Scientific Journey

Research experience across Ireland, France & Germany.

A chronological record of my scientific training, research appointments and selected conference contributions.

Ronald Saraswat in a laboratory beside a microscope

Research & Training

Scientific appointments.

From postgraduate training to doctoral and postdoctoral research.

Foundations

Life Sciences

University of Delhi · India

Undergraduate training across the biological sciences.

Postgraduate

Neuropharmacology

University of Galway · Ireland

Postgraduate training in molecular mechanisms of disease and experimental biomedical research.

2017–2018

Redox & Cellular Stress Biology

University of Galway · Ireland

Research in redox protein biology, cellular stress and mitochondrial mechanisms.

2019

Translational Extracellular-Vesicle Research

OmniSpirant Therapeutics / University of Galway

Industry-linked research involving extracellular-vesicle approaches and therapeutic delivery.

2020–2023

MSCA TiCardio Doctoral Research

Aix-Marseille Université / Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Endothelial ageing, cellular senescence, extracellular-vesicle-mediated communication, cardiovascular biology and molecular profiling within an international cotutelle.

Doctoral Secondment

Quantitative Proteomics

ISAS Dortmund · Germany

Proteomic sample preparation, quantitative analysis and interpretation of extracellular-vesicle protein composition.

2025–2026

Postdoctoral Research

Lavieu Lab · Université Paris Cité · France

Fixed-term postdoctoral research in quantitative mammalian cell-based systems for evaluating functional cargo delivery, with emphasis on assay optimisation, standardisation, controls, quantitative analysis and reproducibility.

Scientific Meetings & Presentations

Selected conference contributions.

Oral presentation, poster presentation, collaborative conference work and selected meeting participation.

Ronald Saraswat giving an oral scientific presentation in Marseille
Joint TiCardio–INNOVTE Conference · Marseille · 2023

Marseille · 2023

Joint TiCardio–INNOVTE Conference

Oral Presentation

Presented doctoral research on molecular characteristics of endothelial extracellular vesicles in the context of cellular ageing and senescence.

Ronald Saraswat with his poster and Young Investigator Award
3rd TiCardio Training · Maastricht · 2022

Maastricht · 2022

3rd TiCardio Training

Poster Presentation · Young Investigator Award

Presented doctoral research on endothelial ageing, cellular senescence and extracellular-vesicle-mediated communication.

Recognition

Young Investigator Award · 2022

Participants at the Fourth Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis
Fourth Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis · Maastricht · 2022

Maastricht · 2022

Fourth Maastricht Consensus Conference on Thrombosis

Scientific Contributor · Microbiome & Extracellular Vesicles

Contributed to scientific discussions around microbiome–thrombosis interactions and extracellular-vesicle biology, followed by collaborative review and revision of the corresponding material with participating principal investigators for the resulting position paper.

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Scientific conference setting at the IMB Epigenetics of Ageing meeting in Mainz
IMB Epigenetics of Ageing Conference · Mainz · 2022

Mainz · 2022

IMB Conference — Epigenetics of Ageing

Conference Participant

Participated in an international meeting on epigenetic mechanisms and molecular processes associated with ageing.

Additional Meetings

Selected scientific engagement.

2020 & 2021ISTH Congresses · virtual participation
2021CTH Virtual Symposium on Thrombo-inflammation
2022IMB / SFB 1361 — The Many Faces of DNA Repair · volunteer and attendee

About

The biography behind the chronology.

Read the longer account of how these research environments shaped my scientific interests and future direction.