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

11573/1747394 - 2025 - Mobility and Social Structure in Late Antique Italy at the Edge of Longobard and Byzantine Territories

Bella, Elisa; Risi, Flavia; Ravasini, Francesco; Pistacchia, Letizia; Siggillino, Francesca; Mei, Oscar; Delpino, Chiara; Rossetti, Ilaria; Kabral, Helja; Saag, Lehti; Tambets, Kristiina; Metspalu, Mait; Micarelli, Ileana; Tafuri, Mary Anne; Manzi, Giorgio; Cruciani, Fulvio; D’Atanasio, Eugenia; Trombetta, Beniamino - 04f Poster

conference: 11th International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology (Torino, Italy)

book: Abstract book of the 11th International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology - ()

11573/1747395 - 2025 - From Dawn to Dusk: The Rise and Spread of the Greek/Eastern Mediterranean Component in Italy

conference: AGI Congress 2025 (Bari)

book: Book of abstracts AGI Congress 2025 - ()

11573/1747371 - 2025 - NEWPAT: A Non-Invasive Prenatal Paternity Test Using Double Nucleotide Polymorphisms (DNPs)

Pistacchia, Letizia; D’Atanasio, Eugenia; Blandino, Francesca; La Riccia, Pietro; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Ravasini, Francesco; Risi, Flavia; Meschino, Noemi; Scarabino, Daniela; Spinella, Francesca; Cotroneo, Ettore; Sanzico, Chiara; Bella, Elisa; Novelletto, Andrea; Trombetta, Beniamino; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: 13th International Congress on Haploid Markers (HM13) (Belgrade)

book: 13th International Congress on Haploid Markers (HM13) - ()

11573/1745408 - 2025 - DNPcall: A New Pipeline for Accurate Double Nucleotide Polymorphism Calling

Pistacchia, Letizia; Ravasini, Francesco; Bella, Elisa; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Cruciani, Fulvio; Trombetta, Beniamino - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: BIOINFORMATICS ADVANCES (Oxford: Oxford University Press) pp. - - issn: 2635-0041 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1747345 - 2025 - New insights from whole‑genome sequencing into the genetic structure and the evolutionary history of the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)

Pistacchia, Letizia; Ravasini, Francesco; De Benedetto, Martina; Kruse Nielsen, Rikke; Pertoldi, Cino; Yadid, Yitzhak; Leegwater, Peter A. J.; Beers, Baukje G.; Bruins-Van Sonsbeek, Linda G. R.; Hartog, Jos; Risi, Flavia; Serventi, Patrizia; Rinaldi, Federica; Minniti, Claudia; Ottoni, Claudio; Cruciani, Fulvio; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Trombetta, Beniamino - 04f Poster

conference: Convegno AGI 2025 (Bari)

book: Convegno AGI 2025 - ()

11573/1747313 - 2025 - The Green Sahara genomic landscape: tracing ancestries across North Africa and Sahel through joint analysis of modern and ancient genomes

Risi, Flavia; Ravasini, Francesco; Pistacchia, Letizia; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Colombo, Giulia; Olivieri, Anna; Destro-Bisol, Giovanni; Hisham, Hassan; Netea, Mihai; Metspalu, Mait; Tambets, Kristiina; Novelletto, Andrea; Semino, Ornella; Trombetta, Beniamino; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: 11th International Symposium on Biomolecular Archaeology (Turin; Italy)

book: ISBA 11th Symposium - ()

11573/1747310 - 2025 - The Green Sahara genomic landscape: tracing ancestries across North Africa and Sahel through joint analysis of modern and ancient genomes

Risi, Flavia; Ravasini, Francesco; Pistacchia, Letizia; Hajiesmaeil, Mpgge; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Colombo, Giulia; Olivieri, Anna; Destro-Bisol, Giovanni; Hisham, Hassan; Netea, Mihai; Metspalu, Mait; Tambets, Kristiina; Novelletto, Andrea; Semino, Ornella; Trombetta, Beniamino; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Cruciani, Fulvio. - 04f Poster

conference: EMBO Practical Course Population genomics: Background and tools (Castellammare di Stabia (NA); Italy)

book: EMBO Practical Course Population genomics: Background and tools, Castellammare di Stabia (Italy) - ()

11573/1747340 - 2025 - The Green Sahara genomic landscape: tracing ancestries across North Africa and Sahel through joint analysis of modern and ancient genomes

Risi, Flavia; Ravasini, Francesco; Pistacchia, Letizia; Siggillino, Francesca; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Colombo, Giulia; Olivieri, Anna; Montinaro, Francesco; Destro-Bisol, Giovanni; Hisham, Hassan; Netea, Mihai; Metspalu, Mait; Tambets, Kristiina; Novelletto, Andrea; Semino, Ornella; Trombetta, Beniamino; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: Congresso Associazione Genetica Italiana 2025 (Bari; Italy)

book: AGI Congress 2025 - ()

