University of Siena
Department of Medical Biotechnologies
Department of Medical Biotechnologies
PhD Programme in
Genetics, Oncology and Clinical Medicine
PhD Graduates
October 2021
Benetti Elisa
elisa.benetti@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: Identifying host genetics risk factors for COVID-19 from Exome Sequencing
Tutor: Simone Furini
Cameli Paolo
Current position:
Tutor: Prof. E. Bargagli
Daffinà Maria Grazia
maria.daffina@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: Predective Biomarker of long term survival in Mesothelioma patients treated
with immune checkpoint inhibitors
Tutor: Prof. M. Mosca
Elefante Elena
elena.elefante@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: EMBARGO
Tutor: Prof. M. Mosca
Giani Teresa
Current position:
PhD thesis: Novel insights in the pathogenesis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: an experimental in vitro and in vivo model
for studying the role of different subsets of T helper lymphocytes
Tutor: Prof. R. Cimaz
Mazziotta Francesco
francesc.mazziotta@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: Deciphering the T-cell differentiation landscape in patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Tutor: Prof. S. Galimberti
Romagnoli Simone
simone.romagnoli@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: EMBARGO
Tutor: Prof. A. Vannucchi
Vitale Antonio
Current position:
Phd thesis: Development and implementation of the AIDA international registry for patients with Behçet’s disease
Tutor: Prof. L. Cantarini
December 2020, March 2021, May 2021
Anichini Giulia
giulia.anichini@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: Function and targeting of the Hedgehog signaling in cancer
Tutor: Dr. Barbara Stecca
Beltrami Matteo
beltrami.matteo1@gmail.com
Current position:
PhD thesis: From gene mutations to biomechanical abnormalities and electrophysiological remodeling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: exploring the translational approach
Tutor: Dr. Alberto Palazzuoli
Bergantini Laura
bergantini@student.unisi.it
Current position: postdoctoral fellow, University of Siena
PhD thesis: Immune modulatory effects of novel monoclonal antibodies target therapies in severe eosinophilic asthma patients
Tutor: prof. Elena Bargagli
Cannito Sara
sara.cannito@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: Modeling of cancer immune phenotype by new epigenetic drugs: a strategy to improve efficacy of immunotherapy
Tutor: prof. Michele Maio
Croci Susanna
susanna.croci@dbm.unisi.it
Current position: postdoctoral fellow, Unisersity of Siena
PhD thesis: CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing: a new promising treatment for Rett syndrome
Tutor: prof. Ilaria Meloni
D'Angelo Costantino
costantinodangelo92@gmail.com
Current position:
PhD thesis: Evaluation of anti-proliferative and antioxidant potential of tomatoes extracts against melanoma
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Dapporto Francesca
francesca.dapporto@student.unisi.it
Current position: Laboratory Scientist, VisMederi Research Srl,
PhD thesis: Brain microsurgery in glioblastoma mouse models for local administration of temozolamide-loaded hydrogels
Tutor: Dr. Mario Chiariello
Dell'Aquila Milena
milena.dellaquila@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: Global phosphoproteomic screening reveals a new function of cdk9 in DNA damage response
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Ferrigno Ilaria
ferrigno3@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Siena
PhD thesis: Prospective evaluation of pro/anti-inflammatory cytokines during TKI treatment in chronic myeloid leukemia patients
Tutor: prof. Elena Bargagli
Fui Annalisa
Annalisa.fui@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: COVID-19 pneumonia in a wide Italian cohort of sarcoidosis patients
Tutor: prof. Elena Bargagli
Fulco Beniamino
mino.fulco@gmail.com
Current position:
PhD thesis: Preventive and antiproliferative effects of tomato extracts on colorectal cancer -Doctor Europeaus
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Gallo Roberta
robert.gallo@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Pisa
PhD thesis: Epigenetic analyses in Autism Spectrum Disorders: gender differences and the contribution of maternal risk factors
Tutor: Prof. Lucia Migliore
Lembo Gaia
g.lembo@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, ISPRO, Florence
PhD thesis: -Doctor Europeaus
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
Lorenzetti Flaminia Clelia
flaminia.lorenzetti@dbm.unisi.it
Current position: Associate researcher, University of Leuven, Belgium
PhD thesis: CRISPR/Cpf1 and suicide gene as personalized approach for patients with TP53-mutated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia-Doctor Europeaus
Tutor: prof. Francesca Mari
Martignano Filippo
filippo.martignano@gmail.com
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Florence
PhD thesis: Sequencing-based approaches for the study of Lung-related diseases
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
Nicolì Vanessa
vanessa.n@libero.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Pisa
PhD thesis: A study on epigenetic modifications in human placentas and buccal mucosa cells of mothers and newborns
Tutor: Prof. Lucia Migliore
Palmieri Maria
maria.palmieri@dbm.unisi.it
Current position: Assegnista di ricerca University of Siena
PhD thesis: CfDNA-NGS Liquid Biopsy for solid cancers and vascular malformations
Tutor: prof. Elisa Frullanti
Tarantino Danilo
danilo.tarantino@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: The weight of APOBEC mutations in cancer development
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
Farhad Jahanfar
jahanfar.f@gmail.com
Current position:
PhD thesis:
Tutor: Annarosa Arcangeli
March 2020
Altieri Angela
angela.altieri@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: Depletion of the RNA binding protein HNRNPD impairs homologous recombination by inhibiting DNA-end resection and inducing R-loop accumulation
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
Brogi Alice
alice.brogi@student.unisi.it
Current position: Fellowship at Dept Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Florence
PhD Thesis: Mechanisms of resistance to the hypomethylating agent azacitidine in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Tutor: Prof. Valeria Santini
Cesari Daniele
cesari5@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: PRMT5 silencing selectively affects MTAP-deleted Mesothelioma: in vitro evidences of a novel promising approach
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
Chieca Martina
martina.chieca@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, CRL-ISPRO, Florence
PhD Thesis: APOBEC1 oligomerization and localization in RNA editing and lentiviral restrictionMedical
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
Cosi Irene
irene.cosi@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellowship, ISPRO, Florence
PhD Thesis: The role of the oncogene ETV4 in the regulation of genes involved in prostate cancer pathogenesis
Tutor: Dr. Maria De Angioletti
Di Giorgio Salvatore
salvatore.digiorg@student.unisi.it
Current position: Fellowship at DKFZ, Germany
PhD Thesis: Computational approaches for the identification and characterisation of APOBEC1-dependent RNA editing events in human tissues
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
