Vivian Li: using organoids to study stem cells and cancer

Organoids are 3D lab-grown tissues that behave and look like mini-organs. Vivian Li's lab at the Francis Crick Institute uses organoids called 'mini-guts' to study stem cells and gastrointestinal cancer. Stem cells and cancer cells have many things in common, so by studying how stem cells function and divide, we can also learn about cancer cells. Vivian Li is a mom-of-two and is activity involved in supporting and promoting women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).