Best Poster Award 1 2026 decerned to Deimantė Puzinovė

Best Poster Award 1 2026 – Deimantė Puzinovė | Can extracellular vesicles carry inflammatory signals from the lungs to the brain?

We are pleased to recognize Deimantė Puzinovė, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania, with a Best Poster Award at Targeting Extracellular Vesicles 2026.

Her research investigates how extracellular vesicles released by virus-stimulated airway epithelial cells influence human brain microvascular endothelial cells.

By examining mitochondrial function, oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, the work explores a potential mechanism connecting respiratory inflammation with cerebral vascular biology.

This research highlights an important emerging question: how do extracellular vesicles contribute to communication between distant organs during disease?

Congratulations to Deimantė and her collaborators for this scientific contribution.