FEDERICA MICHETTI

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXIX
email: federica.michetti@uniroma1.it
phone: 06551701
building: Padiglione Del Vecchio, INMI Spallanzani

supervisor: Raffaele Strippoli
advisor: Raffaele Strippoli

Research: Role of extracellular vesicles and autophagy in the process of peritoneal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma and colorectal carcinoma

Education and work experience:

2023 - PhD in Life Sciences at "Sapienza - University of Rome". Curriculum: Molecular and Cellular Biology and Genetics of Eukaryotic Cells; Developmental Biology; Cellular Physiology. Advisor: Prof. Raffaele Strippoli.

2023 - Erasmus+ Traineeship at "Karolinska Institutet - Stockholm". Research project: 'Contribution of the epicardium to the development of the developing Pleurodeles salamander heart'. PI: Prof. Kenneth R. Chien

2022 - Master's degree in Medical Biotechnology at "Sapienza - University of Rome", with a grade of 110/110 with honors. Internship at INMI Spallanzani of Rome. Title: "Characterization of poly-ubiquitination by lysine 63 of AMBRA1 protein: new targets of E3-ligase TRAF6 in autophagic response." Advisor: Prof. Gian Maria Fimia. Supervisor: Prof. Manuela Antonioli.

2020 - Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology at "Sapienza - University of Rome", with a grade of 110/110 with honors. Thesis title: "Role of NSD2 in the epigenetic control of gene expression in melanoma". Advisor: Prof. Carlo Presutti.

2017 - Scientific high school graduation at Liceo Scientifico Statale Evangelista Torricelli in Rome.

Research project:

Role of extracellular vesicles and autophagy in the process of peritoneal metastasis of ovarian carcinoma and colorectal carcinoma.

Thematic area: Molecular Biology, SSD BIO/13

Research products

11573/1744665 - 2025 - Long noncoding RNA H19 promotes the acquisition of a mesenchymal-like invasive phenotype in mesothelial primary cells through an HDAC1-mediated WT1/Sp1 switch

Bontempi, Giulio; Michetti, Federica; Terri, Michela; Battistelli, Cecilia; Conigliaro, Alice; Garbo, Sabrina; Montaldo, Claudia; Valente, Sergio; Zwergel, Clemens; Mai, Antonello; Nahavandi Araghi, Azadeh; Domenici, Alessandro; Menè, Paolo; Tripodi, Marco; Strippoli, Raffaele - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: CELL DEATH & DISEASE (Nature Group) pp. - - issn: 2041-4889 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1739055 - 2025 - Mechanistic insights and therapeutic strategies for targeting autophagy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Michetti, Federica; Cirone, Mara; Strippoli, Raffaele; D'orazi, Gabriella; Cordani, Marco - 01g Articolo di rassegna (Review)

paper: DISCOVER ONCOLOGY ([New York]: Springer, 2021-) pp. - - issn: 2730-6011 - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-105003268102 (2)

11573/1724291 - 2024 - The role of glycolysis in tumorigenesis: From biological aspects to therapeutic opportunities

Cordani, Marco; Michetti, Federica; Zarrabi, Ali; Zarepour, Atefeh; Rumio, Cristiano; Strippoli, Raffaele; Marcucci, Fabrizio - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: NEOPLASIA (Nature Publishing Group:Brunel Road Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS United Kingdom:011 44 20 78334000, EMAIL: institutions@natureny.com, INTERNET: http://www.nature.com, Fax: 011 44 20 78434640) pp. 1-18 - issn: 1522-8002 - wos: WOS:001348665600001 (6) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85207360833 (13)