ExoFest 2019 - the 2nd Bay Area Exosome Research Festival
ExoFest™ 2019 is a one-day meeting to bring together scientists with an interest in exosome and extracellular vesicle (EV) research and will showcase some of the most outstanding exosome research in the Bay Area. This symposium, co-organized by System Biosciences (SBI) and Dr. Lynn Pulliam & Dr. Sharanjot Saini, VA Medical Center, UCSF, will be kicked off by Keynote Speaker, Dr. Fatah Kashanchi from George Mason University, who will describe his lab's research on the role of extracellular vesicles in HIV-1 pathogenesis. Following the keynote talk will be multiple short research talk sessions, as well as a poster session. The event will conclude with a networking reception during which prizes for best talk and poster will be awarded.
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Fatah Kashanchi, George Mason University
Dr. Kenneth Witwer, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Katrin Svensson, Stanford University
Dr. Connor O’Brien, Stanford University
Dr. Utkan Dimirci, Stanford University
Dr. Satish Pillai, UCSF
Dr. Bing Sun, UCSF
Dr. Sharanjot Saini, UCSF
Additional speakers coming soon...
Registration Information
Registration is free, but you will need to RSVP here.
Submit your abstract by May 17th to be considered for a talk or poster session (submit your abstract to exofest@systembio.com) indicating ‘exofest 2019 abstract’ in the subject line.
ExoFest 2019 Tentative Schedule
Time | Topic | Length |
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8:30 AM | Registration & Breakfast | 30 min |
9:00 AM | Featured Keynote Speaker, Dr. Fatah Kashanchi, George Mason University | 45 min |
9:45 AM | Research Talks Session I | 3, 15-min sessions |
10:30 AM | Coffee Break | 30 min |
11:00 AM | Research Talks Session II | 6, 15-min sessions |
12:30 PM | Lunch | 45 min |
1:15 PM | Poster Session | 60 min |
2:15 PM | Coffee Break | 15 min |
2:30 PM | Research Talks Session III | 8, 15-min sessions |
4:30 PM | Networking Reception and Prizes | 1 hour |