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Recerca, Eliminació de la malària

Plasmodium vivax and Exosomes: Is There a Link?

Data
15/03/2017
Hora
10.00 h
Lloc
Auditorium CEK
(Rosselló 149-153) Barcelona
Ponent
Hernando del Portillo (ICREA Research Professor at ISGlobal)
On this open seminar, Hernando Portillo, ICREA Research Professor at ISGlobal, is focusing on the link between Plasmodium vivax and exosomes, a cell-derived vesicles that are present in many eukaryotic fluids, such as blood. It should be noted that Portillo's research group is pioneering the use of reticulocyte-derived exosomes as a new vaccine and platform against malaria, among other lines of research. The entrance is free.