LETIZIA PISTACCHIA

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXIX
email: letizia.pistacchia@uniroma1.it
phone: +39 06 4991 2924
building: Genetica (CU022), Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie “C. Darwin”
room: 1-14

advisor: Prof. Beniamino Trombetta

Research: Long live the king: whole genome sequencing analysis of Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) to preserve the biodiversity of an endangered species

Research Assistant
"Genetic analysis of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood: Development of a non-invasive paternity test with high specificity"
Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (IBPM) - National Research Council (CNR)
Supervisor: Dr. Eugenia D'Atanasio

Master of II level in Forensic Genetics 110/110 cum laude
University of Rome Tor Vergata - Faculty of Medicine
Thesis: "RM Y-STR: Implications and challenges in forensic genetic analysis"
Supervisor: Prof. Emiliano Giardina

Licensing examination for the practice of biology
University of Salento

Master's Degree (LM-6) in Genetics and Molecular Biology 110/110 cum laude
University of Rome La Sapienza - Department of Biology and Biotechnologies "Charles Darwin"
Thesis: "Epigenetic regulation of the centromere in Drosophila melanogaster"
Supervisor: Prof. Laura Fanti

Bachelor's degree (L-2) in Biotechnology 108/110
University of Sannio - Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Thesis: "The progress of monoclonal antibody therapy in Her-2 positive breast cancer"
Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Maria Pacifico

Research products

11573/1693293 - 2023 - The genomic echoes of the last Green Sahara on the Fulani and Sahelian people

D'atanasio, Eugenia; Risi, Flavia; Ravasini, Francesco; Montinaro, Francesco; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Bonucci, Biancamaria; Pistacchia, Letizia; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Bonito, Maria; Onidi, Sara; Colombo, Giulia; Semino, Ornella; Destro Bisol, Giovanni; Anagnostou, Paolo; Metspalu, Mait; Tambets, Kristiina; Trombetta, Beniamino; Cruciani, Fulvio - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: CURRENT BIOLOGY (Current Biology Limited:84 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8RR United Kingdom:011 44 20 76114202, EMAIL: info@biomednet.com, INTERNET: http://www.biomednet.com, Fax: 011 44 20 76114479) pp. - - issn: 0960-9822 - wos: WOS:001141295800001 (0) - scopus: (0)