Donati Francesco
francesco.donati1@student.unisi.it
Current position: Regulatory Affairs Officer, Menarini Group, Florence
PhD Thesis: RNA editing deficient mutants of APOBEC1: from genome editing to cancer
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
Finizola Francesco
finizola@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: Clinical aspects and molecular mechanisms of inflammation-driven arrhythmic risk
Tutor: Prof. Pier Leopoldo Capecchi
Gelli Elisa
elisa.gelli@student.unisi.it
Current position: Assegnista di ricerca, University of Genova
PhD Thesis: RB1 gene: mechanisms of unconventional tumour predisposition
Tutor: Prof. Francesca Ariani
Laera Letizia
laera@student.unisi.it
Current Position:
PhD Thesis: Metabolomics as predictive biomarker of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced non small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC)
Tutor: Prof. Guido Francini
Leonardi Margherita
leonardi10@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, ISPRO, Siena
PhD Thesis: Activated kinase screening identifies the IKBKE oncogene as a positive regulator of autophagy
Tutor: Dr. Mario Chiariello
Materozzi Maria
m.materozzi2@student.unisi.it
Current position: Fellowship at dept Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, AOUS-Siena and Age Related Disease San Raffaele Hospital, Milan
PhD Thesis: Molecular biology of Paget's Disease of Bone: role of p62 and novel genes
Tutor: Prof. Ranuccio Nuti/Luigi Gennari
Paganini Irene
irene.paganini@student.unisi.it
Current position: Biologist at ISPRO, Firenze
PhD Thesis: Exploring the complexity of schwannomatosis: the role of LZTR1 and the molecular framework of schwannomatosis-associated schwannomas
Tutor: Dr. Laura Papi
Tognetti Linda
l.tognetti@student.unisi.it
Current position: Dermatologist, AOUS, Siena
PhD Thesis: Development of new acellular lyophilized dermal matrices for advanced wound healing
(XXXII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Pietro Rubegni
April 2019
Antonuzzo Lorenzo
lorenzo.antonuzzo@gmail.com
Current position: Oncologist, AOU Careggi, Flornece
PhD Thesis: "Evaluation of expression and prognostic role of potassium channel in neuroendocrine pancreatic neoplasms" , 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Annarosa Arcangeli
sergio.daga@dbm.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral fellowship, Department of Biotechnologies at University of Siena
PhD Thesis: "CRISPR/Cas9 gene therapy on urine-derived-podocytes-lineage cells and novel biomarker identification: new perspectives in Alport Syndrome", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Francesca Mari
simone.barsotti.pisa@gmail.com
Current position: libero professionista, azienda ospedaliero universitaria Pisana
PhD Thesis: "Effects of 25-OH vitamin D supplementation on mesenchymal stromal cells in an animal model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Marta Mosca
jessica.iorio@student.unifi.it
Current position: Fellowship at Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence
PhD Thesis: "Networking of ion channels with metabolism-related membrane transporters during colorectal and breast cancer progression" , 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Annarosa Arcangeli
elena.mori83@gmail.com
Current position:
PhD Thesis: "Serum metabolomic profiles for discriminating early from metastatic disease and predicting relapse in patients with CRC: Metcolon" , 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Persio Dello Sbarba
andrea.stoccoro@student.unisi.it
Current position: fellowship at Department of Translational Research and of New Surgical and Medical Technologies, University of Pisa
PhD Thesis: "Mitoepigenetics investigations in neurodegenerative diseases" , 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Lucia Migliore
alex_amste@yahoo.it
Current position: Fellowship at Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Science Mario Serio Institute
PhD Thesis: "ERK5-dependent mechanisms regulate melanoma cell proliferation", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Elisabetta Rovida
giulia_nik@hotmail.it
Current position: Fellowship at Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine at University of Florence
PhD Thesis: "Human cholinergic neurons from nucleus basalis of Meynert: a new promising tool to study pathogenetic mechanisms affecting neurogenesis", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Annamaria Morelli
fanelli.tiziana@gmail.com
Current position:
PhD Thesis: "Clonal progression in the leukemia transformation of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandro M. Vannucchi
giuditta.corbizi@gmail.com
Current position: Research Associate at University of Cambridge, London
PhD Thesis: "Mechanistic insights of mutated calreticulin in chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandro M. Vannucchi
carloastarita@gmail.com
Current position: Manager for the scientific area of a Biotech Company
PhD Thesis: "Effect of sex steroid hormone fluctuations in the pathophysiology of male-retinal pigment epithelial cells", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
susanna.grassi@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: "BCR/ABL1- independent mechanisms of resistance in patients affected by chronic myeloid leukemia receiving tyrosin kinase inhibitors", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Sara Galimberti
marco.montini12@gmail.com
Current position: Fellowship at ISPRO, Florence
PhD Thesis: "Assaying the order of transcriptional events in cells through CRISPR/Cas9", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Dr. Silvestro Conticello
anna.depalma@student.unisi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: "First evidence of the role of miR-544a in the modulation of the Wnt signaling in the articular cartilage: potential impact in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Luca Cantarini
martina.poteti@gmail.com
Current position: fellowship at Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Science Mario Serio Institute, Florence
PhD Thesis: "The metabolic profile of Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia stem cells as a target to overcome resistance to therapy", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Persio dello Sbarba
lamberti2@student.unisi.it
Current position: Dermatologist, AOUS, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Primary melanoma of the skin and cutaneous melanoma metastases:comparative study of tumor microenvironment ", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Pietro Rubegni
svitale@usl4.toscana.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: "Role of endocrine therapy in combination with anti-HER2 therapy and CDK4/6inhibitorsin hormone receptor positive/HER2 positive breast cancer", 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Persio Dello Sbarba
beatrice.menicacci@stud.unifi.it
Current position:
PhD Thesis: "Senescence secretory phenotype and tumor microenvironment: modulation by polyphenolic compounds" , 2019 (XXXI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Lido Calorini
clinda@inwind.it
Current position:
Medical and Surgical degree, University of Pisa
PhD Thesis: , 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Marta Mosca
cencioema@libero.it
Current position: Hematologist, AOUS, Siena
Medical and Surgical degree, University of Siena
