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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
The International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) is a global society of researchers and scientists studying Extracellular Vesicles (exosomes and microvesicles). With over 1,000 members, ISEV is the leading advocate and guide of extracellular vesicle research with a mission of advancing extracellular vesicle research globally. The ISEV annual meeting is the premier international conference that covered the latest development in exosomes, microvesicles. ISEV2018 provided opportunities for presentations from the top researchers in the field, as well as chance for talks from students and early career researchers.The conference began with the Education Day, covering two tracks in “Biology and Technology” and “EVs in Health and Disease”. The scientific program contained 30 symposium sessions that covered all aspects of EV research from basic research, technological development and clinic applications. The program completed by the Meet-the-Expert sessions on “EV-Biobanks”, “EV-Regulatory aspects”, “EV-RNA”, “EV-Biomarkers”, “EV Immunology”, “EV-Neglected diseases”, “EV-Leukemia”, “EV-in vivo Imaging”, and the “EV-blood roadmap”. In addition, there were satellite sessions covering “Emerging Trends in HIV, Neuroaids, Drug Abuse and EVs”, an “exRNA ERCC Workshop”. This annual meeting featured speakers covering novel and stimulating scientific areas including “Autophagy, Metabolism, Aging”, “Advances in Exosome Biology”, “Environment, Diet & Health” and “Neglected Diseases and Tissue Architecture”. The meeting featured the “Meet the Experts” and “Experts Workshops” sessions in addition to an “Early Career Development Session on Academia and Industry” in the field of EVs as well as a “Meet the Editors” session featuring presentations from journal editors relevant to the EV field. These sessions increased networking amongst our international community. During the congress, ISEV introduced new developments in EV-based 3D animation and outreach strategies that ISEV was supporting. |