We are pleased to confirm that the UKEV Forum 2025 EVs: Form, Function, Future will be held in Oxford, at Andrew Wile Building, Oxford Mathematics, University of Oxford. The Oxosome Team and the UKEV board will host the conference.
Early Careers Event: Mon 15th Dec & The Forum: Tues 16th – Wed 17th Dec
Registration is now closed
Building on the success of previous years, UKEV Forum 2025 offers:
➤ Plenary talks from world-renowned researchers
➤ Oral presentations, lightning talks, and moderated poster sessions
➤ Networking events including a college banquet dinner
➤ Research presentation prizes for oral and poster contributions
➤ A dedicated Early Career Day (15 Dec) featuring sessions on:
- Emerging techniques in EV research
- Careers in academia and industry
- Women in science
- Hands-on workshops in AI and machine learning
- A relaxed networking social and Pub Quiz
Whether you’re new to the EV field or an established investigator, this forum is a welcoming space to share discoveries, explore new collaborations, and shape the future of EV research.
We look forward to welcoming you to Oxford!
Abstract deadline: Closed
Registration deadline: 28th November 2025
The Early Career Researcher Travel Grants Scheme is now open and is intended for technicians, PhD students and early-stage postdoctoral researchers (≤ five years, excluding career breaks). See this link
The Keynote Speakers
Prof Dame Molly Stevens FREng FRS is the John Black Professor of Bionanoscience at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics at the University of Oxford and Deputy Director of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery. Professor Stevens has won >40 awards and is a Fellow of 8 Professional Bodies, including the Royal Society (FRS) and Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng). She has a keen interest in EV analytics, leading to a novel EV analytical detection system spinout.
Prof David Greening is Head of Molecular Proteomics at Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Director of the Proteomics and Metabolomics Platform at La Trobe University, and group leader at Baker Department of Cardiovascular Research, Translation and Implementation. He is co-founder/past-President of the Australian & New Zealand Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ANZSEV) and key advocate for the development and integration of EV science and knowledge in the region.
Dr Pascale Zimmermann is an associate professor at the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Leuven in Belgium and at the Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille & Institut Paoli-Calmettes in France. Her interests include how membrane-associated scaffold proteins and lipids participate in cell signaling, multicellular organization/homeostasis, and membrane trafficking for proteoglycans, the role of phospholipids in the function of PDZ proteins, and the molecular mechanisms of exosome biogenesis. She is on the board of the Belgian Society for EVs.
Dr Karen Forbes is an associate professor at the University of Leeds. Dr Forbes research focuses on understanding how factors in the maternal environment (diet, microRNAs and extracellular vesicles) contribute to altered placental and fetal growth, and long-term health of the offspring, particularly in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes.
Accommodation
Colleges
We recommend staying in an Oxford college who offer bed and breakfast for the best value for money. These can be found on https://www.universityrooms.com (prices ranging £95-£145 per night). Nearby colleges who often offer rooms are:
- St. Anne’s Book Guest Accommodation | St Anne’s College, Oxford (1 minute walk)
- Somerville Bed & Breakfast – Somerville College Oxford (1 minute walk)
- Keble Home – Keble College (5-10 minute walk)
- Worcester Bed & breakfast – Worcester College (5-10 minute walk)
- Mansfield Bed & Breakfast – Mansfield College (5-10 minute walk
- Rhodes House Accommodation | Rhodes House (5-10 minute walk)
- Oxford University Club Accommodation | The University Club (5-10 minute walk)
- Christ Church https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/bed-breakfast (15-20 minute walk)
- New College B&B | New College (15-20 minute walk)
Please note that many Oxford Colleges will not advertise room bookings until October/November. Other colleges are likely to offer rooms, please check the location before booking.
Central hotels
- The Randolph Hotel (10 minute walk) – £160+ per night
- The Store (10-15 minute walk) – £200+ per night
- St.Margaret’s Hotel (15 minute walk): From £95 per night. The St. Margaret’s Hotel have offered a 15% discount for delegates (15/12-17/12). Book directly from the website.