PhD Thesis: "Study of gene polymorphisms as predictors of treatment efficacy and toxicity in patients with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas and mantle cell lymphoma receiving bendamustine and rituximab", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Monica Bocchia
deleina@hotmail.it
Current position:
Molecular Biology and Genetics degree, University of Pavia
PhD Thesis: "Anti-proliferative activity of Pyrvinium Pamoate on mesothelioma cells", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
gianlucagiacobini@gmail.com
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow, University of Siena
Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies Degree, University of Siena
PhD Thesis: " Identification of immune correlates of clinical activity and/or disease outcome in melanoma patients", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Maio
landucci2@student.unisi.it
Current position: Teacher
Molecular and Cellular Biology Degree, University of Siena
PhD Thesis: " Modeling Rett syndrome with iPSCs-derived neurons", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
mariafl@hotmail.it
Current position:
Health Biology degree, University of Siena
PhD Thesis: " A new human cell-based vaccine for cancer therapy: pre-clinical characterization", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Maio
pietromancuso74@gmail.com
Current position: Assistant Scientist, Department of Neuroscience, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia,USA
Biology Degree, University of Palermo
PhD Thesis: " Thymine DNA Glycosylase as a novel target for melanoma therapy", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano – Prof. A. Bellacosa
annamaria.pinto@dbm.unisi.it
Current position: Genetist, AOUS, Siena
Medical and surgical degree, University of Roma
PhD Thesis: "Urine-derived podocytes-lineage cells: a promising tool for precision medicine in Alport Syndrome", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
samanta.sarti89@gmail.com
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Previous position: Postdoctoral fellow ISPRO, Florence
Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies Degree, University of Florence
PhD Thesis: " Zebrafish melanoma models to provide insights on miR-204 role in pigmentation, tumorigenesis and drug sensitivity", 2018 (XXX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
laraaprile@libero.it
Current position: Dirigente medico presso Unità di Ematologia - Ospedale S.G.Moscati, Taranto
Medical and surgical degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Flow-cytometry evaluation of residual Leukemia Stem Cells in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patients: feasibility and clinical application", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
[Thesis not available until 21 October 2017 due to 6-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. Monica Bocchia
david.btt@gmail.com
Current position: Dirigente Medico a tempo indeterminato presso la UOC Malattie Respiratorie e Trapianto Polmonare, AOUS.
MD degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Biomarkers with clinical significance in patients with Interstitial lung diseases", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
[Thesis not available until 21 April 2018 due to 12-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. Paola Rottoli
acaporaso87@hotmail.it
Current position: Post-Doc Fellowship at Prof. Giordano Antonio's Lab
Human Evolution and Biology degree, Rome
PhD Thesis: "FBW7 dependent degradation of NONO protein by a degron motif lost during chromosomal", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
cheleschi2@unisi.it, saracheleschi@hotmail.com
Current position: Employment Seeker
Health Biology degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Comprehensive analysis of a new chemical compound for the treatment of osteoarthritis by proteomic approach on human chondrocytes", 2017 (XXIX cycle). Doctor Europaeus
[Thesis not available until 21 October 2017 due to 6-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. A. Fioravanti, Prof. Mauro Galeazzi
carlabio@hotmail.it
Current position: Postdoctoral fellowship at the Division of Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy - University Hospital of Siena
Health Biology degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Identification of immune-related biomarkers that can be predictive for clinical responses in mesothelioma", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
[Thesis not available until 21 April 2020 due to 36-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. Michele Maio
ornellacutaia@libero.it
Current position: Contratto di collaborazione coordinata e continuativa at the Division of Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy - University Hospital of Siena
Health Biology degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Characterization of the cellular and immune responses in patients with advanced metastatic melanoma during immunotherapy with anti-CTLA-4 blockade", 2017 (XXVIII cycle)
[Thesis not available until 21 April 2020 due to 36-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. Michele Maio
carolinafazio137@gmail.com
Current position:
Biological Science Degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Pre-clinical development of new immunotherapeutic approaches", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
[Thesis not available until 21 April 2020 due to 36-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. Michele Maio
iannuzzi.carmelina@alice.it, carmelina.iannuzzi@gmail.com
Current position: Contratto di collaborazione CO.CO.CO. a progetto presso l'Istituto Nazionale per lo studio e la cura dei Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale"
Medical biotechnology degree, Naples
PhD Thesis: "Oncolytic viruses as a possible therapeutic strategy against malignant mesothelioma", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
imperatore2@student.unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, Hospital of Perugia
Molecular and Cellular Biology degree, Siena
PhD Thesis: "Parent inheritance of RB1 hypomorphic mutations and somatic mosaicism can explain low penetrance in retinoblastoma", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
angela.lopomo@hotmail.it
Current position:Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pisa
Molecular and Cellular Biology degree, Pisa
PhD Thesis: "Genetic and epigenetics analyses in thymomas from patients with Myasthenia Gravis", 2017 (XXIX cycle). Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: Prof. Lucia Migliore
antonella_penon@libero.it
Current position:
Degree in Biology, University of Sannio
PhD Thesis: "Biological effects of Corbarino Tomato lipophilic extract and its processed form on colorectal cancer cell lines and related molecular pathway involved", 2017 (XXIX cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
eugenia.belcastro@virgilio.it
Current position: PostDoc Position at Equipe Pharmacologie et Physiopathologie Cardiovasculaires, CNRS UMR 7213 - Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Strasbourg, 74, route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401 Illkirch – France
MD degree, Pisa
PhD thesis: "Inflammation et stress oxydant dans l'athérosclérose: rôle dans les réponses vasculaires des S-nitrosothiols", 2016 (XXIX cycle). Thesis under joimt supervision University of Lorraine and University of Siena.
