Kenneth W Witwer (he/him) @KennethWWitwer Twitter profile

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

@MicrobiomDigest I have known several lab members whose mere presence seems to kill our cell cultures. This explains so much...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

I’ve often wondered: is it possible to forget your jacket in Baltimore and get one for $5.99 at a second-hand shop in Jacksonville the night before your talk? It is, my friends, it is!

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

With sincere apologies...couldn't resist! #TypesOfPapers #ExtracellularVesicles see original @xkcd_rss @IsevComms @LabWitwer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Good…good…the Marriott has put up the decorations as requested! #ISEV2022 #ExtracellularVesicles #EVcoutrements

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

I have an amazing team who shine in the toughest times & look out for me even when they’re hurting, too. We have all gone through a lot with the death of our lab manager this week, who took care of us and our research for 20+ years. We will miss you, Brandon, and we will carry on

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Small #ExtracellularVesicles include but are not limited to #exosomes . Exosomes are EVs from the #endosomal system. #Ectosomes / #microvesicles can be just as small as #exosomes . Let's please be careful not to equate #sEVs with the #exosomal subset. #PublicServiceAnnouncement

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

Setting up a Zoom meeting? Avoid the #darkside of #zoombombing : use a password, disable screen sharing, annotation, and whiteboard, and allow only the host to unmute and enable sharing. See the FBI warning here @NPR

A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning

Federal and state law enforcement are asking questions about Zoom's security and privacy policies, as millions flock to the videoconferencing service for meetings, classes and social gatherings.

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Announcing the #EXCEL #EVCore Facility in the @LabWitwer @HopkinsMedicine . We can help you separate, characterize, and functionally study #ExtracellularVesicles #EnvelopedViruses #Nanoparticles with the most rigorous technologies available. Briefly, EXCEL offers: Particle

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

11 months

Look what's under the tree: #MISEV2023 has been accepted for publication! This third iteration of the international consensus guidelines on minimal information for studies of #ExtracellularVesicles is brought to you by @Joadwe @lodrisc1 @GoberdhanD & Clotilde Théry, plus the

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Chairs and vice-chairs of the Gordon Research Conference on #ExtracellularVesicles : @EditBuzas @EstherNolteHoen #PaulRobbins & @LabWitwer lots of work but rewarding to bring 200 people together for excellent #EVScience ! @IsevComms @GordonConf @HopkinsMedNews

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

VERY exciting work on #ExtracellularVesicles and #SARS_CoV_2 coming out of @institut_curie with #ClotildeThery #NicolasManel @lmartinjaular et al @train_ev @IsevComms #COVID19 #WatchOutVirusHereEVsCome

Extracellular vesicles containing ACE2 efficiently prevent infection by SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein-...

SARS-CoV-2 entry is mediated by binding of the spike protein (S) to the surface receptor ACE2 and subsequent priming by TMPRRS2 allowing membrane fusion. Here, we produced extracellular vesicles...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

If you didn't make it to #ISEV2023 , you missed several tons of great science...but don't despair: the #EducationDay talks are now freely available on our YouTube channel! @IsevOrg @IsevComms #EVClub

ISEV2023 Education Day

ISEV's Education Day is a full-day program held prior to the Annual Meeting. Education Day offers a well-rounded introduction to the foundational concepts an...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

There continues to be substantial confusion about what is in a prep of #ExtracellularVesicles , like #ectosomes and #exosomes . Here, the Clotilde Théry group found that ectosomes actually outnumber exosomes in some preps.

Specificities of exosome versus small ectosome secretion revealed by live intracellular tracking of...

