Ivan Vechetti
Assistant Professor of Extracellular Vesicles
Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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LEV 316G
Lincoln NE 68583-0806 - Phone
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402-472-3716 On-campus 2-3716
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ivechetti@unl.edu
- Website
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Vechetti Lab
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Dr. Vechetti's research focuses on extracellular vesicles, exercise physiology, and skeletal muscle biology. His group is particularly interested in understanding the mechanism associated with muscle hypertrophy and extracellular vesicle biology.
Areas of Expertise
- Coding and non-coding RNA
- Genome editing
- Omics
- Molecular biology
- Immunofluorescence
- Bioinformatics
- Extracellular vesicles
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Physiology, University of Kentucky, 2016-2020
- Ph.D., Molecular Biology, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, 2013
- M.Sc., Molecular Biology, Sao Paulo State University, Brazil, 2011
- B.A., Physical Education, Integrated School of Bauru, Brazil, 2007
Honors and Recognition
- 2019: Dean's Distinguished Lecture
- 2016: Visiting Scholar Award
- 2013: Visiting Scholar Award
- 2011: PhD's Scholar Award
- 2009: Master's Scholar Award
Experience
- 2017-2020: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky
- 2018-2020: Affiliate Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kentucky
- 2016-2017: Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar, University of Kentucky
- 2020: Panelist, American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR)
- Ad-hoc reviewer of more than 30 scientific journals
Memberships
- 2023-Present: Council of the Midlands Society of Physiological Sciences
- 2020-Present: American Society for Exosomes and Microvesicles
- 2017-Present: International Society for Extracellular Vesicles