Tutor: Prof. Alfonso Pompella
jelena308@hotmail.com
Current position:
MD degree, Firenze 2005
PhD thesis: “Identification of HLA functional motifs associated with severe systemic sclerosis and sclerotic-graft versus host disease: the shared epitopes of fibrosis” 2016 (XXVIII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Marco Matucci Cerinic
flora.magnotti@gmail.com
Current position:
Biology degree, Benevento 2012
PhD thesis: “Role of granulocytes activation in the pathogenesis of Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Adult onset Still’s disease” 2016 (XXVIII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Mauro Galeazzi
emarcelli9@unisi.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: “Targeting the checkpoint kinase WEE1 for cancer therapy” 2016 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Piero Tanganelli
laura.bianciardi@hotmail.it
bianciardi19@unisi.it
Current position: Scientist, Exosomics SPA, Siena
Molecular and Cellular Biology degree, Siena 2012
PhD thesis: “Employment of Next Generation Sequencing to study the etiopathogenesis of Intellectual Disability and Rett syndrome” 2016 (XXVIII cycle)
[Thesis not available until 26th January 2019 due to 36-months embargo]
Tutor: Prof. Francesca Ariani
elenaciabatti@yahoo.it
Current position:
Biology degree, Pisa 2003
PhD thesis: “Myelodysplastic syndromes: an integrated workup for a correct diagnosis” 2016 (XXVIII cycle)
Tutor: Sara Galimberti
cozzimartina@libero.it
Current position:
Biotechnology for Human Health degree, Siena 2009
PhD thesis: "New small-molecule inhibitors of SRC as potential candidates for Burkitt lymphoma therapy" 2016 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
sara.gazaneo@gmail.com
Current position:
Health Biology degree, Siena 2010
PhD thesis: "The role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Human B-cell Lymphomas" 2016 (XXVII cyle)
Tutor: Prof. Paolo Toti
benedetta.lucani@gmail.com
Current position:
MD degree, Siena 2011
PhD thesis: "Espression of P73 in mieloma cell lines and plasma cells of multiple myeloma patients" 2016 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Monica Bocchia
carlamilanese@inwind.it
Current position:
Psicology degree, La Sapienza Roma, 2001
PhD thesis: "Genetics and Tolerance of Virtual Reality Distraction Intervention in Cancer Patients" 2016 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
niccolo.nami@libero.it
Current position:
MD degree, Siena 2005
PhD thesis: "Crosstalk between platelets and peripheral blood mononuclear cells: new evidence in wound healing and tissue repair" 2016 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Fimiani
lucanapoliello@libero.it
Current position:
Health Biology degree, Siena 2010
PhD thesis: "The influence of platelets-rich plasma and their platelets-derived product on tissue repair" 2016 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
martinaruvio@gmail.com
Current position:
MD degree, Siena 2006
PhD thesis: "Long –Term Bone Density Evaluation in Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis: Evidence of Improvement after Chenodeoxycholic Acid Treatment" 2016 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Ranuccio Nuti
danielli_r@hotmail.com
Current position: Oncologist, AOUS, Siena
MD degree, Siena 2004
PhD thesis: "Thymosin-alpha-1 and dacarbazine in advanced melanoma: the daily life experience within the expanded access program (EAP) and immunomonitoring data results" 2016 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Maio
veronicadellalatta@hotmail.it
Current position:
Cellular and Molecular Biology degree, Pisa 2012
PhD thesis: “Molecular characterization of the adenosinergic system in cardiac and lung diseases. Focus on experimental models of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis” 2016 (XXVIII cycle)
Tutor: Dr. Morales Aurora
danielacarmen87@libero.it
Current position:
Medical Biotechnology degree, Napoli 2011
PhD thesis: “Expression and function of the P2X7 receptor in dermal fibroblasts from patients with Systemic sclerosis” 2016 (XXVIII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Franco Laghi Pasini
amabile_86@hotmail.it, sonia.amabile@unisi.it
Current position: Genetist
MD degree, Siena 2011
PhD thesis: "Characterization and functional analysis of FoxG1+/- mutant mice and iPSC-derived neurons from FOXG1 mutated patients affected from congenital variant of Rett Syndrome" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Francesca Mari
danielabarone2@virgilio.it
Current position:
Biological Siences degree, Federico II Napoli, 2010
PhD thesis: "Inhibition of neoplastic features by two Southern Italian tomatoes in a gastric cancer in vitro model" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
alfonsocarleo@yahoo.it
Current position: Post-Doctoral Fellow - Medizinische Hochschule (MHH), Hannover (Germany).
Molecular Biology degree, Siena 2011
PhD thesis: "Comparative proteomic analysis of different clinical phenotypes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Paola Rottoli
elisa.c83@gmail.com
Current position:
CTF degree, Firenze 2011
PhD thesis: "SRC family kinase inhibition through a new pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivative as a potential therapeutic approach against glioblast" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: prof Antonio Giordano
felicegranato@yahoo.it
Current position:
MD degree, Napoli 2005
PhD thesis: "The role of haematological markers in patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing thymectomy: a multicentre study from the United Kingdom" 2015 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Serenella Civitelli
mencarelli6@unisi.it
Current position: Genetist, AOUS, Siena
MD degree, Siena 2004 - PhD degree 2015 (XXVI cycle)
PhD thesis:
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
t.patriarchi@gmail.com
Current position: group Leader and Assistent Professor, University of Zurigo, Switzerland
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology degree, Siena 2011
PhD thesis: "Regulation of the CDKL5/PSD - 95 interaction and molecular alterations associated with Rett Syndrome variants" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
silvia_pietrobono@libero.it
Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, ISPRO, Florence
Biology and Human Evolution degree, Tor Vergata, Roma 2011
PhD thesis: "A positive HH-GLI-SOX2 regulatory loop controls stemness in melanoma" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Dr. Silvo Conticello, Dr. Barbara Stecca
anna.ruxo@libero.it
anna.russo475@gmail.com
Current position: Post-Doctoral Fellow - Pharmacy Department, University of Naples Federico II
CTF degree, Federico II Napoli 2011
PhD thesis: "Computationally designed short peptides as specific protein binders: improvements in diagnostics" 2015 (XXVII cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
jamjac64@htmail.com
Current position: Physician, AOU Careggi, Florence
MD degree, Siena 2006
PhD thesis: "Role of KRAS mutation as predictor of pathologic response after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer" 2014 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Serenella Civitelli
fonta79@gmail.com
Current position: Medical Director at Azienda Usl 8, Arezzo.
