DIEGO FERRERI

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXIX
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advisor: Prof. Patrizio Dimitri

Research: Unexpected role of remodeling complexes during cell division

From September 2015 to Dicember 2017: Bachelor's Degree in Agro-Industrial Biotechnology (La Sapienza University of Rome; supervisor: Prof. Patrizio Dimitri)
Score: 110 /110
Internship: Department of Biology and Biotechnology Charles Darwin, La Sapienza, Via dei Sardi, 72 – 00185 Rome (supervisor: Prof. Patrizio Dimitri).
Thesis title: Knock-down by RNA interference system of genes coding for remodeling proteins in Drosophila melanogaster
Thesis topic: Studying the effects induced by RNAi for the subunits of the DOMINO/TIP60 remodeling complex on the viability and eyes morphology of the Drosophila melanogaster.

From September 2022 to October 2023: Master's Degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology (La Sapienza University of Rome; supervisor: Prof. Patrizio Dimitri)
Score: 110 cum laude /110
Internship: Department of Biology and Biotechnology Charles Darwin, La Sapienza, Via dei Sardi, 72 – 00185 Rome (supervisor: Prof. Patrizio Dimitri).
Thesis title: Role of remodeling complexes in cell division
Thesis topic: Studying the effects induced by RNAi for the subunits of the DOMINO/TIP60 remodeling complex during male gametogenesis and during early phases of embryonic development in Drosophila melanogaster.

October 2023: Junior member ABCD “Associazione di Biologia Cellulare e del Differenziamento”

November 2023: State exam for the profession of Biologist
Result: Abilitato

Research products

11573/1679303 - 2023 - Knockdown of DOM/Tip60 complex subunits impairs male meiosis of Drosophila melanogaster
Prozzillo, Yuri; Fattorini, Gaia; Ferreri, Diego; Leo, Manuela; Dimitri, Patrizio; Messina, Giovanni - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: CELLS (Basel: mdpi-Molecular Diversity Preservation International) pp. - - issn: 2073-4409 - wos: WOS:000997355800001 (3) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85160620364 (3)

11573/1546026 - 2021 - In vivo silencing of genes coding for dTip60 chromatin remodeling complex subunits affects polytene chromosome organization and proper development in Drosophila melanogaster
Prozzillo, Y.; Cuticone, S.; Ferreri, D.; Fattorini, G.; Messina, G.; Dimitri, P. - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (Basel (Matthaeustrasse 11) : Molecular Diversity Preservation International MDPI) pp. 1-15 - issn: 1661-6596 - wos: WOS:000650414000001 (6) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85104674127 (6)

11573/1657143 - 2020 - Targeted protein degradation tools: overview and future perspectives
Prozzillo, Yuri; Fattorini, Gaia; Santopietro, Maria Virginia; Suglia, Luigi; Ruggiero, Alessandra; Ferreri, Diego; Messina, Giovanni - 01g Articolo di rassegna (Review)
paper: BIOLOGY (Basel : MDPI) pp. 1-15 - issn: 2079-7737 - wos: WOS:000602249600001 (30) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85096663235 (32)

11573/1313151 - 2019 - The true story of Yeti, the "abominable" heterochromatic gene of drosophila melanogaster
Prozzillo, Yuri; Delle Monache, Francesca; Ferreri, Diego; Cuticone, Stefano; Dimitri, Patrizio; Messina, Giovanni - 01g Articolo di rassegna (Review)
paper: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY (Lausanne: Frontiers Research Foundation, 2010-) pp. 1-9 - issn: 1664-042X - wos: WOS:000482203700001 (10) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85072219122 (10)

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