Our awards and meetings attendance
LAB GROUP
- SHiMR symposium, Nottingham, 02 July 2025
Maria Pia Savoca, Marabita F, Camus SV, Thatcher TH, Sime PJ, Govoni M, Verderio EAM. Is EV-associated TG2 a marker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in biofluids? Best ECR talk.
- ISEV 2025 Annual meeting, Vienna, 23-27 April 2025
Maria Pia Savoca, Marabita F, Camus SV, Thatcher TH, Sime PJ, Govoni M, Verderio EAM. Is EV-associated TG2 a marker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in biofluids? Poster. Biochemical Society travel grant (£750).
- Midlands EV Network Conference 2025, Birmingham, 25 March 2025
Maria Pia Savoca, Goumenos DS, Johnson TS, Verderio EAM. Transglutaminase 2 is externalised by urinary vesicles and facilitates extracellular vesicles-cell and matrix interactions. Poster.
- ISEV 2025 Annual meeting, Vienna, 23-27 April 2025
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Maria Pia Savoca, Elisabetta Verderio. The surface charge of urinary extracellular vesicles as a possible predictor of kidney disease in diabetes. Poster. Biochemical Society travel grant (£430) and Analytik travel grant (£50)
- Midlands EV Network Conference, 25th March 2025, Birmingham, UK
Elisa Tonoli, Gareth Cave and Elisabetta Verderio. Alzheimer’s, Dementia and MSCs-derived EVs neuroprotection: which is the responsible cargo? Oral presentation. Prize for best presentation.
- Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) conference, 25-26th February 2025, Birmingham, UK
Elisa Tonoli, Gareth Cave and Elisabetta Verderio. Poster. ARUK travel grant
- Annual Research (STAR) Conference. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 4th June 2025.
Suraj Lama and Elisabetta Verderio. Towards 3D human kidney “tubuloids” to model kidney fibrosis. Poster.
- UKEV Forum 2024, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 16-18 December 2024
Maria Pia Savoca, Goumenos DS, Johnson TS, Verderio EAM. Transglutaminase 2 increases in urinary extracellular vesicles with chronic kidney disease progression and promotes EV-cell/matrix interactions, Poster. UKEV society travel grant (£348.29).
- FEBS 2024 Advanced Course: Transglutaminases in human disease processes, Bertinoro, Italy, 19-23 May 2024
Maria Pia Savoca, Marabita F, Sime P, Thatcher T, Govoni M, Verderio EAM. Investigation of Zampilimab target occupancy in biological fluids relevant to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Poster presented by Verderio EAM. Poster.
Maria Pia Savoca, Goumenos DS, Johnson TS, Verderio EAM Transglutaminase 2 is externalised in urinary vesicles and increases in chronic kidney disease (CKD); poster presentation. Poster prize for excellent photography.
- Matrix and Messengers: The collaborative Roles of EVs and ECM in the Extracellular Space, Nottingham, UK, 16 September 2024
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Maria Pia Savoca, Elisabetta Verderio. Surface charge of urinary extracellular vesicles. Is it useful for patient stratification? Oral presentation.
- FEBS 2024 Advanced Course: Transglutaminases in human disease processes, Bertinoro, Italy, 19-23 May 2024
Amalia Luce, Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Elisa Tonoli, Silvia Zappavigna, Michele Caraglia, Gabriella Misso and Elisabetta Verderio Edwards. Transglutaminase II gene silencing to unravel the cancer progression mechanisms in glioblastoma. Poster. Meeting travel grant.
- UK Kidney Week (UKKW) 2023, Cardiff, 5-7 June 2023
Maria Pia Savoca, Tonoli E, Goumenos D, Watson P, S Johnson TS, Verderio EAM. ”Profibrotic Transglutaminase 2 is externalised by urinary vesicles and facilitates extracellular vesicles uptake by recipient cells” Poster. Best poster prize.
- ISEV EV-based Biomarkers Meeting, Aalborg, Denmark, 12-14 October 2023
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Clare Coveney, David J Boocock, Dimitris Goumenos, Maria Hernandez-Fuentes, Timothy S Johnson and Elisabetta Verderio. Proteins and miRNAs from urinary extracellular vesicles as candidate biomarkers of diabetic nephropathy progression. Session chair. Fully supported workshop.
