Location & dates EMBL Heidelberg, Germany 27 - 31 Mar 2017
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Programme

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Day 1 - Monday 27 March 2017
TimeSpeaker

EV isolation
Chairs: An Hendrix
Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm

09:00 - 10:00

Welcome and Introduction "Breaking the ice"
An Hendrix - Ghent University
Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm - EMBL Heidelberg
10:00 - 10:45

Lecture:
Biogenesis of extracellular vesicles
Guillaume Van Niel - Institut Curie
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45

Lecture:
Heterogeneity in EV isolation and characterization
An Hendrix - Ghent University
11:45 – 12:30

Lecture:
Impact of pre-analytical factors on EV isolation
Cecilia Lässer - University of Gothenburg
12:30 – 13:30

Lunch
13:30 – 14:00

Practical:
Preparation of the samples by differential ultracentrifugation (1h at 100,000g)
An Hendrix - Ghent University and Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen- University of Utrecht
14:00 - 15:00

Lecture:
EV isolation by differential ultracentrifugation and density gradient centrifugation
An Hendrix - Ghent University and Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen - University of Utrecht

15:00 – 16:30

Practical:
Fluorescent labeling of EVs
An Hendrix - Ghent University and Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen - University of Utrecht
16:30 – 17:30

Practical:
Isolation of EVs using Optiprep density gradient centrifugation
An Hendrix - Ghent University and Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen - University of Utrecht
17:30 – 18:00

Short presentations by participants
18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at EMBL
19:00 – 21:00

Poster Session (even numbers)
Day 2 - Tuesday 28 March 2017
TimeSpeaker

EV isolation and characterization
Chair: Guillaume Van Niel
09:00 – 09:15

Outline of the day
09:15 – 09:30

Lecture:
Introduction to size exclusion chromatography
Julien Muzard - Izon Science
09:30 – 11:30

Practical:
Isolation of EVs using size exclusion chromatography
Jan Van Deun - Ghent University and Sten Libregts - University of Utrecht

Technical introduction
Particle Metrix: Sascha Raschke - Particle Metrix
Nanosight: Rolf Nitzsche - Malvern Instruments GmbH
qNano: Julien Muzard - Izon Science
11:30 – 12:00

Preparation of Group activity (on day 4)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 13:30

Practicals: (one participant from each group)
Collect fractions from density gradients and centrifuge (1h at 100,000g)
An Hendrix and Jan Van Deun - Ghent University
13:30 – 14:00

Practicals: (one participant from each group)
Cell culture
Sten Libregts - University of Utrecht
13:00 – 17:30

Practicals:

NTA
An Hendrix - Ghent University and Rolf Nitzsche - Malvern Instruments GmbH

TRPS
Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen and Sten Libregts - University of Utrecht and Julien Muzard - Izon Science

NTA
Jan Van Deun - Ghent University and Sascha Raschke - Particle Metrix
17:30 – 18:00

Short presentations by participants
18:00 – 19:00

Dinner at EMBL

19:00 – 21:00

Poster session (odd numbers)
Day 3 - Wednesday 29 March  2017
TimeSpeaker
EV characterization and function
Chair: An Hendrix
09:00 – 09:15

Outline of the day
09:15 – 10:00

Lecture:
Isolation of EVs from different biofluids
Olivier De Wever - Ghent University
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:00

Lecture:
EV characterization by transmission electron microscopy and western blot
Guillaume Van Niel - Institut Curie
11:00 – 12:00

Group Activity:
Tour of electron microscopy core facility with Q&A session
Jacqueline Dreyer and Yvonne Yeboah - EMBL Heidelberg
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch
13:00 – 19:00

Practicals:

Electron microscopy
Guillaume Van Niel and Roberta Palmulli - Institut Curie

EV characterization by flow cytometry and Treatment of cells with fluorescent labeled EVs
(analysis on day 4)
Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen and Sten Libreghts - University of Utrecht

Implementation of the EV-TRACK knowledgebase
An Hendrix and Jan Van Deun - Ghent University
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner at EMBL
Day 4 - Thursday 30 March 2017
TimeSpeaker

EV isolation, characterization and function
Chair: Olivier De Wever
09:00 – 09:15 Outline of the day
09:15 – 10:00

Lecture:
Quantitative and qualitative EV analysis by flow cytometry
Marca Wauben - University of Utrecht
10:00 – 12:30

Pratical:
Quantification of fluorescent labeled EVs and analysis of EV transfer by flow cytometry
Sten Libreghts and Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen - University of Utrecht
10:00 – 12:30

Preparation of Group activity (on day 4)
12:30 – 13:30

Lunch
13:30 – 14:30

Group Activity/Presentation
Identification of benefits and limits of EV isolation and characterization methods
14:30 – 16:30

Group Activity:
Discussion of results
An Hendrix - Ghent University, Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen - University of Utrecht and Guillaume Van Niel - Institut Curie
16:30

Free Evening
17:30

Optional - Guided Tour of Heidelberg
Day 5 - Friday 31 March 2017
TimeSpeaker

EV composition: RNA, protein, lipid
Chairs: An Hendrix, Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen, Guillaume Van Niel
09:15 – 10:00

Outline of the day
09:15 – 10:00

Lecture:
Validation of the EV transcriptome by RT-qPCR
Jo Vandesompele - Ghent University
10:00– 10:45

Lecture:
Transcriptomics
Pieter Mestdagh - Ghent University
11:15 – 11:30

Coffee break
11:30 – 12:15

Lecture:
Obstacles and opportunities in the functional analysis of extracellular vesicle RNA
Esther Nolte-'t-Hoen - University of Utrecht
12:15– 13:15

Lunch break
13:15 – 14:15 Lecture:
Lipidomics
Johan Swinnen - KU Leuven
14:15 – 14:45 Lecture:
Proteomics
An Hendrix - Ghent University
14:45 - 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 16:00

Group Activity:
RNA, Protein and lipid
Questions and answers; Do's and Don't's
16:00 – 16:30

Wrap-up and conclusions
16:30 – 17:00

Poster awards and goodbye
17:00

Bus to ISG Hotel and dinner downtown
19:00

Course dinner downtown