- New member -

Apr 1, 2021.
Florencia Belen Chocho has joined our group with a scholarship from the National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technology, and Innovation (ANPCyT, Argentina) to pursue her Ph.D. degree. Her project is related to the characterization of exosomes subpopulations from mesenchymal stromal cells and their potential use for cardiovascular therapies.. Congratulations and welcome aboard!

- New member -

Mar 1, 2021.
Juan Ignacio Pardo has joined our group to pursue his Ph.D. degree. His project is related to the use of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells for the regeneration of lesions derived from diabetic foot disease. Welcome aboard!

- International meeting -

May 28-29, 2020.
Our group presented the following three abstracts at the International Society for Cell and Gene Therapy (ISCT) Annual Meeting. Paris, France.
Oral presentation: "Bioassay standardization to assess exosomes anti-inflammatory activity in vitro". Malvicini R, Santa-Cruz D, Sanmartin C, Pacienza N, Yannarelli G.
Poster presentation: "Anti-inflammatory exosomes mediate the beneficial effect of mesenchymal stem cell therapy on lung preservation". Pacienza N, Santa-Cruz D, Malvicini R, Sanmartin C, Marcos M, Robledo O, Bertolotti A, Yannarelli G.
Poster presentation: "Mesenchymal stem cell therapy maximizes lung preservation by preventing ischemic organ injury". Santa Cruz D, Malvicini R, Sanmartin C, Marcos M, Robledo O, Bertolotti A, Yannarelli G, Pacienza N.

- New member -

Jan 2, 2020.
María Cecilia Sanmartin has joined our group with a scholarship from the National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Technology, and Innovation (ANPCyT, Argentina) to pursue her Ph.D. degree. Her project is related to the role that extracellular vesicles play in the development of the bone marrow pre-metastatic niche in patients with advanced breast cancer. Congratulations and welcome aboard!

- Award -

Dic 3, 2019.
Ricardo Malvicini was awarded with a scholarship from Organizzazione Internazionale Italo-Latino Americana (iila) to spend six months doing research in Italy. Ricardo will be supervised by Dr. Maurizio Muraca at the University of Padova. Congratulations and buon viaggio!

- Promotion -

Nov 1, 2019.
Dr. Gustavo Yannarelli was promoted to Independent Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET). Congratulations on a fantastic achivement!

- Invited lecture -

Oct 10, 2019.
"Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes for cardiac regeneration". Speaker: Yannarelli G. “Cardiovascular physiopathology: from molecules to treatment” Symposium. Reunión Anual de la Sociedad Argentina de Fisiología (SAFIS). Rosario, Argentina.

- Grants -

Sep 27, 2019.
Dr. Gustavo Yannarelli was awarded with a grant from FONCYT (Argentina) for the research project PICT-2018-01086 entitled: "Characterization of exosomes subpopulations from mesenchymal stem cells and their potential use for cardiovascular therapies". Congratulations!

- In the news -

Sep 23, 2019.
Our group was interviewed by CONICET press about our recent publication on the use of mesenchymal stem cells to improve donor lung preservation. Please see the full interview with CONICET (in spanish) here.

- Invited lecture -

Aug 22, 2019.
"Anti-inflammatory exosomes from mesenchymal stem cells for cardiac regeneration". Speaker: Yannarelli G. Extracellular Vesicles Workshop. Centro de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CIC), UNLP-CONICET. La Plata, Argentina.

- In the news -

June 1, 2019.
Our group was interviewed for FABA Informa, the magazine of the Federación Bioquimica de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. We talked about the potential applications of anti-inflammatory exosomes for regenerative medicine. You can see the full interview with FABA Informa (in spanish) here.

- In the news -

May 7, 2019.
Our group was interviewed by CONICET press about our recent publication related to the purification and characterization of anti-inflammatory exosomes from mesenchymal stem cells. Exosomes represent a novel therapeutic alternative to clasical cell therapies. You can see the full interview with CONICET (in spanish) here.

- Invited lecture -

Apr 16, 2019.
"Exosomes therapy for cardiac regeneration". Speaker: Yannarelli G. Cardiovascular Regeneration Symposium. IMETTYB, Universidad Favaloro-CONICET. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

- Promotion -

Nov 1, 2018.
Dr. Natalia Pacienza was promoted to Associate Researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET). Congratulations on a fantastic achivement!

- Invited lecture -

May 18, 2018.
"Designer exosomes: towards cell-free therapeutic applications". Speaker: Yannarelli G. Regenerative Medicine Conference Series, Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM), Texas A&M University. College Station, TX, USA.

- Invited lecture -

Nov 7, 2017.
"Targeting macrophage polarization for cardiac regeneration". Speaker: Yannarelli G. Regenerative Medicine Conference Series, Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM), Texas A&M University. College Station, TX, USA.

- International meeting -

Apr 5-8, 2017.
Our abstract "Anti-inflammatory effect of mesenchymal stem cells facilitates lung preservation" by Pacienza N, Santa-Cruz D, Marcos M, Robledo O, Lemus G, Bertolotti A, Yannarelli G, was selected for oral presentation. International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. San Diego, USA.