EV Program Spring 2021 Retreat
The virtual retreat took place on April 13, 2021.
Schedule (all times Central Time):
8:45-9:00 Welcome and Introduction – Alissa Weaver
9:00-9:45 Keynote I – Janusz Rak, McGill University, “Extracellular vesicles and oncogenic drivers in cancer associated vascular pathology”
9:45-10:00 Questions
Session 1: Extracellular Vesicle Biology, Jeff Franklin chair
10:00-10:15 Kaitlyn Bunn (Pua lab), “T cell-derived extracellular vesicles in the allergic airway”
10:15-10:20 Discussion
10:20-10:35 Greg Berumen (Rafat lab), “Radiation-Induced Extracellular Vesicle Secretion Drives Cellular Changes in Breast Cancer”
10:35-10:40 Discussion
10:40-10:55 Sydni Smith (Ogden Lab), “Released reovirus co-fractionates with large extracellular vesicles”
10:55-11:00 Discussion
11:00 -11:15 Break
Session 2: Extracellular Vesicle Technology, Heather Pua chair
11:15-11:30 Justus Ndukaife (faculty, Electrical Engineering), “On-chip nano-optical tweezing and analysis device (NOTAD): towards rapid isolation and analysis of extracellular vesicles”
11:30-11:35 Discussion
11:35-11:50 Ariana von Lersner (Weaver/Zijlstra labs), “EV Fingerprinting: Resolving the heterogeneity of extracellular vesicles with multi-parametric flow cytometry data”
11:50-11:55 Discussion.
12-12:50 Lunch break
Session 3: Extracellular RNA P01 group presentations: “Extracellular RNA (exRNA) in colorectal carcinoma: biogenesis and function”
12:50-1:00 EAC Self-Introductions
1:00-1:15 Overview of the Program Project: Alissa Weaver
1:15-1:45 Project 1: “ER-membrane contacts in exRNA biogenesis and function in Colorectal Carcinoma” – Alissa Weaver
1:45-2:00 Discussion
2:00-2:30 Project 2: “Mechanisms and functional consequences of selective miRNA transfer via extracellular vesicles” – James Patton
2:30-2:45 Discussion
2:45-3:00 Break
3:00-3:30 Project 3: “Role of WNT-EGFR crosstalk by EVs and exomeres in normal colon and colon cancer” – Robert Coffey
3:30-3:45 Discussion
3:45-4:05 Core 1: “RNA Sequencing and Data Analysis Core” – Qi Liu and Kasey Vickers
4:05-4:15 Discussion
4:15-4:35 Core 2: “EV Purification and Analysis Core” – Alissa Weaver, Jim Higginbotham and Jeff Franklin
4:35-4:45 Discussion
4:45-5:00 Concluding Remarks: Alissa Weaver