MD degree, Siena 2004
PhD thesis: "Surveillance after colorectal cancer resection" 2014 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Gabriello Tanzini
fallerini2@unisi.it
Current position: Assegnista di ricerca, University of Siena
Previous position: Post-Doctoral Fellow - UOC Genetica Medica, University of Siena
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2009
PhD thesis: "Advanced tools in Alport syndrome diagnosis" 2014 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
donatellacastria@yahoo.it
Current position: Medical Director at "Centro Clinico di Riabilitazione Multispecialistico Auxilium Vitae Volterra" Unity of Respiratory Rehabilitation
PhD thesis: "Pulmonary Hypertension in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" 2014 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Paola Rottoli
nadia.casini@libero.it
Current position:
Biotechnology for Human Health degree, Siena 2009
PhD thesis: "Targeting SRC family kinases as a new antitumoral strategy for rhabdomyosarcoma", 2014 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
yinka@temple.edu
yklabinjo@gmail.com
Current position: Senior Information technology consultant & research - Temple University
Microbiology degree, Lagos (Nigeria) 2003
PhD thesis: "Bioinformatics (in Silico) Approach for Detecting and Quantifying the Amount of Metastasis in Cancer Tissue" 2014 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
sicuranza4@unisi.it
annasicuranza@hotmail.it
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Hematology - Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese - Siena, Italy
Health Biology degree, Siena 2010
PhD thesis: "Evaluation of enhanced lipid peroxidation as an effector for increased atherothrombotic risk in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia patients treated with II generation TKI Nilotinib: putative role of genetic predisposition due to lectin-like oxidized-ldl receptor-1 (LOX-1) polymorphisms" 2014 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Monica Bocchia
stefaniazimbone@hotmail.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: "The purinergic P2X7 receptor stimulates collagen production in cardiac fibroblasts from chronic heart failure patients: a new therapeutic target for adverse cardiac remodeling?" 2014 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Franco Laghi Pasini
bertoldiilaria@libero.it
Current position:
MD degree, Siena 2005
Rheumatology Specialty degree, Siena 2009
PhD thesis: "Disease activity and bone mineral density of MCP joints in patients with arthritis: is there a correlation? A study in patients treated with DMARDs and anti-TNFa agents." 2013 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Mauro Galeazzi
corallo.claudio@gmail.com
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Surgical Medical Sciences and Neurosciences, University of Siena (co-financed by Actelion Pharmaceuticals)
Biomedical Engineering degree, Pisa 2010
PhD thesis: "Novel insights into the pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis: primary fibroblast disease and/or endothelium-derived fibroblast disease?" 2013 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Nicola Giordano
francesca.crucianelli@gmail.com
Current position: Biologist, San Donato Hospital of Arezzo
Previous position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Genomic Center - University of Perugia
Biological Sciences degree, Camerino 2007
PhD thesis: "Constitutional epigenetic defects as predisposing factors to the onset of neoplasia." 2013 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Maurizio Genuardi
grillo15@unisi.it
eligrillo10@libero.it
Current position: Teacher
Previous position: Post-Doctoral Fellow - Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita - University of Siena
Health Biology degree, Padova - Paris 2009
PhD thesis: "Rett Networked Database: a tool for exploring genotypephenotype correlation in Rett syndrome" 2013 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
guercio.valentina@libero.it
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Epidemiology Department, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri (Milan)
Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies degree, University of Calabria 2007
PhD thesis: "The role of Allium vegetables in the prevention of digestive system cancers: evidence from epidemiological studies" 2013 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Serenella Civitelli
gabriliv@libero.it
Current position: Teacher
Biological Sciences degree, University of Calabria 2007
PhD thesis: "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS) carrying mutations in MECP2, CDKL5, and FOXG1 to detect common mechanisms in Rett syndrome" 2013 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Alessandra Renieri
filo24k@yahoo.it
Current position: freelance dermatologist
MD degree, Siena 2005
Dermatology and Venereology Specialty degree, Siena 2010
PhD thesis: "Cutaneous melanoma metastasis: demoscopic patterns and pathologic correlates" 2013 (XXVI cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Fimiani
daniele_conti@libero.it
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellowship (assegnista di ricerca), Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie (DIBINEM) - Università degli Studi di Bologna
PhD Thesis: "Characterization of a new antitumoral agent based on the specific inhibition of the CDK2-cyclin A complex by RBL2/p130" 2013 (XXIV cycle)
Biotechnology Medical Application degree, Perugia 2007
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
srmbrenda@hotmail.com
Current position:
Tutor: Prof. Alberto Auteri, Prof. Luca Puccetti
cinzia_montilli@hotmail.com
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellowship about "P2 Purinrgic ReceptorsRecettori purinergici P2 in MultipleSclerosis" - Fondazione S. Lucia (Rome)
PhD thesis: "Comparative analysis of P2X7 receptor expression in EAE rat model and MS tissue" 2013 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Franco Laghi Pasini
isa.muscari@libero.it
Current position: Employment Seeker
PhD Thesis: "Circulating microRNAs in Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS)". 2013 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Mauro Galeazzi
monica.castrichini@libero.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: "Expression and function of the P2X7 receptor in monocytes from patients with Behçet's disease" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Franco Laghi Pasini
Mandalà Marco Giovanni
marcomand@hotmail.com
Current position: Dirigente medico, UOC Chirurgia Otologica e della Base Cranica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
PhD thesis: "Cochlear implantation: new frontiers in children and adults" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Ranuccio Nuti