- Malmaison Oxford (15-20 minute walk): Malmaison have reserved 20 x standard doubles with bed and breakfast for single occupancy per room. Rates are as follows: £172.50 (15/12/2025) and £202.50 (16/12/2025). To book please contact the hotel directly quoting 1512UO. Rooms will be reserved at the following price only until 19/10/2025.
- Premier Inn Westgate (20 min walk) – approx. £140 per night
- Mercure Oxford Eastgate Hotel (20-25 minute walk) – £160+ per night
Travel
Andrew Wiles Building
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (550), Woodstock Road, Oxford. OX2 6GG
- For advice on getting to the Andrew Wile Building, Mathematics, University of Oxford, then see here
- For detailed advice on getting to Oxford City then see here
- For information on local tourism see here
The Andrew Wile Building is part of the Mathematical Institute located on Woodstock Road in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. It is approximately a 15-20 minute walk from Oxford Railway Station or a 10 minute walk to the central bus station (Gloucester Green). Detailed directions can be found here : https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/about-us/travel-maps Travelling to Oxford by Car – there is no car parking available and central car parking is not readily available or is expensive. We strongly recommend using public transport, or using the park and ride system. https://www.oxford.gov.uk/parkandridesites Pear Tree Park and Ride is the best option for travel to the Maths Institute, buses stop at the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
Latest Timings
UKEV25 Early Career Researcher Event MONDAY 15TH DEC
Location: Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory, Andrew Wiles Building, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6GG – Map link here
Mezzanine 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Delegate arrival, Registration & Informal networking lunch
Lecture Theatre 1 – 12:30 – 12:40 pm
Opening & Welcome address: Dr Hannah Jackson (University of Nottingham) Chair of UKEV Early Career Researcher Committee
12:40 –2:00 pm Emerging techniques in EV research
- Professor David Greening (Baker Institute) – Impacting EVs (and therapeutic tools) – how proteomics is evolving
- Dr Anis Sahoo (University of Oxford) – Single extracellular vesicle detection assay identifies membrane-associated α-Synuclein as an early-stage biomarker in Parkinson’s disease
- Dr Dhanu Gupta (University of Oxford)
- Dr Emma Silvester (University of Oxford)- Visualising Native Membranes Using Cryo-ET and Molecular Tagging
2.00 –3.00 pm Careers in Academia & Industry
Fellowships
- Isobella Honeyborne (Cardiff University)-‘A thin line between tragedy and triumph’ lessons from a scenic route to fellowship success
- Jason Webber (Swansea University)- There and Back again: A Fellow’s Tale
Industry
- Dr Dimitri Aubert (CEO at Vesiculab)- Beyond the Bench: Scientific Careers that Drive Research Success
- Dr Zubair Ahmed Nizamudeen (Senior Research Scientist at Evox Therapeutics Ltd.) – Becoming an Industry Scientist: The Journey That Shaped Me
3.00– 3:20 pm Lecture Theatre 1, Mezzanine – Tea / coffee break & networking
3:20-3:30 pm – Mentorship relaunch
- UKEV ECR representatives and mentoring scheme: Dr Demi Pritchard and Dr Rahul Salwani
3:30pm – 5:00 pm – Women in Science moderated panel – Moderator: Dr Hannah Jackson
- Professor Charlotte Lawson (University of Lancashire)
- Dr Rachel Crossland (Newcastle University)
- Dr Lesley Smyth (University of West London)
- Dr Patrizia Camelliti (University of Surrey)
- Professor Deborah Goberdhan (University of Oxford)
- Dr Elizabeth Dellar (University of Oxford)
- Dr Jen Southcombe (University of Oxford)
- Dr Rebecca Dragovic (University of Oxford)
Closing Remarks – UKEV President – Professor Charlotte Lawson (University of Lancashire)
5:30 – 7:30 pm – ECR networking & pub quiz – Location: St Aldates Tavern 108 St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BU
