Let’s talk Cellular Therapies: platelet lysate in neurodegenerative disease and serum eye drops

20 May 2026

This webinar is organised by Cellular Therapies Working Party.

Aim of the webinar

To expand knowledge and share experiences and lessons in cellular therapies including novel ideas and progress in this rapidly evolving field.

Level of education

1 - Fundamental Awareness

Required knowledge

Attendees should show an interest in cellular therapies and have basic understanding of various techniques.

Target audience

Scientists
Blood bankers
Transfusion practitioners
Medical doctors
Master or PhD students.

The Speakers

Ming-Li Chou

Post-doc (MSCA Fellow) in Neuroimmunology, Neurodegeneration Team, Lille Neuroscience and Cognition Center, France

Ming-Li Chou is a researcher specializing in platelet-based therapies for neurological diseases. During her dual PhD at Taipei Medical University (Prof. Thierry Burnouf) and Lille University (Prof. David Devos), she co-developed novel platelet lysate and extracellular vesicle (EV) biotherapies, focusing on treating Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders via brain administration. Currently, as an MSCA postdoctoral fellow at the Lille Neuroscience and Cognition Center in France, she explores neuroimmunology and regenerative medicine, particularly the roles of T cells and neutrophils in neurodegeneration. She has several peer-reviewed publications and 3 patent families on platelet lysate therapies for neurodegenerative diseases demonstrating her capacity in translating research into clinical potential.

Silvia Monsalvo

Silvia Monsalvo, MD, is a Consultant Hematologist with a Master’s degree in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. She is currently a staff physician at the Transfusion Service, Non-Transfusional Hemotherapy Unit, Therapeutic Apheresis Unit, and Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Collection Unit at Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda (Madrid, Spain). She currently serves as Treasurer of the European Society for Hemapheresis (ESFH) and Secretary of the Spanish Group of Apheresis (GEA). She has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and serves as a reviewer for Transfusion and Apheresis Science and Vox Sanguinis.