Phd in GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

email: monica.ballarino@uniroma1.it
phone: +39-0649912201
building: CU026
room: 12

MONICA BALLARINO
Date and Place of Birth: April 10th, 1973 Rome (Italy)
Citizenship: Italian

Associate Professor, Dept. Biology and Biotechnologies “Charles Darwin” (BBCD), Sapienza University
Coordinator of the Research Laboratory “Noncoding RNA”
office: +39-06 49912201; lab: +39-06 49912210

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8595-7105
URL website: https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/it/users/monicaballarinouniroma1it

Education/Qualification
2017 National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale, ASN, II Fascia). Academic Discipline: Molecular Biology (05/E2)
2005 PhD in Gen. and Mol. Biology, “Sapienza” University, Rome (Italy)
2003 State assessment examination for professional Biologists (150/150), Università degli Studi della Tuscia (Viterbo).
2001 MD (LM-6) with honours in Biological Sciences (curriculum BIOMOLECOLARE), "Sapienza" University, Rome (Italy)

Research Activities and Post-doctorate experiences
2019-to date: ASSOCIATE Professor, Dept. Biology and Biotechnologies Charles Darwin (BBCD), Sapienza University
2016-19 ASSISTANT Professor (RTD-B), Dept. BBCD, Sapienza University
2012-15 RESEARCHER (RTDA), Dept. BBCD, Sapienza University
2010 VISITING Scientist, Institut de Biologie de l'ENS, Paris, France. Host: Prof. Olivier Bensaude.
2009-12 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Chercheur), Institute de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Illkirch-Graffenstanden, Strasbourg, France. Host: Prof. Laszlo Tora
2005-09 Post-doctoral FELLOW, Dept. of Gen. and Molecular Biology, Sapienza Univ. Host: Prof. Irene Bozzoni
2002-05 PhD Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Molecular Medicine and Biology, ciclo XVIII
1999-2001 Master’s degree thesis. GRADUATED with honors in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology), Sapienza University. Host: Dr. Francesca Carnevali

AWARDS
2015-19 ANVUR-VQR Recognition of 3/4 “Excellent-extremely relevant” 1/4 “Excellent” publications
2019 Recognition of Excellent University Teaching awarded by SMFN Faculty, Sapienza University
2017 FFABR-ANVUR (GU n.297 21-12-2016 Sup Ord n.57), MIUR
2016 Poster Prize, A new murine lncRNA conserved in human and involved in muscle differentiation, XIX CONGRESSO NAZIONALE SIGU, Torino
2015 Poster Prize, RNA-based gene therapy of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, TELETHON XVIII Scientific convention, Riva del Garda
2010 Prize “Espoirs de la Recherche” awarded by Fondation pour la Recherche Medicale en France (FRM). Project: Characterization of the function of TAF15 and the oncogenic TAF15-TEC fusion protein in co-transcriptional pre-RNA maturation processes
2009 Poster Prize, New connections between miRNAs transcription and processing, SIROCCO Annual meeting, UK
2004-05 Long-Term fellowship by Ist. Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci-Bolognetti to work at CAN, Dept. Gen. and Mol. Biology, Sapienza.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
University courses
2022-to date Member of CIVIS-European University. EXPERIMENTAL MODELS IN MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE
2019-to date MOL. BIOLOGY 6CFU LM17 Physics SMFN, Sapienza
2018-to date MOL. BIOLOGY AND GENOMICS 6CFU LM2 Bioinformatics, Sapienza
2017-to date GENOMICA 3CFU L13 Biology SMFN, Sapienza
2014-17 EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION LM6 GBMRBB SMFN, Sapienza
2013-17 ING. GENETICA E TERAPIA GENICA LM8 Biotecnologie GIA SMFN, Sapienza
2012-to date Lecturer for SSSA and for the Master degree LM8, LM6 courses, Sapienza
2012-to date Member of the Master degree LM6 examining committee, Sapienza

