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GEIVEX/TeNTaCLES 2021 Minisymposium

We are pleased to announce the GEIVEX/ TeNTaCLES 2021 Minisymposium, to be held online on November 18, 2021. Check the final program below. Abstract submission closes on October 31st. Send the completed abstract form to secretaria@geivex.org Access to the meeting will be restricted to GEIVEX members. Details for connecting to the minisymposium and GEIVEX assembly will […]

Isolation and characterization of urine microvesicles from prostate cancer patients: different approaches, different visions

A rigorous study from the group of Jose Antonio López Guerrero at IVO highlighting the importance of standardizing the urine EV isolation methods to guaranty the analytical reproducibility necessary for their implementation in a clinical setting. All details at: https://rdcu.be/cyzzX

Dr. Hernando A. del Portillo, ICREA Research Professor (ISGlobal/IGTP) and President of our Society, has been recently awarded a CaixaResearch grant

The project is one among the 30 awarded projects, from more than 600 presented proposals in the 2021 call. The project led by Dr. del Portillo focuses on an infectious disease affecting around 15 million people. We are talking about malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax, which is the most widely distributed type of malaria around […]

Un proyecto liderado por Hernando A. del Portillo recibirá apoyo del programa CaixaResearch de Investigación en Salud

El proyecto es uno de los 30 proyectos seleccionados, entre más de 600 propuestas presentadas para la convocatoria de 2021 El proyecto liderado por del Portillo se centra en una enfermedad infecciosa que afecta a cerca de 15 millones de personas. Se trata de la malaria causada por Plasmodium vivax, que es el tipo de malaria más ampliamente distribuida […]

Inactivation of EMILIN-1 by Proteolysis and Secretion in Small Extracellular Vesicles Favors Melanoma Progression and Metastasis

Another piece of relevant information on the role of EVs in Melanoma metastasis. From Peinado´s group, of course. Congratulations! More details at: https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/14/7406

Using single-vesicle technologies to unravel the heterogeneity of extracellular vesicles

Vesicle heterogeneity is a hot topic, and technology is starting to help us to unravel it. Learn more at this great review from Dr Falcón Perex group! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41596-021-00551-z?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureProtocols&s=08

Physiological models for in vivo imaging and targeting the lymphatic system: Nanoparticles and extracellular vesicles

A great revision on the different animal models focusing on nanoparticles and EVs from the Peinado´s group published on Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews- Congrats! https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169409X21002258?dgcid=author

First Meeting of The Portuguese Network on Extracellular Vesicles (PNEV)

Special Iss on EVs as non-coding RNA Delivery Systems in Inflammatory and Immunological Diseases

Dr. Raquel Cortes, Dr Javier Perez-Hernandez, Dr. Ana Ortega are organizing this Special Issue in Pharmaceutics (MDPI) and is open for submissions until 20th November 2021