cell, Developmental And Cancer Biology

Department Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery

Division Of Oncological Sciences

Center Of Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research (Cedar)

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Center Of Knight Cancer

Department Of Integrative Biosciences

School Of Dentistry

School of Dentistry

Department Of Oral Rehabilitation And Biosciences

Department Of Regenerative And Reconstructive Sciences

Division Of Dental Public Health

Department Of Periodontology

School Of Dentistry

Department of Medicine

Division Of Hematology/Medical Oncology

Department Of Oral Rehabilitation And Biosciences

Division Of Biomaterial And Biomedical Sciences

Division Of Restorative Dentistry

Department Of Regenerative And Reconstructive Sciences

Division Of Endodontology

Division Of Pediatric Dentistry

Flow Cytometry Shared Resource

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center (Cedar)

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Division Of Oncological Sciences

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Department Of Cell, Developmental And Cancer Biology

Institute Of Knight Cancer

Division Of Hematology/Medical Oncology

Institute Of Knight Cancer Insitute

Institute Of University Knight Cancer

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Department Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Oregon Health & Science University

Division Of Endodontology

School Of Dentistry

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Oregon Health & Science University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Cell Fusion Reprograms Tumor Cells and Promotes Runx1-Mediated Invasion and Dissemination in Colorectal Cancer. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026)

carcinogenesiscell fusion reprogramsmetastasisrunx1-mediated invasioncancer growthoncogenescancer cellscolorectal cancercancer biologypathologytumor biologycell biology

Crosstalk of the Hippo/Yap Pathway in the Progression of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders to Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Oral Health (2026)

Endogenous Osteocyte-Osteoclast Signaling Enables Bone Remodeling, Drug Response, and Cancer Invasion in a Nanoscale Calcified Bone-On-A-Chip Model. Research Square (2026)

Host-Microbe-Cancer Interactions On-A-Chip. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2025)

biosensorsbiomolecular toolslab-on-a-chiphost-microbe-cancer interactions on-a-chiporgan-on-a-chipbiomolecular engineeringbiomedical analysismicrofluidics

Matrix Stiffness Regulates Traction Forces, Cytoskeletal Dynamics, and Collagen Reorganization in Trabecular Meshwork Cells in Glaucoma. Matter (2025)

Perivascular Cells Function as Key Mediators of Mechanical and Structural Changes in Vascular Capillaries. Science Advances (2025)

mechanical engineeringvascular biologyvascular capillariesscience advancemechanobiologyperivascular cells function

Spatially Resolved Protein Profiling in Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma.. Journal of Clinical Oncology (2025)

Abstract 6894: Modeling the Spectrum of Vascular Changes Occurring in Healthy and Early Malignant Cancers on a Chip. Cancer Research (2024)

Cristiane FrancaAvathamsa AthirasalaEmilios DimitriadisJennifer BaysKenneth YamadaChristopher ChenLuiz E. Bertassoni

biomedical modelingearly malignant cancersvascular changesradiation oncologyvascular biologycancer researchcancer imagingoncologycancer biology

Engineering Models of Head and Neck and Oral Cancers On-A-Chip. Biomicrofluidics (2024)

Mauricio Goncalves da Costa SousaSofia M. VignoloCristiane Miranda FrancaJared MerenessMay Anny Alves FragaAlice Corrêa Silva-SousaDanielle S. W. BenoitLuiz Eduardo Bertassoni

biomedical engineeringengineering modelsoral canceroncologyengineering

Guidance for Evaluating Biomaterials’ Properties and Biological Potential for Dental Pulp Tissue Engineering and Regeneration Research. Dental Materials (2024)

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