PhD activities
2021 External reviewer PhD program in Medicina Traslazionale e Molecolare – DIMET, Cycle XXXIV.
2017-to date Member of the scientific board of the PhD School in Gen. and Mol. Biology
2017-to date Scientific organizer of the PhD workshops:
- EMBL-Sapienza lecture series “Neurobiology and Epigenetics”
- Cutting-edge molecular technologies: Sapienza/EMBL joint effort to share complementary expertise
- 1st EMBL-Sapienza "Chromatin and Epigenetics" PhD meeting, Sapienza
2014-to date Lecturer for the PhD Schools in Gen. and Mol. Biology and Morphogenesis and Tissue Engineering
2013-to date Tutor of several PhD students, PhD in Gen. and Mol. Biology and Life Sciences

OTHER WORK ACTIVITIES
2023- to date Referent for the e-learning platform, CdS in Bioinformatics
2021- to date Member of the Giunta di Dipartimento, BBCD, Sapienza
2020- to date Member of the Technical and Scientific board “SPBA-Centro Servizi Ricerca”, dedicated to preclinical experimentation and animal welfare, Sapienza
2020 President of the TOLC-B examining committee AA 2020-21, SMFN
2016-to date III Mission activities:
- JOB PLACEMENT E INCUBATORI DELLA RICERCA: Editor for Dept. BBDC Brochure https://bbcd.bio.uniroma1.it/bbcd/sites/default/files/allegati_notizie/SCIENTIFIC_REPORT_DIPBBCD_2021_0.pdf);
- EDUCAZIONE E DIVULGAZIONE SCIENTIFICA: Eventi Mass media (YOUTUBE interview; Attività seminariale scuole primarie e secondarie (Cellule nella ricerca biomedica, Istituto Cristo Re)
2006 Instructor at the First ROC practical course on ChIP related techniques, Regina Elena Cancer Institute CRS-IRE, Rome

INVITED TALKS
2023 FISHing for Charme, a lncRNA solution to cell differentiation issue, EMBO Course FISHing for RNAs: Classical to Single Molecule Approaches, Heidelberg
2021 Methodological issues and challenges for probing the function of lncRNAs, PhD School Gen. and Mol. Biology, Sapienza, Rome
2020 A comprehensive glimpse on Charme lncRNA CCP-Phenogenomics Conference Vestec, Prague
2020 FISHing for Charme, a lncRNA solution to cell differentiation issues, EMBO Course FISHing for RNAs: Classical to Single Molecule Approaches, Heidelberg
2019 A noncoding solution to cell differentiation issues: the Charme example, School of Doctorate in Biol. and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza, Rome
2018 New and improved methodologies to detect RNA/protein interactions with chromatin, Scuola Superiore di Studi Avanzati dell’Ateneo, Rome -
2018 Non-coding regulation of myogenic chromatin EPIGEN Final Meeting San Servolo, Venice
2018 Non-coding regulation of myogenic chromatin, SIBBM When and where: temporal and spatial regulation of biological processes, Rome
2017 LncRNAs nella miogenesi e nelle malattie del cuore, Unità di Terapia Intensiva Cardiologica - S. Andrea, Rome
2016 Non-coding answers to differentiation questions, Chromatin, epigenome & drug discovery: Training School meeting, Epigenetic Chemical Biology, Naples
2015 LncRNPs and control of chromatin structure, Joint meeting People Marie Curie ITN, RNA Day, Rome
2008 miRNA and hematopoietic differentiation, Congres de la Sociètè Francaise d’Hematologie, Paris