11573/1747384 - 2024 - NEWPAT: Development of a non-invasive paternity test with high specifity

Pistacchia, Letizia; D’Atanasio, Eugenia; Blandino, Francesca; La Riccia, Pietro; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Ravasini, Francesco; Risi, Flavia; Bella, Elisa; Sanzico, Chiara; Meschino, Noemi; Scarabino, Daniela; Spinella, Francesca; Cotroneo, Ettore; Novelletto, Andrea; Trombetta, Beniamino; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: Human Genome Meeting (HUGO 2024) (Roma; Italy)

book: Human Genome Meeting (HUGO 2024) - ()

11573/1747379 - 2024 - NEWPAT: Development of a non-invasive paternity test with high specificity

Pistacchia, Letizia; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Blandino, Francesca; La Riccia, Pietro; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Ravasini, Francesco; Risi, Flavia; Bella, Elisa; Sanzico, Chiara; Meschino, Noemi; Scarabino, Daniela; Spinella, Francesca; Cotroneo, Ettore; Novelletto, Andrea; Trombetta, Beniamino; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: 29th Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG 2024) (Santiago de Compostela)

book: 29th Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics (ISFG 2024) - ()

11573/1747382 - 2024 - New genomic approaches for ex-situ conservation and management of the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)

Pistacchia, Letizia; Ravasini, Francesco; Kruse Neilsen, Rikke; Pertoldi, Cino; Yadid, Yitzhak; J Leegwater, Peter A; Beers, Baukje; Brunis-Van Sonsbeek, Linda; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Risi, Flavia; Cruciani, Fulvio; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Trombetta, Beniamino - 04f Poster

conference: European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2024) (Bologna)

book: European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2024) - ()

11573/1747389 - 2024 - Population genomics of Asiatic lion: a whole genome sequencing approach for preserving the biodiversity of an endangered species

conference: EMBO Practical Course - “Population genomics: Background and tools” (Castellammare di Stabia; Italy)

book: EMBO Practical Course - “Population genomics: Background and tools” - ()

11573/1727379 - 2024 - The genomic portrait of the Picene culture provides new insights into the Italic Iron Age and the legacy of the Roman Empire in Central Italy

Ravasini, Francesco; Kabral, Helja; Solnik, Anu; De Gennaro, Luciana; Montinaro, Francesco; Hui, Ruoyun; Delpino, Chiara; Finocchi, Stefano; Giroldini, Pierluigi; Mei, Oscar; Beck De Lotto, Michael Allen; Cilli, Elisabetta; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Pistacchia, Letizia; Risi, Flavia; Giacometti, Chiara; Scheib, Christiana Lyn; Tambets, Kristiina; Metspalu, Mait; Cruciani, Fulvio; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Trombetta, Beniamino - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: GENOME BIOLOGY (BioMed Central) pp. - - issn: 1474-760X - wos: (0) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85209711629 (3)

11573/1747343 - 2024 - The Green Sahara genomic landscape: insights from whole genome analysis of modern northern African and Sahelian populations

Risi, Flavia; Ravasini, Francesco; Pistacchia, Letizia; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Amoako-Sakyi, Daniel; Colombo, Giulia; Olivieri, Anna; Destro-Bisol, Giovanni; Hassan, Hassan; Netea, Mihai; Metspalu, Mait; Tambets, Kristiina; Novelletto, Andrea; Semino, Ornella; Trombetta, Beniamino; D'atanasio, Eugenia; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Reconstructing the human past: using ancient and modern genomes. (Hedelberg; Germany)

book: EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Reconstructing the human past: using ancient and modern genomes. - ()

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)

11573/1739042 - 2023 - The genomic echoes of the last Green Sahara on the Fulani and Sahelian people

paper: CURRENT BIOLOGY (New York : Elsevier Science) pp. 5495-5504 - issn: 1879-0445 - wos: WOS:001141295800001 (3) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85180420469 (3)

11573/1747387 - 2023 - NEWPAT: Development of a non-invasive paternity test with high specifity

Pistacchia, Letizia; D’Atanasio, Eugenia; Blandino, Francesca; La Riccia, Pietro; Hajiesmaeil, Mogge; Ravasini, Francesco; Risi, Flavia; Meschino, Noemi; Scarabino, Daniela; Spinella, Francesca; Cotroneo, Ettore; Novelletto, Andrea; Trombetta, Beniamino; Cruciani, Fulvio - 04f Poster

conference: Joint-Meeting (AGI-SIMAG 2023) (Cortona; Italy)

book: Joint-Meeting (AGI-SIMAG 2023) - ()