- 2023 UCB PhD Studentship Day, Slough, UK, 11 July 2023
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Clare Coveney, David J Boocock, Dimitris Goumenos, Maria Hernandez-Fuentes, Timothy S Johnson and Elisabetta Verderio. Urinary extracellular vesicles cargo and surface charge are promising tool for detecting diabetic nephropathy (progression). Oral presentation.
- UK Kidney Week 2023, Newport, UK, 5-7 June 2023
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Clare Coveney, David J Boocock, Dimitris Goumenos, Timothy S Johnson and Elisabetta Verderio. Exploring protein cargo and surface charge of urinary extracellular vesicles (uEVs) in the detection of diabetic nephropathy progression. Poster.
- 2022 UCB PhD Studentship Day, virtual, 14 July 2022
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Timothy S Johnson, David J Boocock, Graham Ball and Elisabetta Verderio Edwards. Do urine vesicles offer a fingerprint of Chronic Kidney Disease progression? Poster.
- ISEV Annual Meeting 2022, 25-29 May 2022, Lyon, France.
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells-derived EVs neuroprotection: which is the responsible cargo? Poster. Travel grant from Biochemical Society (700£).
- Proteins by Candlelight: Northern Structural Biology, National STEM Learning Centre (Heslington), 26-26 October 2022
Maria Pia Savoca, Burhan I, Verderio EA, Campeotto I. Heparan sulphate homologue as modulator of transglutaminase-2 activity. Poster.
- Symposium 2022 (virtual), 15-16 February 2022
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. Identification of progressive biomarkers for diabetic nephropathy in large and small uEVs. uEV. Oral presentation.
- Neuroscience @ Nottingham Day 2022 (virtual), 12 January 2022
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. MSCs-derived extracellular vesicles neuroprotection: which is the responsible cargo?. Oral presentation.
- Nottingham Stem cell research network meeting (virtual), 27 October 2021
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. MSCs-derived extracellular vesicles: a source of natural neuroprotection. Oral presentation.
- UK Kidney Week Virtual Conference 2021 (UKKW), 4-7 October 2021
Elisabetta Verderio and Elisa Tonoli. Large and small urinary extracellular vesicles (uEV): a source of progressive biomarkers for diabetic nephropathy. Oral presentation selected for the “Best Science abstracts”.
- UK Kidney Week 2021 Virtual Conference, virtual, 4-7 October 2021
Elisabetta Verderio, Elisa Tonoli, Melanie Tepus, Clare Coveney, Maria Pia Savoca, David Boocock, S Watson, Dimitris Goumenos, Timothy S Johnson. Large and small urinary extracellular vesicles (uEV): a source of progressive biomarkers for diabetic nephropathy. Oral presentation by Elisabetta Verderio Edwards.
- PGR STAR Conference, virtual, 8-9 June 2021
Melanie Tepus Petrsoric, Timothy S Johnson, David J Boocock, Graham Ball and Elisabetta Verderio Edwards. Do urine vesicles offer a fingerprint of Chronic Kidney Disease progression? Oral presentation.
- Biomedical Sciences Research Seminar Series, Nottingham Trent University, 22 Jan 2020
Elisa Tonoli Transglutaminase 2 in calcium homeostasis and neurodegeneration. Oral presentation.
- International Society of Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV) Annual Meeting 2019, 24-28 April 2019, Kyoto, Japan
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio Type-2 transglutaminase affects calcium homeostasis in neurons and is released in association with astrocytes-derived exosomes.. Late Breaking Oral with Poster. Travel grant from NTU (500£) and Particle Metrix (500£).
- Life Sciences 2019: Post-Translational Modifications and Cell Signalling, 17-18 March 2019, Nottingham, UK.
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio TG2 in the brain: modulation of calcium homeostasis in hippocampal neurons. Oral presentation. Grant from the Biochem Soc. (£300)
Maria Pia Savoca, Burhan I, Perry CC, Hanley Q, Verderio EAM. “Are heparan sulfates regulators of TG2 post-translational modification?” Poster. Grant from the Biochem Soc. (£300).