ABSTRACTS in the Proceedings of Meetings and Courses (last 10 years)
2023 Palma, Buonaiuto, Montrone, Ballarino. Integration of transcriptomic data to dissect the role of long noncoding RNAs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis” BITS 2023, Bari, Italy
2023 Buonaiuto, Palma, Simula, Desideri, Ballarino. From mouse to human: how RNA epigenetic influences cardiomyocytes maturation - SIBBM 2023 Beyond Genomics: Next Generation Molecular Biology, Bari, Italy
2023 Palma, Buonaiuto, Montrone, Ballarino. Integration of transcriptomic data to dissect the role of long noncoding RNAs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - SIBBM 2023, Beyond Genomics: Next Generation Molecular Biology, Bari, Italy
2023 Floris, Picchio, Cozzolino, Taliani, Buonaiuto, Nicoletti, Ballarino, Pagano, Chimenti. The role of Charme in the phenotype and function of resident cardiac mesenchymal stromal cells. ESC European Society of Cardiology congress Amsterdam - Netherlands
2022 Buonaiuto, Taliani, D’Onghia, Desideri, Ballarino. Non-coding RNA-mediated regulation of cardiac development: how RNA epigenetics influences cardiomyocytes maturation, EMBL symposium: The complex life of RNA, Heidelberg, Germany
2022 Buonaiuto, Taliani, Desideri, D’Onghia, Bozzoni, Ballarino. LncRNAs in heart development: how RNA epigenetics influences cardiomyocytes maturation to prevent cardiac hyperplasia SIBBM2022: The RNA world 3.0, Rome, Italy
2022 Buonaiuto, Taliani, Desideri, Ballarino. From mouse to human: how RNA epigenetic influences cardiac and neuromuscular physiology and disease, National PhD Meeting, Salerno, Italy
2022 Desideri, Buonaiuto, Taliani, Bozzoni, Ballarino. Noncoding RNA shaping gene expression: implications in neuromuscular physiopathology, Regulatory & Non-coding RNAs, CSHL, NY
2022 Desideri et al, Noncoding RNA shaping gene expression: implications in motor neurons specification, Regulatory & Non-coding RNAs, CSHL, NY
2021 Buonaiuto, Taliani, Desideri, Bozzoni, Nicoletti, Musarò, Ballarino. From mouse to human: the nuclear lncRNA Charme as a putative candidate for clinical application? Noncoding RNA World: From Mechanism to Therapy, ncRNA2021
2020 Desideri, Buonaiuto, Taliani, Santini, Kasparek, Petrezselyova, Sedlacek, Bozzoni, Ballarino. A comprehensive glimpse on Charme long noncoding RNA, CCP Phenogenomics, Conference2020 Vestec, Prague
2020 Ballarino. FISHing for Charme, a long noncoding solution to cell differentiation issues, EMBO Practical Course: FISHing for RNAs: Classical to Single Molecule Approaches EMBL Heidelberg, Germany
2020 Desideri, Cipriano, Buonaiuto, Santini, Taliani, Petrezselyova, Colantoni, Nicoletti, Musarò, Bozzoni, Ballarino. On the impact of nuclear long noncoding RNAs in myogenesis: Charme interacts with the chromatin to fine-tune muscle specification, 17th Meeting of IIM, the Interuniversity Institute of Myology Virtual meeting
2020 Macino, Cipriano, Buonaiuto, Santini, Biferali, Peruzzi, Colantoni, Mozzetta, Ballarino. Epigenetic regulation of Wnt7b expression by the cis-acting lncRNA lncRewind in muscle stem cells, 17th Meeting of IIM, the Interuniversity Institute of Myology Virtual meeting
2020 Taliani, Buonaiuto, Desideri, Cipriano, Santini, Perlas, Nicoletti, Musaro, Bozzoni, Ballarino. Figuring out the role of nuclear lncRNA Charme in muscle development” 9TH international course on non-coding genome”, Institut Curie, Paris
2019 Desideri, Buonaiuto, Taliani, Cipriano, Calicchio, Bozzoni, Kasparek, Petrezselyova, Sedlacek, Ballarino. LncRNAs fine tune myogenesis: a comprehensive glimpse on Charme, EMBO Symposium: Non-Coding Genome, Heidelberg, Germany
2019 Buonaiuto, Desideri, Taliani, Santini, Bozzoni, Ballarino. Deciphering the lncRNAs language in myogenesis: a comprehensive glimpse on Charme, Dip. BBCD, Sapienza, Roma, Italy
2019 Desideri, Buonaiuto, Taliani, Cipriano, Calicchio, Bozzoni, Kasparek, Petrezselyova, Sedlacek, Ballarino. Sequence determinants regulating Charme long noncoding RNA epigenetic activities, CCP Phenogenomics Conference2019, Vestec, Prague
2019 Buonaiuto, Desideri, Taliani, Santini, Colantoni, Perlas, Nicoletti, Musarò, Bozzoni, Ballarino. Deciphering the lncRNAs language in myogenesis: a comprehensive glimpse on Charme, ShareScience 2019 Sapienza, Roma, Italy
2018 Ballarino. Non-coding regulation of myogenic chromatin, EPIGEN Final Meeting, San Servolo, Venice, Italy
2018 Cipriano, Desideri, Tita, Santini, Nicoletti, Calicchio, Carrieri, Musaro, O’Carroll, Bozzoni, Ballarino. The “Charming” regulation of muscle development and heart remodelling by Charme lncRNA, - SIBBM2018, Rome, Italy
2018 Ballarino et al. Non-coding regulation of myogenic chromatin, SIBBM2018, Rome, Italy
2018 Desideri, Cipriano, Calicchio, Buonaiuto, Santini, Tita, Musarò, O’Carroll, Bozzoni, Ballarino. Charme Shapes the 3D Nuclear Structure by its Close Cooperation with Chromatin, Keystone Simposia, Canada
2018 Cipriano, Desideri, Tita, Santini, Nicoletti, Calicchio, Buonaiuto, Musarò, O’Carroll, Bozzoni, Ballarino. The lncRNA Charme regulates skeletal muscle differentiation and heart development, Muscle Meeting Berlin, Germany
2018 Cipriano, Desideri, Tita, Santini, Nicoletti, Calicchio, Musaro’, O’Carroll, Bozzoni, Ballarino. The charming regulation of muscle development and heart remodeling by Charme EMBO Symposium: Non-coding Genome, Heidelberg, Germany
2018 Bozzoni, Ballarino et al. The control of muscle differentiation: from coding to noncoding RNA and back, EMBO Symposium: The Non-coding Genome, Heidelberg, Germany
2017 Desideri, Cipriano, Calicchio, Tita, Musarò, Bozzoni, Ballarino. Analysis of 3D chromatin conformation structures mediated by the long noncoding RNA Charme, ABCD Meeting, Bologna, Italy
2017 Ballarino et al. Charme lncRNA controls the chromosomal architecture of pro-myogenic genomic loci and regulates heart remodelling, Ponzano Meeting, Ponzano Romano, Italy
2017 Ballarino et al. Charme lncRNA controls the chromosomal architecture of pro-myogenic genomic loci and regulates heart remodelling, EMBO Conference: Nuclear structure and Dynamics, L’IIsle sur la Sorgue, France
2016 Ballarino et al. Lnc-405 interacts with Purα/β to regulate myogenic differentiation, SIBBM2016, Napoli, Italy
2016 Tita, Ballarino et al. In vivo functional analysis of muscle specific lncRNAs by CRISPR/Cas9 technology, Genome Editing & Gene Modulation, Oxford, UK
2016 Tita, Ballarino, et al. A new murine long non-coding RNA conserved in human and involved in muscle differentiation, SIGU, Turin, Italy
2016 Cipriano, Ballarino et al, Characterization of a lncRNA involved in skeletal and cardiac muscle differentiation, EMBO Conference: RNA structure meets function, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 Dimartino, Morlando, Ballarino et al. Defining the role of newly identified lncRNAs in myogenesis, EMBO Conference: The Non-Coding genome, Heidelberg, Germany
2015 Shamloo, Martone, Ballarino et al, Identification, validation, and classification of novel lncRNAs with a putative role in muscle differentiation, International Conference on the Long and the Short of ncRNAs, Crete, Greece
2015 Ballarino et al. The lncRNA lnc-405 is a nuclear transcript which promotes myoblasts differentiation, EMBO Conference: Chromatin and Epigenetics, Heidelberg, Germany
2015 Tita, Cipriano, Bisceglie, Ballarino et al. In vivo study of the lncRNA lnc-405 in myogenesis, PHENOMIN European School for Advanced Mouse Phenogenomics, Château du Liebfrauenberg, France
2015 Bisceglie, Ballarino et al. RNAseq profiling identifies novel lncRNAs modulated during murine myogenesis, Non-Coding Genome, Institut Curie Training unit Intern, Course, Paris, France
2014 Ballarino et al. Novel RNAs during in vitro myogenesis: a lncRNA overlapped to miR-31 controls the timing of murine myoblast differentiation, ESF EMBO Symposium Long Regulatory RNAs, Pultusk, Poland
2014 Ballarino et al. Identification of novel lncRNAs modulated during myogenic differentiation in mouse, Molecular biology of muscle development and regeneration EMBO Workshop, Lecce, Italy
2013 Ballarino et al. Long noncoding RNAs and muscle differentiation, The Regulatory Roles of ncRNA Workshop, Baeza, Spain

