The University of Siena PhD Course in
Genetics, Oncology and Clinical Medicine
Genetics, Oncology and Clinical Medicine
PhD Graduate

PhD Program years: 2006 - 2010
PUBLICATIONS DURING THE PHD PROGRAM
- 1) Spatial and temporal expression of POF1B, a gene expressed in epithelia.
Rizzolio F, Bione S, Villa A, Berti E, Cassetti A, Bulfone A, Tribioli C, Toniolo D.
Gene Expr Patterns. 2007 Feb;7(4):529-34
2) Epigenetic control of the critical region for premature ovarian failure on autosomal genes translocated to the X chromosome: a hypothesis.
Rizzolio F, Sala C, Alboresi S, Bione S, Gilli S, Goegan M, Pramparo T, Zuffardi O, Toniolo D.
Hum Genet. 2007 May;121(3-4):441-50. Epub 2007 Jan 31.
3) X chromosome and ovarian failure.
Toniolo D, Rizzolio F.
Semin Reprod Med. 2007 Jul;25(4):264-71. Review.
- 4) Highly conserved non-coding sequences and the 18q critical region for short stature: a common mechanism of disease?
Rizzolio F, Bione S, Sala C, Tribioli C, Ciccone R, Zuffardi O, di Iorgi N, Maghnie M, Toniolo D.
PLoS One. 2008 Jan 23;3(1):e1460.
5) Epigenetic analysis of the critical region I for premature ovarian failure: demonstration of a highly heterochromatic domain on the long arm of the mammalian X chromosome.
Rizzolio F, Pramparo T, Sala C, Zuffardi O, De Santis L, Rabellotti E, Calzi F, Fusi F, Bellazzi R, Toniolo D.
J Med Genet. 2009 Sep;46(9):585-92. Epub 2008 Jul 15.
6) RB gene family: genome-wide ChIP approaches could open undiscovered roads.
Rizzolio F, Esposito L, Muresu D, Fratamico R, Jaraha R, Caprioli GV, Giordano A.
J Cell Biochem. 2010 Apr 1;109(5):839-43. Review.
7) CDK inhibitors: from the bench to clinical trials.
Rizzolio F, Tuccinardi T, Caligiuri I, Lucchetti C, Giordano A.
Curr Drug Targets. 2010 Mar;11(3):279-90. Review.
8) Adenosine receptor ligands in clinical trials.
Rizzolio F, La Montagna R, Tuccinardi T, Russo G, Caputi M, Giordano A.
Curr Top Med Chem. 2010;10(10):1036-45. Review.
9) R-Roscovitine (Seliciclib) prevents DNA damage-induced cyclin A1 upregulation and hinders non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) DNA repair.
Federico M, Symonds CE, Bagella L, Rizzolio F, Fanale D, Russo A, Giordano A.
Mol Cancer. 2010 Aug 4;9:208.
ABSTRACTS OF CONFERENCE DURING THE PHD PROGRAM
- PIN1 forms a protein complex with Rb2/p130 and controls its phosphorylation status (101st Annual Meeting American Association for Cancer Research, Washington, USA, 17-21 aprile 2010)
ACTIVITY DURING THE PHD PROGRAM
TRAINING PERIOD ABROAD
2009: twelve months