- 1st Gordon Research seminar (GRS)/ 4th Gordon Research Conference (GRC): Transglutaminases in Human Disease Processes, 16–22 June 2018, Les Diablerets, Switzerland.
Maria Pia Savoca Can TGM2_v2 protein be expressed and purified in recombinant form? Poster. Travel grant from GRS (300$).
Elisa Tonoli Involvement of TG2 in the modulation of calcium homeostasis in rat primary embryonic hippocampal neurons.. Oral presentation. Travel grant from Biochemical Society (500£) and GRS (300$).
Adeola Atobatele. Poster. Travel grant from GRS (300$).
- 17th Young Scientists’ Forum (YSF), 7-10 September 2017. FEBS Congress 2017, 10–14 September 2017, Jerusalem, Israel.
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. The transglutaminase-2 “transamidome” in Aβ-exposed primary rat hippocampal neurons. Oral presentation. Travel grant from YSF and FEBS (~ 1000£).
- TGase Debrecen University Symposium: Transglutaminases in Medicine. Debrecen, Hungary, 3-6 August 2017
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. Involvement of TG2 in calcium homeostasis in rat primary hippocampal neurons.. Poster. Travel grant from TGase Symposium (~ 500£).
- Annual Research (STAR) Conference. Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 10-11 May 2017.
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. Molecular markers for Alzheimer’s disease: Transglutaminase 2 – amyloid β interplay in primary rat hippocampal neurons. Oral presentation.
- 3rd Gordon Research Conference: Transglutaminases in Human Disease Processes. Girona, Spain, 10-15 July 2016
Elisa Tonoli and Elisabetta Verderio. Characterisation of TG2 in primary rat hippocampal neurons. Poster. GRS grant $300.
- Nottingham Trent University STAR conference 2016
Atobatele Adeola, Winner of Best Poster (second prize).
- “InEurope short stay grant” award (December 2015)
Elisa Tonoli. for funding the collaboration between NTU and the CNR Institute of Neuroscience (Milan, Italy) IBRO travel grant £2000.
- 52nd ERA-EDTA Congress (European Renal association), London, 30 May 2015
Giulia Furini, Tim Johnson and Elisabetta Verderio. Quantitative proteomics by SWATH-MS reveals an endosomal transport hub of proteins which interact with TG2 in a model of experimental kidney fibrosis (Abstr.). Neph Dialysis Transpl. FP013 Best abstract presented by young authors; Shortlisted for Laboratory Scientist oral presentation Prize.
- Nottingham Trent University STAR conference 2014
Giulia Furini, Winner of Best Poster prize (third prize).
- Gordon Research Conference ( Transglutaminases in human disease processes) Davidson College, North Carolina (USA), 15-20 July 2012.
Izhar Burhan, Poster. Gordon travel bursary.
- XX International Symposium on Glycoconjugates, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 29 Nov-4 Dec 2009
Alessandra Scarpellini , Hugues Lortat-Jacob, Tim Johnson, Elisabetta Verderio Syndecan-4 regulates the cell-surface trafficking and activity of pro-fibrotic factor Transglutaminase-2. (Abstr.). Glycoconjugate J. Oral presentation. Biochemical Society travel-ship.
- XIX International Symposium on Glycoconjugates, Cairns, Australia, 15-20 July 2007
Alessandra Scarpellini, Hugues Lortat-Jacob, T Muramatsu, Elisabetta Verderio. Tissue transglutaminase is a heparan sulfate binding protein which cooperates with syndecan-4 in the formation of focal adhesions on fibronectin. (Abstr.). Glycoconjugate J. Oral presentation.
- British Renal Association/Renal Association Conference, Birmingham, UK, 6-9 June 2011
Alessandra Scarpellini, Tim, Johnson, Elisabetta Verderio. Oral presentation. Winner of Amgen Bursary.
- Nottingham Trent University STAR conference 2007
Alessandra Scarpellini, Best Poster (first prize).