FUNDING
- Principal Investigator
2022 PRIN Study of Noncoding RNAs in Organoids for Muscle-Nerve development (NOMeN),187K€
2022 PNRR Spoke 3, linea tematica 2. “Studying how lncRNA and circRNA alteration impacts neuromuscular transmission and ALS” CUP B83C22002870006, 160.0 K€
2022 Bando Visiting Professor cat. A, 5.0 K€
2021 Sapienza Ricerca “A muscle perspective into neurodegeneration: dissecting the role of long noncoding RNAs through hiPSC-derived neuromuscular organoids” RM12117A5DE7A45B, 14.8 K€
2020 POR FESR Lazio 2020-T0002E0001 “Soluzione Integrata di Microscopia Brillouin Avanzata” A03752020-36389 (SIMBA), 149.0 K€
2019 Sapienza Ricerca “The contribution of RNA-protein interactions to Charme (Chromatin architect of muscle expression) lncRNA epigenetic activities” RM11916B7A39DCE5, 14.0K€
2017 FFABR ANVUR MIUR, 3 K€
2017 EU FP7 project 312325 Infrafrontier-I3, INFRAFRONTIER Call2016 "Disease model development and systemic phenotyping". Title: Generation and Phenotyping of the Charme lncRNA deficient mice, 50.0 K€
2017 Sapienza Ricerca “Dissecting the role of the long non-coding RNA Charme in cardiomyogenesis” RM11715C7C8176C1, 11.0 K€