alicecadirni@yahoo.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: "The role of osteoprotegerin, RANKL and matrix-GLA protien on the carotid atherosclerosis in normal and type 2 diabetic subjects" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Ranuccio Nuti
gp.santoro@alice.it
Current position: Dirigente Medico Otorinolaringoiatra, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze
PhD thesis: "Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Management and Future Directions" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Ranuccio Nuti
elegianche@yahoo.it
gianchecchi3@unisi.it
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow at Autoimmunity Laboratory, Immunology Area, Bambino Gesù, Children's Hospital IRCCS, Rome, Italy
PhD thesis: "Adenosine A2A receptor activation stimulates collagen production either directly and through a cross-talk with the cannabinoid system. An in vitro study in sclerodermic dermal fibroblasts and in vivo study in a murine model of established dermal fibrosis" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Franco Laghi Pasini
Biological Sciences Degree, Siena 2008
fpenza@libero.it
penza@unisi.it
Current position: Dirigente Medico, Pneumology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Foligno
PhD thesis:"Analysis of serum chitotriosidase as prognostic biomarker of Sarcoidosis" 2012 (XXIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Paola Rottoli
MD Degree, Siena 2003
irisforte@yahoo.it
Current position: Junior fellow - Centro di Ricerche Oncologiche di Mercogliano (CROM), INT Fondazione "G.Pascale"
PhD thesis:"Pharmacological targeting of p53 effectively induces apoptosis in malignant mesothelioma cell lines" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Medical Biotechnologies degree, Napoli 2008
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
rosaliazangari@libero.it
Current position: Ricercatore Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri di Milano
PhD thesis: "Mannose binding lectin and complement pathway in brain ischemic injury: studies in mouse models and patients" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Biological Sciences degree, Calabria 2008
Tutor: Prof. Serena Civitelli
dmerlotti@yahoo.it
Current position: Medico chirurgo specialista, Internal Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
PhD thesis: "Genetics and Pharmacogenetics of Paget's disease of bone" 2012 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Ranuccio Nuti
marziadefina@libero.it
Current position: Ematologist, Ematology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
PhD thesis: "Evaluation of residual CD34+Ph+ progenitor cells in chronic myeloid leukemia patients in complete cytogenetic response during first line nilotinib therapy" 2012 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Monica Bocchia
colecchia2@unisi.it
Current position: Senior Scientist, Chiesi, Parma
PhD thesis: "MAPK15 stimulates autophagy by interacting with LC3 and GABARAP proteins" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Biotechnology degree, Siena 2008
Tutor: dr. Mario Chiariello
mucciolo8@unisi.it
Current position: Biologist, Bambino Gesù Pedriatric Hospital, Rome
Previous position: Post doctoral fellowship at Medical Genetics Unit, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "New insights into the pathogenic mechanisms associated with CNVs: duplication of 17p13.3, mirror effect in 16p11.2 and recessive phenotype in 22q11.22" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2008
Tutor: Prof. Francesca Mari, Prof. Alessandra Renieri
vittoria.disciglio@istitutotumori.mi.it
Current position: Biologist, IRCCS "Saverio de Bellis", Castellana Grotte, Bari
Previous position: Post doctoral fellowship, servizio di genomica funzionale. dott. Canevari, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano
PhD thesis: "Array-CGH and complex developmental disorders: refiniments of phenotypes in 6p25 and Xq28 and new contiguous gene deletion syndrome in 22q13 not involving SHANK3 gene" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Biological Sciences degree, Bari 2008
Tutor: Prof. Francesca Mari, Prof. Alessandra Renieri
marcopacifici@libero.it
Current position: Research Associate at LSU Health Sceinces Center, New Orleans, USA.
PhD thesis: "Molecular mechanisms of neuronal dysfunction in HIV-associated neurological disorders" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Medical, Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Biotechnologies degree, Siena 2008
Tutor: Prof. Antonio Giordano
annapaola.pianigiani@virgilio.it
Current position:
PhD thesis: "Analysis and immunohistochemistry of decorin in localized scleroderma before and after treatment with UVA-1" 2012 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Fimiani
bruno.lorenzi@yahoo.it
Current position: Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon
Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust - Broomfield Hospital - Chelmsford (UK)
PhD thesis: "Effects of neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer on anorectal physiology: from the laboratory to the patient " 2012 (XXIV cycle)
MD degree, Siena 2002
Tutor: Prof. Serenella Civitelli
elisacervadoro@inwind.it
Current position: Dirigente medico, Dermatology, Sondrio, Italy
PhD thesis: "New approaches and emerging treatment options for mild-moderate patches psoriasis :balneotherapy at Casciana SPA,Tuscany,Italy" 2012 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Michele Fimiani
eli.valcamonica@libero.it
Current position: Dirigente Medico - U.O. Medicina Somma Lombardo, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Antonio Abate di Gallarate
PhD thesis: "Levels of chemerin and interleukin 8 in the synovial fluid from patients with inflammatory arthritides and osteoarthritis" 2012 (XXV cycle)
Tutor: Prof. Mauro Galeazzi
risulo@unisi.it
maxrisulo@yahoo.it
Current position: dermatologo libero professionista
PhD thesis: "Evaluation of nucleolin's expression in cutaneous melanocytic lesions as spitz nevi, spitzoid melanomas, dysplastic nevi and early melanomas" (XXIII) 2012
Tutor: prof. Michele Fimiani
matteobordignon@yahoo.it
bordignon2@unisi.it
Current position: medico libero professionista, Clinica Dermatologica, University of Padova, Italy
PhD thesis: "Toll-like receptor 7 gene polymorphisms in Sarcoidosis" (XXIV) 2012
Tutor: prof. Paola Rottoli
dragoni13@unisi.it
sdragoni@hotmail.it
Current position: territorial emergency physician, 118 Arezzo, Italy
PhD thesis: "Chronic protection against ischemia and reperfusion-induced endothelial dysfunction during therapy with different organic nitrates" 2012
Tutor: prof. Franco Laghi Pasini
landi35@unisi.it
claudia_landi@virgilio.it
Current position: "assegnista di ricerca” at University of Siena, Siena, Italy
