Mechanisms and functions of extracellular vesicle release from primary cilia
Name of applicant
Lotte Pedersen
Title
Professor
Institution
University of Copenhagen
Amount
DKK 750,000
Year
2025
Type of grant
Research Infrastructure
Summary
Primary cilia are antenna-like organelles that mediate communication between most cells in our body. We discovered new proteins that may control how cilia send and receive signals via membrane bags called extracellular vesicles. By studying these vesicles, we aim to better understand how cilia receive and send signals and why ciliary defects cause diseases like kidney disorders and obesity.