LAB LEAD (ELISABETTA VERDERIO EDWARDS)
06 Oct 2025 Seminar at Doctoral School, University of Campania, L. Vanvitelli, Napoli (Italy)
09 Jan 2025 Invited talk at Nottingham Neuroscience Day (Host J Steinert) Alzheimer’s, Dementia and MSCs-derived EVs neuroprotection: which is the responsible cargo? University of Nottingham
16 Sept 2024 Invited speaker, Matrix and Messengers: The Collaborative Roles of EVs and ECM in the Extracellular Space, University Park, University of Nottingham
19-23 May 2024 Chair of conference Transglutaminases in human disease processes, FEBS advanced course, Bertinoro, Italy
22 Nov 2023 Invited speaker, Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells-derived EVs neuroprotection: which is the responsible cargo? International Network of Neurodegenerative Disease Research (INNDR) (Global Alliance of Medical Excellence (GAME)). Archiginnasio, Sala Adunanze, Soc Med e Chirurgica, University of Bologna
09 March 2022 Invited seminar at Neurotalk, University of Nottingham School of Medicine (Host: M Finelli)
14-19 June 2022 Chair of session and invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Transglutaminases, Mount Snow, Vermont, USA-CANCELLED
31 May 2019 Invited seminar, CRBA Biomedical Centre, University of Bologna, Italy
17-18 March 2019 Chair of Symposium on Transglutaminase (Life Sciences 2019: Post-translational modification), Biochemical, British Pharmacol. & Physiol. Society Meeting, Nottingham, UK
12 March 2019 Invited seminar, Sheffield Hallam, Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield, UK.
27 Oct 2018 Invited speaker, Connective Tissue Society, Collegio Ghislieri, Pavia, Italy (Host: A Passi)
11 Oct 2018 Invited speaker, 5th EFLM-UEMS Euro Congress in Lab. Med, Antalya, Turkey (Host: O Alatas)
12th July 2018 Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Transglutaminases in human disease processes, Les Diableretes (Switzerland)
8 March 2018 Invited seminar, University of Nottingham, Life Sciences (Host: R Layfield)
3rd Aug 2017 Chair of session and speaker, Debrecen University Symposium on Transglutaminases in Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary (Host: L. Fesus)
19th Jan 2017 Invited speaker at Centre for Kidney Research and Innovation (CKRI), Royal Derby Hospital
5th Sept 2016 Scientific advisory board &speaker, 4th International Conference on Polyamine, Tivoli, Rome, Italy (Host: E. Agostinelli)
12th July 2016 Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Transglutaminases in human disease processes, Girona, Spain (Host: Mari T. Johnson)
3rd August 2015 Invited speaker, 14th International Congress on Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins, Vienna
25th Oct 2014 Invited speaker, 2nd Tokai Nephrology and Immunology Forum, Nagoya University, Japan (with full support for registration/accommodation/travel from Chair) (Host: K Takahashi)
3rd July 2014 Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference “Transglutaminases in human disease processes”, Barga (Lucca), Italy (Chair: M Piacentini)
2nd Dec 2013 Invited seminar, RIKEN Institute (Tokyo) and at 36th Annual meeting of the Molecular Biology Society of Japan, Kobe (Hosts: S. Kojima, RIKEN & K. Hitomi, Nagoya University)
19 June 2013 Invited speaker for Kidney Research UK - Legacy Talks Gallery of Justice, Nottingham, UK
11 April 2013 Invited seminar, Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines UMR 5086 CNRS - Université Lyon, France (Host: S. Ricard-Blum)
15-20 July 2012 Discussion Leader, Gordon Research Conference “Transglutaminases in human disease processes”, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina (USA)
24 Jan 2011 Invited seminar, Institut de Biochimie et de Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, (CNRS-UMR 8619), Université Paris-Sud, France (Host: H. Van Tilbeurgh)
18-23 July 2010 Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference “Transglutaminases in human disease processes”, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina (USA) (Host: RL Eckert and K. Metha)
16-19 Oct 2006 Invited speaker, Doctorate Summer School (Italian Botany Society), Rome, Italy.