PhD thesis: "Comparison of bale proteome from interstitial lung diseases: sarcoidosi, IPF, PLCH, fibrosis associated to SSc" (XXIV) 2012
Tutor: prof. Paola Rottoli
maggio9@unisi.it
maggioroberta@libero.it
Current Position: Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, Rheumatology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
PhD thesis: "ALKAPTONURIA: metabolic aspects and new therapeutic approaches of a rare disease" 2012 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Mauro Galeazzi
guidosebastiani@hotmail.it
Current position: Post doctoral fellowship Diabetes Unit Deptartment of Internal Medicine,University of Siena
PhD thesis: "MicroRNA expression profiling reveals tissue-specific and disease-associated signatures in diabetes mellitus" 2011 (XXIV cycle)
Molecular biology degree, Siena 2008
Tutor: prof. Ranuccio Nuti - Prof. Francesco Dotta
tomeivalentina84@virgilio.it
Current position: Post doctoral fellowship Biomedical Technologies and Experimental Oncology Lab., Dept Human Pathology and Oncology, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "Role of Cdk9/Cyclins complex during myogenesis" 2011 (XXIV cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano, prof. Piero Tanganelli
Biotechnology degree, Siena 2008
rondinella2@unisi.it
Current position: Nutrizionist Biologist, Grosseto
Previous position: biologo libero professionista laboratorio "Futura Diagnostica Medica", Florence, Italy
PhD thesis: "Technical improvements in prenatal diagnosis" 2011 (XXIII cycle)
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2006 (XXIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
ceccarelli32@unisi.it
elena.ceccarelli@libero.it
Current position: medico libero professionista, U.O. Diabetology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena Italy
PhD thesis: "Circulating sclerostin levels and bone turnover in type 1 and type 2 diabetes" (XXIII) 2012
Tutor: prof. Ranuccio Nuti
defilippis2@unisi.it
Current position: Senior Disease modelling scientist-Grunenthal Group, Mannheim, Germany
Previous position: Post Doc of hiPSCs platform lab of Neuroscience division, Biology Department, AbbVie, Ludwigshaven, Germany
Previous positions: post-doctoral fellow at Centre for Integrative Biology - CiBio, Trento, Italy; postdoc hiPSC Platform – in vitro Model System, Abbvie Deutschland GmbH & CoKG, Neuroscience Discovery-Biology Department, Ludwigshafen - Germany
PhD thesis: "FOXG1 and Rett Syndrome: functional characterization and set-up of an in vitro human cellular model" 2011 (XXIII cycle)
Biotechnology degree, Siena 2007
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
raffo.lamu@libero.it
Current position: asssegnista, Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica, Università degli studi di Padova
PhD thesis: "Androgen receptor and PIN1 in prostate cancer" 2011 (XXIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Biological Sciences degree, Napoli 2006
monicamischitelli@virgilio.it
Current position: none
PhD thesis: "Human polyomavirus BK and molecular actors in prostate cancer development: results, questions, perspectives of a four year long study" 2011 (XXIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano, V.A. Pietropaolo
Biological Sciences degree, Roma 2003
parri22@unisi.it
Current position: Biologist, GSK Vaccine, Siena
PhD thesis: "Advances in Cohen syndrome diagnosis by MLPA and NGS" 2011 (XXIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2007 (XXIII cycle)
amenduni2@unisi.it
Current position: Stem Cell Scientist at Cellino Biotech-Cambridge, Boston, USA
Previous position: post doctoral fellow, Yale Child Study Centre, New Haven, USA
PhD thesis:"Establishment and validation of a human cellular model for CDKL5-related disorders" 2011 (XXIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2007
paolo.laviano@fastwebnet.it
Current position: contratto libero professionale, Casa di Cura San Pio X, Milano
PhD thesis:"Study of obesity prevalence, body mass index, energy consumption measured by accelerometer and pollution related health effects in children attending primary school in Milan" 2011 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Francesco Cetta
MD degree, Milano 1999
marcocci3@unisi.it
Current position: Biologist
Previuos position: Postdoctoral fellow - Unit: Imaging & Pharmacology - Department of Oncology- Siena Biotech
PhD thesis: "Autosomal Alport Syndrome: a new model including both dominant and recessive inheritance" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2005
filomena.papa@dbm.unisi.it
Current position: Research fellow, University of Siena
Previous position: Telethon-Marie Curie fellowship, Lab of Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology - Dulbecco Telethon Institute - Center for Integrative Biology (CIBIO) - University of Trento (Italy)
PhD thesis: "Diagnosis process assessment of Array-CGH analysis" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2005
rizzolio.flavio@temple.edu
Current position: Research Assistant Professor, TEMPLE UNIVERSITY/SHRO, Bio-Life building, room 404, 1900 N. 12th Str. Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
PhD thesis: "PIN1, the cell cycle control and cancer: a new player in the RB pathway" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Biological Sciences degree, Pavia 2000
spanholrosse@unisi.it
Current position: Senior Scientist EVOTEC, London
Previous position: Post doctoral fellow, Brunangelo Falini lab, Hematology and Immunology Department, University of Perugia
PhD thesis: "Molecular work up of patients with the congenital variant of Rett syndrome:analysis of the 14q12 region" 2010 (XXII cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Vitoria-ES (Brazil) 2006
abbadessa@unisi.it
Current position: Senior Medical Director atArQule Inc, Woburn, MA, USA
PhD thesis: "A phase I dose escalation study of ARQ 197 in adult patients with metastatic solid tumors" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
MD degree, Napoli 2001
benoni@unisi.it
Current position: Clinical Trial Project Manager and Clinical Monitor presso Pharma D&S, Florence
Previous position: Researcher at Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
PhD thesis: "Correlation between aging and tumorigenesis: the role of genetic factors in Werner syndrome and related syndromes" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Francesco Cetta, prof. Maurizio Genuardi
Biological Sciences degree, Firenze 2005
khadang@unisi.it
Current position: McGill University Pathology Resident, Montreal, Canada
Previous position: short experience, Dept of Physiopathology Experimental Medicine and Public Health, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "miRNA expression profiling in malignant mesothelioma" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