Nature Communications - Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a role in intercellular communication, however the precise biogenesis of different populations of EVs are not clear. Here, the authors...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Let’s remember to give each other credit. The #undergrad who had a good idea. The #technician who worked hard every day to make a paper possible. The #mentor who taught you and gave you a chance to thrive. You don’t lose by giving credit. #Publication #SciencePublishing

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

People ask me if there’s one instrument to phenotype, size, and count #ExtracellularVesicles . Glad to announce the “Ken-o-scope” that works at least for macro-sized EVs 🤣 #joking #ServiceForHire

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

A plea from Cherie Blenkiron: let’s stop publishing the same figure over and over again referring to “three types” of #ExtracellularVesicles : artificial distinctions that belie the true diversity of #EVs ! #MoreThanExosomes #MoreThanMicrovesicles

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

#ElectronMicroscopy shows us some amazing things. Just what are those #multilamellar #ExtracellularVesicles we sometimes see, and how do they arise? Thanks @WolframJoy & collaborators for sharing these insights and speculation! @ISEV_Journals @IsevOrg

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Small #ExtracellularVesicles #sEVs including #exosomes , small #ectosomes seem to get all the love 🥰...what about larger #EVs like #exophers #LargeOncosomes #MicroParticles #Mitovesicles ? Also important! Are you interested in a Workshop on Large EVs? DM me!

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Beautiful to be reminded from time to time how lucky I am to have the most amazing lab and collaborators @LabWitwer #EVBirthday #HappyVesicles @ArabTanina @OlesiaPhd VassoMachairaki @Troymen11 @Blankette @bonita_powell @MartaGarciaCon2 @Yiyao_Huang

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

2010: year of #Instagram #Wikileaks #Anonymous ...hey, I loved it, too, but now it's 2022 & not just #microvesicles & #exosomes anymore...check out this masterly review by @EditBuzas @IsevOrg on the amazing menagerie of #ExtracellularVesicles in #immunology

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

#JournalImpactFactor of #JournalofExtracellularVesicles is now 25.841. What does this mean? Like any metric, IF is imperfect and can be misused, but it does mean that influential papers are published in the journal. Please send JEV your best work! #ExtracellularVesicles @ISEV_JEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

First time in my career that a paper was accepted on first submission and without revisions! Also cool that it was the second paper accepted today…a rare good-news day, and I’ll gladly take it! 😅

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Extracellular vesicles versus synthetic nanoparticles for drug delivery...thanks @WolframJoy @ChristineHorejs @NatRevMater @MayoClinic @HopkinsMedicine @LabWitwer Comment on #ExtracellularVesicles #nanomedicine #drugdelivery #EVs

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Seeking a motivated postdoc to join our dynamic team. Study #ExtracellularVesicles incl EV release, uptake assays, novel methods to separate EVs and other exRNA carriers. Must be able to start in Sept/Oct. COVID means local candidates/in the US may have preference. Send CV to me.

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Why, why, take it out on the poor #ExtracellularVesicles ? 🤣

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Fantastic time in #Seattle with the world’s experts on #ExtracellularVesicles #ISEV2023 . Here’s a few, and me pretending to know where I’m going 😂 @LenassiMetka @hillandy

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

"The big news is that the society has now decided to create a new #journal ": #ExtracellularBiology w/ @hillandy as Editor-in-Chief, announces @IsevOrg President Clotilde Théry at the #ISEV2021 #GeneralAssembly . This journal has a broader focus than @ISEV_JEV #ExtracellularVesicles

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

I bet most of us have never screened 27 DIFFERENT BUFFERS!! Amazing work from @andregorgens and El-Andaloussi lab on storage and stability of #ExtracellularVesicles , presented now on #EVClub @IsevOrg @IsevComms @ISEV_JEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Having a bit of a fun #debate on #miRNAs and other #RNAs in #ExtracellularVesicles (or not!)…do #EVs transfer miRNAs functionally? Are full-length #mRNAs found in EVs? I think we need an event devoted to this topic someday!! @ISCTglobal @IsevOrg

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Are #EV #miRNAs wimps or warriors? Our #EVJournalClub will soon discuss the @biorxivpreprint everyone's been talking about Be sure to sign up at , date and time soon @lambertlab1 @LabWitwer @exRNA @IsevComms @WebEVTalk @janlotvall

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

I don't care what it looks like, its an EXOSOME!!!

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@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Realizing the tremendous potential of #ExtracellularVesicles requires the best available methods. Check out this Nature @MethodsPrimers piece from @AnHendrix2 et al for up-to-date info.

