Sara Assar Kashani

Sara Assar Kashani is a Researcher at the Macquarie Medical School, affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences and the Motor Neuron Disease Research Centre at Macquarie University. As an Academic Casual, she contributes to research in extracellular vesicles and neurodegenerative diseases, particularly ALS.

• Education: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

Her research focuses on Extracellular Vesicles in disease mechanisms, with specific emphasis on:

• Standardization of EV study methodologies (MISEV2023 guidelines).
• Proteomic profiling of stem cell-derived EVs and isolation techniques.
• Molecular links between ageing and ALS pathogenesis.

In 2024, she co-authored three significant publications:

• Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (open-access EV methodology guide).
• Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (ageing in ALS review).
• Journal of Extracellular Biology (proteomic analysis of EVs).

Her work intersects biochemistry, neurology, and regenerative medicine, with recent studies exploring EV cargo dynamics and ALS genomic instability.