Main Forum – Tuesday 16th Dec
MORNING
09:00 – 09:45 Delegate arrival, Registration and Refreshments
09:45 – 10:00 Welcome Address
Oxosome: Deborah Goberdhan, Naveed Akbar, Rebecca Dragovic, Jen Southcombe and Elizabeth Dellar and UKEV President: Charlotte Lawson
10:00 – 10:40 Plenary Talk One: Chair: Naveed Akbar
Dame Prof Molly Stevens (University of Oxford, UK) Designing and translating bioengineering tools for advanced therapeutics and early disease detection
10:40 – 11:10Lightning Talks (Nine x 2 min)
- Dr Delanyo Kpeglo (University of Leeds) – Investigating the biological mechanisms underlying endometrium function and the peri-implantation period of pregnancy under heat stress with extracellular vesicles
- Miss Alice Boussaroque (University of Oxford)– Decoding the Proteome of Extracellular Vesicles in the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
- Ms Rebecca Pope (University of Nottingham)– Inflammatory Glial EVs: Key Mediators of Sensory Neurone Sensitisation
- Mr Matthew Walker (University of Glasgow) – Developing a breast cancer dormancy niche model using bioactive metabolite delivery via EV mimics
- Dr David Mentlak (Mesenbio Ltd)– MEV-N01: A scalable, multi-modal EV therapeutic maintains preclinical efficacy with extended use in different models of inflammatory arthritis
- Dr Rahul Sanwlani (University of Surrey)–Myofibroblast-derived small extracellular vesicles are regulators of electrophysiology and mediators of hypertrophy in human cardiomyocytes
- Mr Angus William Barrett (University of Oxford)– Tissue-specific profiling of endothelial cell-derived extracellular vesicles for precision diagnostics and disease monitoring
- Dr Mariaelena Repici (Aston University)– Defining cell type–specific extracellular vesicle in iPSC-derived CNS tri-cultures
- Dr Erika Dorado (Imperial College London)– Stable isotope labelling of cancer-derived extracellular vesicles lipidome
11:10 – 11:40 Platinum sponsors (two x 15 min)Beckman | Analytik / Particle Metrix
11:40 – 12:00 Refreshments
12:00 – 12:30 Lightning Talks (Nine x 2 min) Chair: Jen Southcombe
- Miss Sophie McCann (University of Nottingham)– Investigating the role of microRNAs in medulloblastoma-to-neurone extracellular vesicle-mediated signalling
- Dr Livia Civitelli (University of Oxford) – Optimisation of the protocol for the isolation of extracellular vesicles from stools in Parkinson’s disease patients
- Miss Anna Hodgson (University of Glasgow) – Investigating the role of extracellular vesicles in post-stroke vascular dysfunction
- Mr Phillip Burgess (University of Salford)– Chromosome 14 microRNA cluster as potential biomarker for prenatal alcohol exposure
- Dr Camille de Villiers (University of Oxford)– Label-free compositional profiling of breast cancer patient plasma extracellular vesicles using high-throughput single particle Raman trapping analysis
- Dr Rachel Butler (Aston University)– Engineering Milk-Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Oral Delivery of Nucleic Acid Therapies
- Dr Zubair Ahmed Nizamudeen (Evox Therapeutics) – Enhanced ExoEdit Platform: Engineering of EVs for therapeutic Gene Editing in the Brain
- Miss Liuhua Chen (University of Oxford)– Investigating cerebellum-derived EVs: methodological comparisons and effects of Trpc3 knockout
- Dr Demi Pritchard (Swansea University) – Exploring the use of extracellular vesicle glycans for early detection of clinically significant prostate cancer
12:30 – 13:00 Gold sponsors (three x 10 min)NanoFCM | Malvern | Everest
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
AFTERNOON
14:00 – 14:40 Plenary Talk Two – Chair: Deborah Goberdhan
Prof Pascale Zimmermann (KU Leuven, Belgium) Cellular whispers: Syndecans and Syntenin orchestrating extracellular vesicle communication
14:40 – 15:00 Gold sponsors (two x 10 min) Exodus | SPARTA
15:00 – 16:00 Selected Talks
- 15:00 – 15:15 Mr Henry Barrett (Keele University)– Rheumatoid arthritis impacts Treg-EV protein and lipid compositions, interfering with Treg functionality.
