CSEVP-2026 Conference & School on Extracellular Vesicles and Nanoparticles
Dates: 16/20 February 2026
Location: Frascati & Rome, Italy
Additional information
Preliminary PROGRAM
Frascati, Villa Tuscolana – February 16th-17th, 2026
Conference FEBRUARY 16TH, 2026
07:30 – 09:00 Registration
09:00 – 09:10 Prof. Nathan Levialdi Ghiron – Rector of the University of Rome Tor Vergata WELCOME TALK TO THE 2026 CONFERENCE & SCHOOL ON EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES AND NANOPARTICLES
09:10 – 09:40
CHAIRMEN: Prof. Massimo Bottini & Prof. Claudia Matteucci
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Josè Louis Millán – Sanford Burnham Prebys, La Jolla, USA
HYPOPHOSPHATASIA – LOOKING BEYOND THE SKELETON
09:40 – 10:30 SESSION 1 – GENERAL
CHAIRMEN: Prof. Massimo Bottini & Prof. Claudia Matteucci
09:40 – 10:00 Prof. Colin Farquharson – University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
THE FUNCTIONAL CO-OPERATIVITY OF TNAP AND PHOSPHO1 DURING MATRIX VESICLE MEDIATED SKELETAL MINERALIZATION
10:00 – 10:20 Senior Speaker
10:20 – 10:40 Senior Speaker
10:40 – 10:55 Dr. Maria Cavarlez – Sanford Burnham Prebys, La Jolla, USA (speech title to be defined)
10:55 – 11:05 Sponsor Talk
11:05 – 11:25 COFFEE BREAK //POSTER VISIT //SPONSOR NETWORKING
11:25 – 12:20 SESSION 2 – GENERAL
CHAIRMEN: Prof. Massimo Bottini & Prof. Claudia Matteucci
11:25 – 11:45 Prof. Maurizio Fraziano – University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
11:45 – 12:05 Senior Speaker
12:05 – 12:20 Rising Star
12:20 – 12:30 Sponsor Talk
12:30 – 12:40 Sponsor Talk
12:40 – 13:30 BUFFET LUNCH & SPONSOR SHOW
13:30 – 14:30 SESSION 3 – EV FLOW CYTOMETRY
Chairman: Prof. Antonella Minutolo
13:30 – 13:50 Prof. Estefania Lozano Andres – Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
13:50 – 14:05 Dr. Marialaura Fanelli – University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
14:05 – 14:20 Rising Star
14:20 – 14:30 Sponsor Talk
14:30 – 15:45 SESSION 4 – EV PROTEIN CORONA
Chairman: Prof. Annalisa Radeghieri
14:30 – 14:50 Prof. Edit Buzás – Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
14:50 – 15:05 Dr. Angelo Musicò – SCITEC-CNR, Milan, Italy
15:05 – 15:20 Dr. Heikki Kyykallio – Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland
15:20 – 15:35 Rising Star
15:35 – 15:45 Sponsor Talk
15:45 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK // POSTER VISIT // SPONSOR NETWORKING
16:00 – 17:40 SESSION 5 – SOLID TISSUE AND MATRIX EVS
Chairman: Prof. Lucia Paolini
16:00 – 16:20 Prof. Rossella Crescitelli – University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
16:20 – 16:35 Dr. Giada Corti – University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
16:35 – 16:50 Dr. Sarah Tassinari – IRCCS – Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori “Dino Amadori”
16:50 – 17:05 Dr. Juçara G. Cominal – Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil TIME-SPECIFIC PROPERTIES OF MATRIX VESICLES DURING OSTEOBLAST MINERALIZATION
17:05 – 17:20 Rising Star
17:20 – 17:30 Sponsor Talk
17:30 – 17:40 Sponsor Talk
Conference FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026
09:00 – 10:00 Session 6 – EV AFM
Chairman: Prof. Simone Dinarelli
09:00 – 09:20 Prof. Pietro Parisse – CNR-IOM-Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Trieste, Italy
09:20 – 09:35 Rising Star
09:35 – 09:50 Rising Star
09:50 – 10:00 Sponsor Talk
10:00 – 11:15 SESSION 7 – MILK EVS
Chairman: Prof. Giovanni Chillemi
10:00 – 10:20 Prof. Martijn van Herwijnen – Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands MILK’S TINY MESSENGERS: HOW MILK-DERIVED EVS SHAPE THE INFANT’S IMMUNE SYSTEM
10:20 – 10:35 Dr. Samanta Mecocci – University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND IMMUNOMODULATING POTENTIAL OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES FROM ANIMAL MILK
10:35 – 10:50 Dr. Marco Blasioli – Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
10:50 – 11:05 Rising Star
11:05 – 11:15 Sponsor
11:15 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK & SPONSOR SHOW
11:30 – 12:55 Session 8 – Plant/Fungi EVs
Chairman: Prof. Almeida
11:30 – 11:50 SENIOR SPEAKER
11:50 – 12:05 Dr. Lucas Fabricio Bahia Nogueira – University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
12:05 – 12:20 Dr. Alessandra Minchella – University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
12:20 – 12:35 Rising star
12:35 – 12:45 Sponsor Talk
12:45 – 12:55 Sponsor Talk
12:55 – 15:00 POSTERS – BUFFET LUNCH & SPONSOR SHOW
15:00 – 16:00 AWARDS & CONCLUDING REMARKS
VENUE:
Finazzi Agro’ Hall – School on Extracellular Vesicles and Nanoparticles –
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Rome, Italy
The school will be held at the laboratories of the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the National Research Council (CNR) from February 18 to 20, 2026. The school’s aim is to demonstrate to young scientists the entire process of vesicle isolation and characterization using both traditional and more modern techniques. This will allow them to develop critical thinking skills when choosing future techniques for working with vesicles. Academic professors and scientists from private companies will illustrate the following techniques with theoretical and/or practical lectures.
General lectures on EVs
* Introduction to extracellular vesicles
* Liposomes and proteoliposomes
* 2D and 3D Cell Culture Techniques (FIBERCELL SYSTEMS)
EV isolation
* Size Exclusion Chromatography (IZON)
* Tangential Flow Filtration (IZON)
* Ultracentrifugation (Eppendorf)
* Automated EV isolation technique developed by EXODUS Bio
* EV isolation kits developed by Targeted Bioscience and EXoPERT
EV characterization
* Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (Particle Matrix)
* Leprechaun system (Alfatest)
* Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing (IZON)
* High-resolution microscopy (ONI)
* Atomic Force Microscopy
* Proximity Barcode Assay (SECRETECH)
* Flow cytometry (Beckman)
Lessons will vary in length.