April 20, 2026 · Berkeley, CA

Free to Attend

EXODUS EV
SYMPOSIUM
2026

Pioneering Extracellular Vesicle

Research & Translation

Bringing together global experts in extracellular vesicle biology, nanoparticle delivery, and translational therapeutics to advance next-generation nanomedicine and precision therapies.

Date

Monday, April 20, 2026

Time

8:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Venue

David Brower Center, Berkeley, CA

Leadership

Symposium Chairs

Randy Schekman

Randy Schekman

2013 Nobel Laureate; HHMI Investigator

Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

Aijun Wang

Aijun Wang

Chancellor's Fellow Professor of Surgery & Biomedical Engineering

Director, Center for Bioengineering in Medicine · UC Davis Health, USA

April 20, 2026

Program Agenda

8:00 – 8:45 AMBreakfast & Registration

Morning Session: Fundamental Science & Enabling Technologies

8:45 – 9:00 AM
Prof. Randy Schekman

Prof. Randy Schekman

Opening Remarks

9:00 – 9:40 AM
Randy Schekman, PhD

Randy Schekman, PhD

Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine (2013) · HHMI Investigator · Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology

University of California, Berkeley, USA

“Extracellular vesicles and plasma membrane repair”

9:40 – 10:10 AM
Song Li, PhD

Song Li, PhD

Chancellor's Professor, Department of Bioengineering · Associate Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

University of California, Los Angeles, USA

“Pluripotent Stem Cell–Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Immunomodulation”

10:10 – 10:40 AM
Daniel Chiu, PhD

Daniel Chiu, PhD

Distinguished Professor

University of Washington, USA

“Digital flow cytometry (dFC)”

10:40 – 11:00 AMCoffee Break
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi, DDS, PhD, MPH, MS

Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi, DDS, PhD, MPH, MS

R. Earl Robinson Distinguished Professor

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), USA

“Engineering Exosomes as a Safe, Modular Gene Editing Platform”

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Katherine Tuchez

Katherine Tuchez

Application Scientist

EXODUS Bio

12:00 – 1:00 PMGroup Photo & Lunch

Afternoon Session: Clinical Translation & Therapeutic Applications

Chair: Aijun Wang, PhD

1:00 – 1:40 PM
Aijun Wang, PhD

Aijun Wang, PhD

Chancellor's Fellow Professor of Surgery & Biomedical Engineering · Director, Center for Bioengineering in Medicine

UC Davis Health, USA

“Engineering Stem Cells and Extracellular Vesicles for Targeted Delivery and Therapy”

1:40 – 2:10 PM
Sun Young Lee, MD, PhD

Sun Young Lee, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Physiology and Neuroscience

University of Southern California, USA

“Developing Intraocular EV Therapeutics: Scale-Up, Characterization, Pharmacokinetics, and Multi-Omics”

2:10 – 2:40 PM
Chi Zhang, PhD

Chi Zhang, PhD

Principal Scientist, R&D Team Lead

Cellese Inc., Irvine, CA, USA

2:40 – 3:00 PMCoffee Break
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Matthew Paszek, PhD

Matthew Paszek, PhD

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

University of California, Davis

“Opportunities for engineering the extracellular vesicle glycocalyx”

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Brian Eliceiri, PhD

Brian Eliceiri, PhD

Professor

University of California, San Diego, USA

“Development of engineered vesicle therapeutics that deliver specific payloads in tissue repair”

4:00 – 4:30 PM
Wayne Ngo, PhD

Wayne Ngo, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar, Jennifer Doudna Lab

University of California, Berkeley, USA

“Amplified Genome Editing by In Vivo Editor Production”

5:00 PMClosing Remarks & Farewell by Prof. Aijun Wang

Location

David Brower Center

Richard & Rhoda Goldman Theater

2150 Allston Way, Suite 100
Berkeley, California 94704-1376, USA

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Accommodations

Hotel Partners

We have partnered with nearby hotels to offer attendees discounted room rates. Book early — rooms are limited.

Official Hotel Partner

DoubleTree by Hilton Berkeley Marina

Full-service hotel · Berkeley Marina waterfront

200 Marina Blvd

Berkeley, CA 94710

~10 min drive to venue

David Brower Center · 2150 Allston Way

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Exclusive symposium rate for April 19–21, 2026. Book early — rooms are limited.

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Parking

Oxford Garage

Nearest parking to the David Brower Center

2165 Kittredge St

Berkeley, CA 94704

Directions from Garage to Venue

After parking, take the elevator up, then walk around the building to reach the main entrance.

Our Offices

Where to Find Us

Headquarters

San Jose, CA

EXODUS Bio, Inc.

San Jose, California, USA

Research & Application Center

Cambridge, MA

EXODUS Research & Application Center

Cambridge, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Instrument Resources

Technical brochures for instruments featured at the symposium.

EXODUS H-600

Automatic Exosome Isolation System for R&D

EXODUS T-2800

Large-Scale GMP Manufacturing System

EXODUS M-600

Independent Multichannel System with Integrated UV Detection

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