- 15:15 – 15:30 Dr Sam Au (Imperial College London)– Circulating tumor cells shed “shearosome” large extracellular vesicles in capillary bifurcations that activate endothelial and immune cells
- 15:30 – 15:45 Dr Abigail Byford (University of Leeds)– Gestational diabetes–associated extracellular vesicles promote maternal cardiac endothelial fibrosis in mice: a potential mechanism of maternal cardiac remodelling
- 15:45 – 16:00 Dr Elizabeth Dellar (University of Oxford)– Proteomic profiling of cerebrospinal fluid-derived extracellular vesicles for biomarker discovery in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
16:00 – 16:20 Refreshments
16:20 – 16:50 Selected Talks
- 16:20 – 16:35 Mr Ross Lawrence (University of Glasgow)– Could placental derived extracellular vesicles be a novel therapeutic strategy in the fight against preeclampsia?
- 16:35 – 16:50 Miss Lucinda Cruddas (University College London) – Do small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) have a role in chronic diabetic foot ulcers?
16:50 – 17:10 Gold sponsors (two x 10 min) Repligen | Cytiva
17:10 – 18:30 Poster Session and Drinks
19:00 – 21:00 Dinner at Somerville College – Map link here
21:30 …..After Dinner Drinks at The Varsity Club – Map link here
Main Forum Wednesday 17th Dec
MORNING
09:00 – 09:20 Refreshments – Chair: Elizabeth Dellar
09:20 – 10:00 Plenary Talk Three: Prof David Greening (Baker, Australia) A multi-omics dissection of circulating and therapeutic extracellular vesicles
10:00 – 11:00 Selected Talks
- 10:00 – 10:15 Dr Nick Peake (Sheffield Hallam University)– Unravelling novel molecular mechanisms driving EV-microbiome interactions in colorectal cancer
- 10:15 – 10:30 Dr Waleed Seddiq (University of Oxford) – The hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation TNNI3-R145W in cardiomyocytes modulates extracellular vesicles to promote immune, extracellular remodeling and fibrotic signaling
- 10:30 – 10:45Prof Tim Williams (University of Cambridge) – Investigating the antibiofilm activity of human urinary extracellular vesicles
- 10:45 – 11:00 Dr Matthew Bourn (National Measurement Laboratory at LCG Ltd)– Metrological considerations for the detection and quantification of extracellular vesicles
11:00 – 11:20 Refreshments
11:20 – 12:00 Plenary Talk Four: – Chair: Charlotte Lawson
Dr Karen Forbes (University of Leeds, UK) Extracellular Vesicles in Healthy and Complicated Pregnancies
12:00 – 13:00 Selected Talks
- 12:00 – 12:15Dr Daan Paget (Karolinska Institutet)– Glycosylated sphingolipids alterations in serum-derived extracellular vesicles in individuals with type 2 diabetes and their role in adipocyte glucose metabolism
- 12:15 – 12:30 Dr Emily Clarke (University of Liverpool)– Decoding Equine Joint Health: Novel Surface Marker Analytics of Synovial Fluid Extracellular Vesicles
- 12:30 – 12:45 Dr Vipul Batra (University of Sheffield) – Paternal Diet Shapes Extracellular Vesicle and Sperm RNA Landscapes in the Male Reproductive Tract
- 12:45 – 13:00 Ms Abigail Blatchford (University of Oxford)– Advancing EV characterization in endometriosis: Using single EV flow cytometry to profile ectopic derived epithelial organoids
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch Break
AFTERNOON
13:45 – 14:15 Panel Discussion: Regulatory Considerations for EV-based products in the UK
14:15 – 14:40 AGM
14:40 – 15:00 Awards and Closing Remarks
Prizes for best selected talk, lightning talk and poster
The conference ticket price will include annual membership fees for UKEV. Please contact info@ukev.org.uk if you have already paid your annual fees for 2025
The Local Organisation Committee from University of Oxford are made up of Naveed Akbar (RDM), Lizzie Dellar (NDCN), Bec Dragovic (WRH), Deborah Goberdhan (WRH) and Jen Southcombe (WRH).
