Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc and his team at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) administered #AmnioticFluid stem cell extracellular vesicles to rescue branching morphogenesis in rodent fetal models of pulmonary hypoplasia by restoring autophagy through miRNA cargo transfer. ATS Blue Journal | bit.ly/3mIFynX

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The AJRCCM editors have chosen to highlight the following August 15 Emerging Investigators who have contributed to content published in AJRCCM. Congratulations authors and thank you for your contribution! atsjournals.org/ajrccm/emergin…

Very excited and proud to share that our work on #autophagy in #CDH and our promising #Extracellularvesicle based therapy is now published in the current issue of AJRCCM ATS Blue Journal. atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.11… The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program SickKids Foundation Augusto Zani

Extracellular Vesicles as Therapy for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia–associated Pulmonary Hypoplasia: Extra! Extra! Read All About Autophagy! 🔓 Open Access 🔗 bit.ly/3PkXWPH

Autophagy Is Impaired in Fetal Hypoplastic Lungs and Rescued by Administration of Amniotic Fluid Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles 🔓 Open Access 🔗 bit.ly/3C874nZ

Proud to see the research efforts of Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc Rebeca Figueira Lina Antounians et al in print in this seminal paper! EV therapy may fix #cdh underdeveloped fetal lungs 🫁The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program SickKids Foundation CDH International Dawn M Torrence Ireland ISEV American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Lose weight or promote fetal lung growth, try boosting autophagy. New seminal paper from the Zani Lab. Moving EVs closer to clinical translation! Augusto Zani Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc Lina Antounians Rebeca Figueira

Proud of the great work presented by Lina Antounians and Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition #aapsurg2022! Little steps ahead in our fight using #exosome to cure tiny lungs 🫁 of babies with #cdh! CDH International The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Foundation

Honoured to have had the opportunity to present at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition #aapsurg2022 on my postdoctoral work from Augusto Zani’s lab on #exosome treatment for babies with #CDH. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Foundation Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology

I am honoured to receive the 35th Andrew Sass-Kortsak award for my post-doctoral research achievements. Thank you Augusto Zani for his outstanding mentorship & guidance, Zani Lab, Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology, UofT General Surgery, CIHR, SickKids Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) for supporting my work.

Exciting lecture by Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc from Zani Lab and recipient of the prestigious Sass-Kortsak award at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)! Spearheading translational studies on the use of human stem cell #EVs to promote lung development in #CDH CDH UK CDH International Developmental, Stem Cell & Cancer Biology @IsevComms University of Toronto

We are proud of Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc from the Zani Lab Augusto Zani who is the recipient of the prestigious Andrew Sass-Kortsak award The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)! #CDH CDH UK CDH International SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program @IsevComms UofT General Surgery University of Toronto

Cannot be any prouder of the superb oral presentations by Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc, Fabian Doktor, Rebeca Figueira from Zani Lab at the Section on Surgery of #AAP2023 meeting, Washington,DC. Advancing #EV research to rescue babies with #CDH The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program CDH International CDH UK

Congratulations to Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc for receiving the Rosenkrantz award for the best basic science paper at the Section on Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics #AAP2023! Zani Lab The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) SickKids Foundation SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program U of T Department of Surgery APSA Surgeons CAPS Surgeons EUROPEAN PAEDIATRIC SURGEONS’ ASSOCIATION

Great science and discussions at the The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Research Institute Retreat 2023! Zani Lab presentations by Rebeca Figueira, Fabian Doktor and Kasra Khalaj, PhD, MSc highlighting our research on #congenitaldiaphragmatichernia #cdh CDH International CDH UK Augusto Zani SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program University of Toronto

Amazing translational research presented at Pediatric Academic Societies in Toronto! Inspiring to see friends and colleagues coming together to discuss how to improve outcomes for babies with diseases, such as CDH and NEC! The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) CDH UK CDH International NEC Society Zani Lab

Excited and honoured to present some of my postdoctoral work on CDH from Augusto Zani lab at the Pediatric Academic Societies! Some absolutely amazing talks and collaborations. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) CDH UK CDH International SickKids Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program

Congratulations to our President and Scientific Director, Dr. Janet Rossant, for being recognized as a Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS Dr. Rossant ranks in the top 0.05% of scholars worldwide! A testament to her remarkable contributions to science! 👏👏