Scientists have known for decades that our cells constantly shed tiny pieces known as extracellular vesicles (EVs), but until relatively recently they believed that this process was merely a way for...
Read More »George Mason researchers studying effects of cocaine on production of extracellular vesicles
Fatah Kashanchi, School of Systems Biology Professor, Laboratory of Molecular Virology, received $66,065 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (National Institutes of Health) and Harvard University for the project: “Cocaine induces production of infectious large extracellular vesicles (lEV) and regulates ...
Read More »Target ALS grant recipients to study neuron-derived exosomes as a biomarker platform for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Target ALS announced today the grantees receiving funding for new projects focused on ALS biomarker discovery and development, resulting from a call for proposals issued in the spring. In accordance with the requirements of the Target ALS grantmaking process, collaboration between ...
Read More »Texas A&M researchers will use liquid biopsy approach to study Gulf War illness
Thousands of American troops who were deployed in the First Gulf War were exposed to a variety of chemicals that resulted in psychological and physiological symptoms that health experts call Gulf War illness (GWI), previously called Gulf War...
Read More »Research on extracellular vesicle reversal of aging awarded NAM longevity challenge prize
The rapid rise in the aging population worldwide underscores the necessity to find strategies to promote healthy longevity. Previous research has shown that transfusing old animals with blood from young animals reverses some aspects of aging...
Read More »Ohio State researcher receives funding award to support development of extracellular based therapies for COVID-19
Natalia Higuita-Castro, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is the lead investigator for one of eleven projects awarded funding to boost research in response to the COVID-19
Read More »Scientists receive NIH grant to support study using THC as therapy for HIV patients suffering from inflammation
More than $3.7 million was awarded to Mahesh Mohan, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Professor at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and Chioma M. Okeoma, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Stony Brook...
Read More »First Call for the EV Mobility European Fellowship
The Grupo Español de Investigación e Innovación en Vesículas Extracelulares (GEIVEX) the German Society for Extracellular Vesicles (GSEV), the United Kingdom Society for Extracellular Vesicles (UKEV)...
Read More »Department of Defense awards grant to lung cancer researcher for exosome study
Cancer researchers operate from a fundamental premise: Tumor cells are very smart. Because of their ability to disguise themselves, hide or otherwise evade the immune cells that can kill them, the key to successful treatment depends upon...
Read More »Grant awarded to study exosomes in breast cancer
Dr. Blake Johnson, assistant professor of biology at Ouachita Baptist University, has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Arkansas Breast Cancer...
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