{"id":1236,"date":"2017-10-09T11:37:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T10:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reading.ac.uk\/the-forum\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2021-11-03T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T14:09:24","slug":"volunteers-required-for-research-on-extracellular-vesicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/2017\/10\/09\/volunteers-required-for-research-on-extracellular-vesicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers required for research on extracellular vesicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Dr Plinio Ferreira, Post-Doctoral Researcher in Platelet Biology in the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We are carrying out research to better characterise blood and platelet extracellular vesicles, which are released by cells and play an important role in both health and disease.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a healthy adult (age range 18-65) with no diagnosed disease, no illnesses requiring long-term medication and are willing to donate blood, we need you.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Dr Dionne Tannetta (Food and Nutritional Sciences) or Dr Plinio Ferreira (Food and Nutritional Sciences) by phone: 0118 378 5360 or email: <a href=\"mailto:d.s.tannetta@reading.ac.uk\">d.s.tannetta@reading.ac.uk<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:p.minghinfreitasferreira@reading.ac.uk\">p.minghinfreitasferreira@reading.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2017\/10\/research-extracellular-vesicles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1238 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2017\/10\/research-extracellular-vesicles-283x300.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers required for research on extracellular vesicles. 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