Extracellular vesicle analysis

Nature Reviews Methods Primers - Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have vital functions and promise diagnostic and therapeutic applications. In this Primer, Hendrix and colleagues discuss tools for...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

My crucial competencies by scientific career stage Undergraduate: washing glassware, learning basic techniques Graduate: experimental design and building a coherent publication Postdoc: integrating projects, mentorship, and networking PI: reducing manuscript wordcounts by 33%

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Good to ponder! Some possible urban legends in my field: 1) There are three types of #ExtracellularVesicles 2) #EVs are well known to cross the #BloodBrainBarrier in both directions 3) EVs are non-immunogenic 4) #miRNAs are the main cargo of EVs @IsevComms @LabWitwer @IsevOrg

Siegenthaler_Lab

@SiegenthalerLab

2 years

The phenomenon of reviews citing reviews citing reviews with no sign of the original publication of a finding after looking at the 3rd review makes me wonder how much of science is just urban legend. #citeprimaryliterature

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Did you know that tumors can be hot? As in, up to 3.5°C hotter than surrounding tissue? AND temp affects release of #ExtracellularVesicles ! Check out this recent ms from Otsuka, Yamamoto, and @IsevOrg board member Takahiro Ochiya: @IsevComms #cancer #EVs

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

The latest @LabWitwer preprint is up @biorxivpreprint . Here, we characterize #ExtracellularVesicles and artificial nanoparticles with several technology platforms. What's best? Well, no single technique can do everything; good to use orthogonal methods!

Characterization of extracellular vesicles and artificial nanoparticles with four orthogonal...

We compared four orthogonal technologies for sizing, counting, and phenotyping of extracellular vesicles (EVs) and synthetic particles. The platforms were: single-particle interferometric reflectance...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Nooooo! Or did I??

Heterogeneous Extracellular Vesicle Memes

@George46229385

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@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Calling all experts on #ExtracellularVesicles : your input is requested by Friday, August 26 on the next #MISEV (minimal information for studies of EVs) coordinated by @IsevOrg @lodrisc1 @GoberdhanD @Joadwe How can you get involved?

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Here is @MartaGarciaCon2 presenting her #EVTAG technology to #ISEV2022 #FeaturedAbstract @IsevOrg @IsevComms #ExtracellularVesicles @LabWitwer #Tetraspanins @JohnsHopkins

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Here's a free-of-charge link to the recent @naturemethods manuscript on imaging of #ExtracellularVesicles in vivo from @frwkie @guillaume_niel and the @IsevOrg #ISEVImaging workshop

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

miRafficionados, miRskeptics, miRcurious! So much left to learn about #ExtracellularVesicles and #miRNAs ! Please join @doldivizio , @LabWitwer & Albanese and Pegtel, Monday 1 June 10 am EDT(GMT-4) Preprint here: Sign up for login at:

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

@andregorgens @IsevOrg @IsevComms @ISEV_JEV And some conclusions...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

No commentary needed! 🤣 fun science and interactions at the Gordon Research Conference on #ExtracellularVesicles @GordonConf @hillandy @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Brain-derived #ExtracellularVesicles in #Alzheimers had more pronounced differences in cell-enriched markers and other proteins than brain tissue @Yiyao_Huang @tomdriedonks @JHPrecisionAlz @hillandy @bonita_powell @ArabTanina @labwitwer #MesoScale

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

I don't often tout numbers, but this shows the devotion & involvement of the @IsevOrg #EVResearch community: we just hit 3000 (!) subscribers to the #ISEV #EVClub YouTube channel...join here for more on #ExtracellularVesicles #ectosomes #exosomes

EVClub: Extracellular Vesicle Club

Welcome to the YouTube channel of the Extracellular Vesicle Club: EVClub! At this virtual exchange, you might encounter an educational talk, a thought-provoking journal article, cutting-edge resear...

www.youtube.com

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

I have a joke about circular RNAs, but it just never ends...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Huge interest in #ExtracellularVesicles : >1700 signed up for #EVClub in the last year. How did they learn about it? Here's the breakdown. To join and learn more about #EVs , visit ...and if you're already on board, keep sharing! @IsevComms @LabWitwer #ISEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Happy Friday, everyone! What better time than now for a walk through the pages of #EV history? Courtesy of @dr_yvonne_couch #DaveCarter @hillandy @doldivizio @SusmitaSahooPhD @janlotvall et al #ExtracellularVesicles

