The BioMaRT Lab participated in ISEV 2026, contributing to a wide range of oral and poster presentations across sessions in extracellular vesicle engineering, characterization, and biomanufacturing. Throughout the conference, our team shared research spanning tissue-specific extracellular vesicles, biomaterial integration, EV production, and biosensing approaches, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of our work. The lab was also actively involved in…
PhD student María José Buendía Otero presented her research during the Isolation and Purification session at ISEV 2026. Her work focuses on the isolation of tissue-specific matrix-bound vesicles and their application in biosensing, demonstrating retention of tissue-specific biomarkers and enabling rapid, label-free electrochemical detection.
Dr. Camilo A. Mora contributed to ISEV 2026 in multiple roles as part of the conference program and organization. He served as chair of the session EV Engineering and Biomanufacturing, presented during the Meet the Locals satellite symposium, and participated in the Educational Day activities. He was also a member of the Local Organizing Committee. His talk, “Engineering Tissue Repair – Integrating EVs, Advanced ECM,…
Postdoctoral researcher Dr. William Meza presented his research during the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic Pathologies session at ISEV 2026. His work, “Saliva-derived endothelial extracellular vesicle biomarkers detected by electrochemical sensing,” describes the development of a sensitive biosensor capable of detecting EV-associated markers using minimal sample volumes for non-invasive diagnostics.
PhD student María del Carmen Ramos Álamo presented her research during the Characterization session at ISEV 2026. Her work explores how extracellular vesicle cargo varies across tissues using a multi-omic approach that integrates proteomic and miRNA profiling, revealing tissue-specific signatures alongside a conserved EV core.
Master’s student Valeria De La Rosa presented her research during the poster session at ISEV 2026. Her work, “Scaling the Harnessing of Extracellular Vesicles from Flasks to Cell Manufacturing–Relevant Bioreactors,”focuses on advancing scalable EV production by transitioning from traditional flask-based systems to bioreactor platforms for cell manufacturing applications.
Members of the BioMaRT Lab participated in outreach visits to Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez (CROEM) and Southwestern Educational Society School (SESO), sharing research experiences and introducing students to STEM and bioengineering concepts. During the activities, Master’s student Valeria De La Rosa contributed to interactive demonstrations and discussions focused on making science more…
PhD student María del Carmen Ramos Álamo presented her research at SPIE Medical Imaging 2026 in Vancouver, Canada. She participated in the Student 3-Minute Poster Competition and presented during the Image Processing and AI/ML Applications track. Her work investigates whether morphological and texture features extracted from brightfield microscopy can distinguish fibroblast and myofibroblast states without…
PhD student María del Carmen Ramos Álamo presented her research at the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) 2026 Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, through both a poster and an oral presentation. Her work focused on the biological interpretation of fibroblast–myofibroblast differentiation, integrating experimental insights with computational approaches developed during her PhD. She attended the conference as a recipient…
PhD student María del Carmen Ramos Álamo presented her research at the 1st Symposium in Computer Science Research held at University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, where she received the Best Graduate Student Presentation Award. Her talk highlighted the computational component of her PhD research, applying image analysis and machine learningto study fibroblast–myofibroblast differentiation, in collaboration with Dr. Michael Alvarez (UPR-RP). We congratulate…