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Table 1.

Resources for Extracellular Vesicle Research

Resource	Purpose	Website	Source & Support	Citation
Databases
EV-TRACK	Platform to report and assess isolation methodology and characterization of EVs, as well as corresponding datasets.	http://evtrack.org/	International Consortium of EV experts outlined on their website Last updated: Sept. 2018	29–31
EVpedia	Database for profiles of proteins, lipids, RNAs and metabolites identified in various populations of EVs. Search and comparison tools of these datasets are also offered.	http://evpedia.info/	Pohang University of Science and Technology Last updated: April 2018	32
Vesiclepedia	Database of molecular readouts, including lipid, RNA and protein identified in different classes of EVs.	http://microvesicles.org/	La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences Last updated: May 2019	33
ExoCarta	Database for profiles specific to exosomes and their cargo.	http://exocarta.org/	La Trobe Institute for Molecular Sciences Last updated: May 2019	34
Professional Societies
International Society for Extracellular Vesicles	A professional society run by scientists that provides education, event and publication opportunities for those conducting EV research. This society also supports many national societies in the EV field.	https://www.isev.org/	Founded in 2012, with its headquarters located in the United States. The Executive Board is elected by the General Assembly at the Annual meeting.