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

The Gordon Research Conference on #ExtracellularVesicles takes place July 24-29, 2022 in beautiful Newry, Maine. Apply early...limited spots for this GRC! I co-chair with Paul Robbins and vice-chairs @EditBuzas @EstherNolteHoen @GordonConf @LabWitwer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Really damn cool: @DanielBachurski used tellurium-phenylalanine to do mass cytometry and check different #SEC fractions to determine #EV dependent, independent cellular uptake #ISEV2022 #ExtracellularVesicles @GSEV10 @IsevOrg @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Thanks to all who made 9 months of #EVJournalClub possible: all presenters, moderators, participants, @LabWitwer members! Want to join us in 2021? Sign up here and subscribe to #ExtracellularVesicles @IsevComms #HappyNewYear2021

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Socks of #ISEV2022 …any guesses who these belong to?

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

Loved this conversation with @janlotvall on #SARSCoV2 #Covid_19 #HIV and whether the enveloped #virus is an #exosome #ectosome . And how do #viruses and #EVs enter the cell? Can #ExtracellularVesicles be used as #Vaccines and therapies? @IsevComms @exRNA

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

The Journal of Extracellular Vesicles @ISEV_JEV , yes, has a new impact factor. More importantly and impressively in my view: on Clarivate's list of 20,000 journals, JEV is the #4 ranked journal with 100% open access content. #ExtracellularVesicles #ISEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Huge problem: false positives from lipid dyes in studies of #ExtracellularVesicles ! Learn about a solution on #EVClub : water-soluble conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs). Wed Mar 15 8PM EDT/5PM Pacific/8AM Beijing Need the login?

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

I'm so proud of my team @LabWitwer for pulling together to make things happen. After a rough couple of years, I realized today that we have more primary research papers under review than ever before...and more on the way. Thank you All!!

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

You know what I love? Talking about science with people in my lab! Or, for that matter, with people anywhere! #MoreScienceLessNonsense

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

We have a @YouTube channel for the @LabWitwer #EVJournalClub , and we do our best to reply to comments and questions! 🤣

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

What's the connection of #autophagy , #ExtracellularVesicles and #exRNA ? Join @tomdriedonks @LabWitwer on Wed April 1 via to discuss a very cool paper from #JayDebnath lab @UCSF @UCSFPathology #EVJournalClub @exRNA @HopkinsMedNews #LC3 #RNA @JohnsHopkins

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Drat…sonicated my #ExtracellularVesicles too long! #SeenInSeattle @IsevOrg

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@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Going to #ISEV2023 ? The Link light rail is the cheapest way to get from SeaTac airport to the conference: only $3. Grab your bags, go to 4th floor, skybridge to the parking lot, and follow the signs, easy-peasy!

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Whoa…80% of the participants in this poll at #ISEVxTECH are using #SEC #SizeExclusionChromatography for #EVSeparation #ExtracellularVesicles @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

A reviewer recently ruled "reject" on a submitted paper since we measured small #ExtracellularVesicles <100 nm in diameter by #NanoFlow . In the reviewer's opinion, this finding was invalidating, since "classical extracellular vesicles have a size of greater than 100 nm." In

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Anyone looking for a postdoc position doing crazy stuff with #ExtracellularVesicles ? Message me for more info... @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Thanks JP...Lessons I learned: always ask who's paying the bills, and never let anyone put words in your mouth

Juan Pablo Tosar

@jptosar

4 years

Why would a scientist retract his own opinion piece in a journal like Nature? Thanks @KennethWWitwer for this example of scientific integrity.

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Short break at the Gordon Conference on #ExtracellularVesicles in beautiful #Maine …great to see old friends and make new ones after four long years! @GordonConf @IsevComms #science #scienceHikeBalance

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Really enjoyed sharing my enthusiasm for #ExtracellularVesicles with the audience at #TermisEU2022 @TermisEU2022 @IsevComms thanks @MathieuBrunet_ for the pic!