MD degree, Shiraz (Iran) 2005
valeria.guarnaccia@gmail.com
Current position:Expert Global Trial Manager, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland
Previous position: Clinical Research Associate, OPIS (Contract Research Organization), Desio, Italy
PhD thesis: "Retinoic acid and breast cancer: how to improve the therapeutic effect on the basis of molecular knowledge" 2010 (XXII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Catania 2002
artuso3@unisi.it
Current position: Biologist, AOU Meyer, Florence
Previous position: Assegnista di Ricerca, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "Strategies for Identification of New Mental Retardation Genes" 2009 (XXI cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2005
causarano2@unisi.it
Current position: Teacher
Previous position: Postdoctoral fellow in clinical molecular biology and citogenetic laboratory, Università Vita e Salute San Raffaele, Milano
PhD thesis: "Analysis of fetal nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) in maternal plasma for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis in genetic diseases and monitoring of pregnancy complications" (2009 XXI cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2004
chant.ssa@libero.it
Current position: Medico ospedaliero presso Ospedale di Orbetello (GR)
PhD thesis: "Hereditary colorectal cander: from surgical practice to genetic issues our experience" 2009 (XXI cycle)
Tutor: prof. Gabriello Tanzini
MD degree, Rome 2000
katzaki@unisi.it
Current position: Teacher
PhD thesis: "Clinical Impact of Contemporary Molecular Cytogenetics" 2009 (XXI cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2005
mmancino78@yahoo.it
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Genetics, Barcelona University (SPAIN)
PhD thesis: "Neuronal guidance protein Netrin-1 induces neuroectodermal-like differentiation by regulating the expression of stem cell markers Nanog, Oct4 and Cripto-1" 2009 (XXI cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Biological Sciences degree, Napoli 2003
malagnino@unisi.it
Current position: Novartis, Regulatory Affairs Department, permanent postion
PhD thesis: "Role of diet and gender in the onset and/or protection in tumors" 2009 (XXI cycle)
Tutor: prof. Francesco Cetta
Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology degree, Siena 2004
squillaro@unisi.it
Current position: Biological Scientist, University of Campania, Napoli
Previous position: Postdoctoral fellow: Medicina sperimentale 2° Università Napoli
PhD thesis: "New perspectives on Rett syndrome: the role of MECP2 gene in cellular senescence and neural differentiation" 2009 (XXI cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Naples 2005
marina.vignoli@unifi.it
Current position: Biologist, AOU Meyer, Florence
Previous position: Assegnista di ricerca, University of Florence
PhD thesis: "Comprehensive analysis of the CDKN2A gene mutations in Familial and Multiple Primary Cutaneous Melanoma" 2009 (XXI cycle)
Tutor: prof. Maurizio Genuardi
Biological Sciences degree, Florence 2003
roberti@unisi.it
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
PhD thesis: "INK4/ARF locus in Burkitt's lymphoma cell lines" 2009 (XX cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
Biological Sciences degree, Bologna
k.sampieri@erasmusmc.nl
Current position: Head of Antigen Expression Technologies & Early Development presso GSK Vaccine, Siena
Previous position: Postdoctoral fellow Riccardo Fodde Lab,Erasmus MC/Josephine Nefkens Institute,
Deptartment of Experimental Pathology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
PhD thesis: "Constitutive and Somatic Genetic Events in Retinoma and Retinoblastoma" 2008 (XX cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2003
lbarellini@yahoo.com
Current position: Attending Surgeon, U.O. Chirurgia Generale, Livorno Hospital
PhD thesis: "Papillary carcinoma of thyroid associated to familial adenomatosis" 2008 (XX cycle)
Tutor: prof. Francesco Cetta
MD degree
r.caselli@auxologico.it
Current position: Biologist, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan
Previous position: Molecular Cytogeneticist, Citogenetica, Istituto Auxologico, Milano
PhD thesis: "Multiple congenital anomalies and mental retardation: analysis by oligo array-CGH" 2007 (XIX cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2003
mandidhamo03@yahoo.com
Current position: Postdoctoral fellow, Surgery, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "Exracolonic manifestations of the familial adenomatous polyposis" 2007 (XIX cycle)
Tutor: prof. Francesco Cetta
MD degree
scala10@unisi.it
Current position: Nutrizionist biologist, Studio Fisiokinesiterapico, Follonica, Grosseto
Previous position: Molecular Cytogeneticist, Laboratorio “Genoma”, Roma
PhD thesis: "Molecular basis of the clinical variability of Rett syndrome" 2007 (XIX cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2003
pescuccic@aou-careggi.toscana.it
Current position: Biologist, AOU Careggi, Florence
Previous position: "contratto libero professionista", Azienda Ospedaliera Careggi, Florence
PhD thesis: "Genomic deletions in patients with complex phenotypes: from cytogenetics to array-CGH" 2006 (XVII cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Florence 2000
ariani2@unisi.it
Current position: Associate Professor MED/03, University of Siena
Previous position: Assistant Professor, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "Molecular defect in MECP2-negative Rett patients" 2006 (XVIII cycle) Doctor Europaeus
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
Biological Sciences degree, Florence 2001
aderobertis@sienabiotech.it
Current position: junior scientist, Cancer Biology Unit, Biotech, Siena
PhD thesis: "Functional analysis of PIM1 kinase and its role in vasculogenesis" 2006 (XVIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Salvatore Oliviero
Biological Sciences degree, Siena 2002
vogiatzi@temple.edu
Current position: Post Doctoral Fellow, Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
PhD thesis: "Expression analysis of key trigger genes in gastric cancer: from etiology and subtyping to early prognostic assessment" 2006 (XVIII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Antonio Giordano
MD degree, Rome
mari@unisi.it
Current position: Associate Professor MED/03, University of Siena
Previous position: Assistant Professor, University of Siena
PhD thesis: "Genetics of Rett syndrome and mental retardation" 2005 (XVII cycle)
Tutor: prof. Alessandra Renieri
MD degree, Siena 2001
piccimo@alice.it
Current position: Regulatory affaire, Novartis s.r.l, Siena
PhD thesis: "Genetic alterations in biliary pancreatic cancers" 2004 (XVI cycle)
Tutor: prof. Francesco Cetta
Biological Sciences degree, Siena