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Marca Wauben is a Professor at Utrecht University, specializing in intercellular communication within biological systems, particularly focusing on extracellular vesicles and their regulatory roles in the immune system. Her research group is dedicated to unraveling the functional characterization of vesicle populations that are involved in immune cell regulation. They utilize a range of advanced techniques including proteomics, genomics, and lipidomics, as well as high-resolution flow cytometry-based methodologies to quantitatively and qualitatively analyze individual nano-sized vesicles. The main research aim is to identify immune-regulatory vesicles in body fluids such as breast milk and blood, investigating the origin and factors influencing the selection of vesicular cargo. The fundamental findings from this research are aimed at developing specific vesicular signatures as biomarkers and creating cell-derived vesicle-inspired nano-carriers for clinical applications. Wauben's significant contributions include her role as the President of the Local Organizing Committee for the ISEV2014 conference in Rotterdam.
Department of Psychology