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Grateful that Katalin Kariko @kkariko could join #ISEV2022 to educate #EV researchers on the development of #mRNA #therapies ! An example to follow for #ExtracellularVesicles ! @IsevComms @IsevComms #vaccines #COVID19

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Abstract submissions are now open for #ISEV2021 in #Lyon : Start thinking about yours today...deadline is January 15. We hope to meet in person, but it will be a landmark meeting no matter what! #ExtracellularVesicles #EVs @IsevOrg @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Announcing the #ISEVxTech #Technology and #Methods Summit, 16-18 November, 2022. Save the date and stay tuned for details on this important meeting at the cutting edge of science on #ExtracellularVesicles ! Hope to see you there @IsevOrg @IsevComms #ectosomes #exosomes

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

Way more abundant than #ExtracellularVesicles in blood: #Lipoproteins . Learn about these #EV cousins at the next #EVClub @JohnsHopkins by Dr. A. Zivkovic @ucdavis on Wed April 15, noon EDT. Not signed up for the link? See here: @IsevComms @exRNA @LabWitwer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

No one better to learn from about #ExtracellularVesicles than Clotilde Théry herself! At the #CanVesicle symposium, she reminds us that #ectosomes and #exosomes can be the same size and reviews the various methods for #EV #separation . #Canada #EVs @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Exercise your brain next week with a jam-packed #EVClub : SEVEN groups share their work on #ExtracellularVesicles and #exercise Need the login? @IsevOrg @ISEV_Journals @IsevComms @LabWitwer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Well, this is definitely cool: @jptosar 's work on #exRNA featured in this week's edition of @Nature @IsevComms @IPMontevideo @Udelaruy

The biologist on the hunt for extracellular ribosomes

Nature - A serendipitous finding led Juan Pablo Tosar to uncover the protein-making machinery outside cells — a discovery that has scientists rethinking fundamental assumptions.

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Are #ExtracellularVesicles the same between brain regions? @ArabTanina presenting at #ISEV2023 @IsevOrg @LabWitwer and thanks to chairs Ursula Sandau and @SettyMagana

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

A perennial question on EVeryone's mind...and new answers with @andregorgens : join #EVClub next Wednesday to learn about optimal #storage of #ExtracellularVesicles ! Note the different time For the login: @IsevComms @ISEV_JEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Signage is up and #ISEV2022 is all set to begin! Thanks Steph for the pic and to the whole #IOC for their hard work in making this happen, especially chairs Lorraine O’Driscoll @lodrisc1 and Sophie Rome #ExtracellularVesicles #ISEV @IsevOrg @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

"Quantification of #ExtracellularVesicles in vitro and in vivo using sensitive bioluminescence imaging" recently published in @ISEV_JEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

Report from @Yiyao_Huang @ArabTanina and colleagues on preparations of #ExtracellularVesicles from different brain regions is now out in #InterdisciplinaryMedicine @WileyGlobal @LabWitwer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Do you want to get more attention for your latest work on #ExtracellularVesicles ? Announcing the @IsevOrg #EVClub trailers, a short, straight-to-video format. Just ignore the corny jokes...the info is accurate! @IsevComms @LabWitwer

EVClub Trailers: a new way to spread the word about your latest...

In this short announcement, ISEV Chair of Science and Meetings Kenneth Witwer introduces the EVClub trailers: a new format for sharing your latest findings i...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

It’s #HappyHour in the @LabWitwer ! Happy Friday, EVeryone! #ExtracellularVesicles

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Huge proud co-advisor congrats to Bonita Powell @bonita_powell for passing your oral qualifying exams!! Next stop PhD!! We’re all so happy for you and tbh not too surprised at the outcome! @BCMB_JHMI

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

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This is THE BIG ONE! The largest and most comprehensive #ExtracellularVesicles event so far. Abstract submissions open shortly for #ISEV2020 in #Philadelphia May 20-24 2020 @IsevOrg @IsevComms @ISEV_JEV @exRNA #MISEV

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

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Whoaaaa....It's #ISEV2023 this week, so no regular #EVClub , but also the release of #EV #MOOC3 : Separation and Characterization of Intact EVs!! Check it out here and sign up for future EVClubs here #ExtracellularVesicles @IsevOrg

