Exosomes and Extracellular Vesicles (EVs): Technologies, Methodologies and Flow Cytometry

John Nolan, CEO Past President of ISAC. ISEV, ISTH Member. Inventor of Cellarcus’ vesicle analysis technologies. Internationally recognized expert in cytometry and vesicle analysis.
Shivani Sharma, Associate Director Dr. Shivani Sharma holds a PhD in Biomedical Engineering and is Associate Director at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at University of California-Los Angeles, California, USA. Her expertise includes developing novel cell and tissue mechanics based biomarkers for cancer detection and chemosensitivity assays; high-resolution structural and mechanical mapping of exosomes, bio-molecules; and single molecule force spectroscopy for diagnostic and drug delivery applications. She leads the nanobiology R&D applications at the Nano & Pico Characterization Lab at CNSI. She is a founding member of the International Society for Extracellular vesicles (ISEV), has chaired sessions as well as delivered invited talks at several International/National conferences related to exosomes and cancer diagnostics. She currently serves on the Editorial boards for Journal of Extracellular Vesicles and Journal of Circulating Biomarkers. Dr Sharma's work has featured in Chemical & Engineering News, Global Medical Discovery.com, Asia Research News and won the Physical Sciences Entrepreneurship and Innovation Award.
Lucia R. Languino, Professor of Cancer Biology Dr. Languino investigates the role of cell adhesion receptors in phenotypic changes of prostate cancer cells. A strong research focus is being devoted to the study of the cross-talk between cell adhesion molecules, extracellular matrix proteins and growth factor receptors in vitro and in vivo systems and how this cross-talk affects intracellular signal transduction, cell survival, cell migration and cell division. Dr. Languino's research interests also focus on the cellular and molecular characterization of the metastatic process of prostate cancer with particular emphasis on the signals directing distant localization of prostate cancer cells
My Mahoney, Professor and Vice Chair Currently a Professor and Vice Chair of Equal Opportunity and Workforce Diversity, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology at Thomas Jefferson University. Joint appointment in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and a member of the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. Permanent reviewer for the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (AMS) Special Grants Review Committee for the NIH. At TJU, a founding member of the Reprogramming to Revive Regeneration and Stimulate Tissue and Organ Repair (R?STORE) group whose goal is to assess the cellular networks that stimulate tissue and organ regeneration for functional repair. Also belong to the Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumor Ecology and Microenvironment (STEM) Research Group whose goal is to address how interactions in the tumor microenvironment (TME) be used to prevent disease progression and treatment resistance in SCC.