The Bryers lab at the University of Washington Bioengineering Department invites applications from qualified candidates for new postdoctoral positions
Read More »Post-doc Position Available – University of Washington, Seattle
Position: Postdoctoral fellow Organization: Bioengineering University of Washington Location: Seattle Description: The Bryers lab at the University of Washington Bioengineering Department invites applications from qualified candidates for a postdoctoral position in the areas of macrophage biology, innate immune response and ...
Read More »Exosomes may hold the key to diagnosing brain injuries in NFL players
from Neurology Advisor by Alicia Ciccone Researchers may have uncovered a way to detect chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in living individuals with a blood test that detects plasma exosomal tau. The preliminary results were published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s ...
Read More »Post-doc Position Available – Exosome Directing Cell Differentiation
Postdoctoral Research Associate position is open to investigate the role of exosomes in directing stem cell/monocyte differentiation within tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds. Applications are invited for a Research Associate position within the Department of Bioengineering under the supervision of Dr. ...
Read More »The exosome-mediated, miRNA-based intercellular communication hypothesis needs revision
Exosomes have been proposed as vehicles for microRNA (miRNA) -based intercellular communication and a source of miRNA biomarkers in bodily fluids. Although exosome preparations contain miRNAs, a quantitative analysis of their abundance and stoichiometry is lacking. In the course of ...
Read More »Exosomes in human semen carry a distinctive repertoire of small non-coding RNAs
Semen contains relatively ill-defined regulatory components that likely aid fertilization, but which could also interfere with defense against infection. Each ejaculate contains trillions of exosomes, membrane-enclosed subcellular microvesicles, which have immunosuppressive effects on cells important in the genital mucosa. Exosomes ...
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