Aethlon Medical CEO Named to Project BioShield Panel at Federal Biodefense Research Conference.

SAN DIEGO -- Aethlon Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:AEMD) announced today that its Chairman and CEO, James A. Joyce, has been named to the Project BioShield discussion panel at the Federal Biodefense Research FY 2006 Conference, to be held in Washington, DC on October 17-19, 2005. In addition to Mr. Joyce, the five-member panel is comprised of senior executives from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), and management from organizations recently awarded contracts under Project BioShield for the federal government to purchase and stockpile approximately $1 billion in anthrax vaccines. Aethlon also disclosed that the Company's Hemopurifier(TM) to treat drug and vaccine resistant bioweapons would be on display at the conference. Additional details can be accessed at: www.infocastinc.com/bio06home.html

About Aethlon Medical

Aethlon Medical is pioneering the development of immunotherapeutic devices able to mimic the immune response of clearing viruses and viral toxins from circulation. The Company's lead product, the Hemopurifier(TM), converges the established principals of hemodialysis and affinity chromatography with the discovery of compounds that effectively adhere to the surface of a multiple envelope viruses. The Hemopurifier(TM) is targeted to treat acute and chronic infectious diseases, including, drug and vaccine resistant Biological Weapons, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and the Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV). The Company has an experienced management team, which receives support and guidance from globally recognized science and regulatory advisors representing the infectious disease, biowarfare, and dialysis industries. More information on Aethlon Medical and the Hemopurifier(TM) technology can be found at www.aethlonmedical.com.

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