Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Faculty of Medicine
University of Ljubljana

Vrazov trg 2
SI 1000, Ljubljana
Slovenia

Tel (IBK): +386-1-543-7640
Tel (lab): +386-1-543-7652
E-mail: metka.lenassi@mf.uni-lj.si

Laboratory for Extracellular Vesicle Research
PI: Metka Lenassi

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Metka Lenassi, PhD, is an Associate Professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and the head of the Laboratory for extracellular vesicle research, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana. Her research work is focused on advancing the knowledge of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in cell-pathogen communication, using human-HIV interaction as a model system. Specifically, her group explores the role of EVs released from cells expressing HIV protein Nef and their role in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in aviremic (infected) individuals. Her group is also heavily involved in EV-biomarker studies, including the use of Nef-EVs in HIV diagnostics, urine EVs as biomarkers of kidney allograft rejection, and plasma EVs in cancer diagnostics. To that end, we collaborate with several international and local clinical partners. Metka is also dedicated to promoting EVs among the wider research and medical community, through her involvement in teaching activities at the undergraduate and graduate levels, organization of EV-focused meetings and training programs, and through her roles in local (president of the Slovenian Network for Extracellular Vesicles, SiN-EV) and international (serving as Executive Chair of Science and Meetings Committee of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles, ISEV) EV societies. Please find the full CV here.

PUBLICATIONS

Author's publication in PubMed.