Date and time: May 13 - 11am EDT / 5pm CEST / 1am May 14 AEST 

Speaker: Dr. Nicole Noren Hooten, Ph.D., Senior Associate Scientist, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health  

Talk title: Innovations and Challenges in Extracellular Vesicle Biomarker Discovery

Bio: Dr. Nicole (Nikki) Noren Hooten graduated magna cum laude from East Carolina University.  She earned her PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and pursued postdoctoral work at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla, CA. She joined the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health in 2008. Currently, as a Senior

Associate Scientist in the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, Nikki uses an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to study how oxidative stress, post-transcriptional mechanisms and other pathways contribute to health disparities, aging and age-related diseases.  Recently, she has been interested in utilizing extracellular vesicles as non-invasive biomarkers of aging and age-related diseases. Nikki is currently serving on the board of directors for ISEV and ASIC. She has won several awards throughout her career including the NIA Women in Science Excellence in Scientific Research Award and the NIA Post Baccalaureate Distinguished Mentor Award.

Abstract: There has been substantial recent interest in utilizing extracellular vesicles for clinical applications. EVs have emerged as potential non-invasive biomarkers for many different diseases and conditions.  The challenges, considerations, and innovations for utilizing EVs as biomarkers will be discussed.

Moderators: Bárbara Santos and Swagatama Mukherjee

Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88917150616?pwd=wiBdBS8qxeumBwIVEp7ilT9Zu11un4.1

Meeting ID: 889 1715 0616

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