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

WHERE DO THE EVs GO?? Join #EVClub and @SNEVResearch this week for "Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of EVs administered IV & intranasally" @tomdriedonks & @jianglinglei w/ @Willhotham Wed Oct 20, noon EDT/18.00 CEST #ExtracellularVesicles @IsevComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Have a look, #EV fans: new separation protocol from Stoorvogel's lab @UtrechtUni

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

Wow! What a surprise for my birthday! Zach and @Ashley_Russellx lured me into the conference room to discuss some #ExtracellularVesicles experiments with @IdylleLabs dyes, and suddenly everyone cheering with balloons, cake, and presents! (We talked about the experiments...later)

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Curious about #supermeres and #exomeres ? Next #EVClub covers a recent exchange in #JExBio & Need the login? w/ #BobCoffeyLab @jptosar et al! 4 the login: @LenassiMetka @ISEVComms

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Volunteering this morning. @Moveable_Feast helps People living with #chronicdisease #HIV #foodinsecurity by delivering nutritious meals. Here’s @Blankette and me from @LabWitwer and thanks @DWWilliamsLab for organizing! 1900 meals prepped.

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Sequences that drive packaging of #miRNAs into #ExtracellularVesicles ...what's the evidence? Don't miss discussion@ next #EVClub Jan 26: @Marc_Halushka presents, authors have been invited. 4the login: @IsevOrg @IsevComms #ExoMotifs @Nature #sEVs #microRNAs

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

4 years

Our latest is now in J Extracell Vesicles: Characterization of #EVs and synthetic nanoparticles with 4 orthogonal single‐particle analysis platforms. Twitter asks if I want to read the article before posting...believe me, I have read it! #ExtracellularVesicles @IsevComms

Tanina Arab

@ArabTanina

4 years

@LabWitwer new publication is up on the @ISEV_JEV website It is my great honor to contribute as co-first with @emilymallick . Many thanks to the outstanding lab mates and collaborators @KennethWWitwer @Yiyao_Huang @OlesiaPhd @IsevComms @JohnsHopkins

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

3rd talk at the #ISEV2022 #EducationDay is from @guillaume_niel on #labeling and #imaging of #ExtracellularVesicles . Guillaume is also president of @French_Soc_EVs . @IsevOrg @IsevComms see also the recent publication from @frwkie and #ISEVImaging

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

1 year

and so you see, they reported "exosome" transfer when it was really "label" transfer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

5 years

The #ISEV2020 meeting will now be #virtual . Sad to miss you all in person, but happy to catch up online. PLUS it's not just 3 days: access to digital content continues for 60 days after the event! @IsevComms #ExtracellularVesicles @IsevOrg

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

There are three types of #ExtracelullarVesicles : 1) EVs

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

What can #CryoEM tell us about #ExtracellularVesicles ? What are those weird "EVs in EVs" we observe? Real? Artifacts? Join next #EVClub for more! Need the login? @ISEV_Journals @IsevOrg @LabWitwer @NatalieTurnerAu @WolframJoy

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Many thanks to the #ISEVxTECH for actualizing the vision of an #EVTechnology meeting…it’s been a great experience! Special thanks to @carney_lab @cblenkie ! @svploeg @Joadwe @GeneQuan @LenassiMetka

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

Finally...the #emoji we’ve been waiting for: #EVs !! Thanks @3prms3 for the heads-up. No more typing out #ExtracellularVesicles in WhatsApp etc @IsevComms @LabWitwer

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

3 years

A bacterial extracellular vesicle-based intranasal vaccine against #SARSCoV2 #ExtracellularVesicles #OMVs #vaccines #COVID19 @jianglinglei @tomdriedonks @OlesiaPhd @sabraklein1998 @andrewpekosz @IsevComms @LabWitwer @HopkinsMedNews @JohnsHopkinsSPH

A bacterial extracellular vesicle-based intranasal vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

Several vaccines have been introduced to combat the coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Current SARS-CoV-2...

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Kenneth W Witwer (he/him)

@KennethWWitwer

2 years

Here is Alissa Weaver @AWeaverLab presenting the IMPRESSIVE work of the @VU_EVresearch Center…truly a model for collaborative research, from training to events to funding and publications! #ExtracellularVesicles @VU_EVresearch

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