- Participant
2022 Progetti di ricerca Medie Attrezzature Scientifiche, Sapienza Ateneo. Titolo “Piattaforma integrata per la generazione, la coltura e il differenziamento di cellule pluripotenti staminali indotte (cellule iPS) e organoidi”, MA2221815D2A0829 PI: ROSA Alessandro
2022 Sapienza Ricerca Bandi di Ateneo Medi. Ministero dell'istruzione, dell'università e della ricerca. Title “Analysis of the role of the RNA demethylase FTO in chronic myeloid leukaemia”. RM12218147C95507 PI: FATICA Alessandro
2020 Sapienza Ricerca Bandi di Ateneo Medi. Ministero dell'istruzione, dell'università e della ricerca. Title “Drosophila melanogaster as a model for unveiling conserved factors involved in cancer stem cell radioresistance” n. protocollo RM120172B7D32C04 PI: CIAPPONI Laura
2019 ERC Synergy Grant 2019. Title “Assembly and phase Transitions of Ribonucleoprotein Aggregates in neurons: from physiology to pathology ASTRA Action number: 855923 PI: BOZZONI Irene
2019 Progetti di ricerca Medie Attrezzature Scientifiche, Sapienza Ateneo. Titolo “Sequenziamento di lunghe molecole di DNA/RNA per lo studio di organismi modello e non modello”, MA11916B7BEBDEB8 PI: TARTAGLIA Gian Gaetano
2018 Sapienza Ricerca Bandi di Ateneo Medi. Ministero dell'istruzione, dell'università e della ricerca. Title “New therapeutic approach for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy”, RM118164363B1D21 PI: MARTONE Julie
2017 PRIN 2017 Prot. P352Z4 “Non-coding RNAs, new players in gene expression regulation: studying their role in neuronal differentiation and in neurodegeneration” PI: BOZZONI Irene
2016 Telethon “RNA-based studies of DMD: post-transcriptional control and role of noncoding RNAs in normal and dystrophic muscle development” GGP16213
2013 ERC Adv Grant “Role of long noncoding RNA in muscle differentiation and disease” GA 340172 MUNCODD
2012 EPIGENOMICS FLAGSHIP PROJECT (Progetto Bandiera Epigenomica)
2012 AFM-Telethon “Role of long noncoding RNAs in muscle differentiation and in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)” No. 17835
2009 AIRC “miRNA function and misfunction in tumour cells” No. 8723 IG2009
2007 PRIN 20077YZTL8 “Ruolo dei microRNA nel differenziamento cellulare e nella tumorigenesi”
2005 PRIN 2005050339_002 “La fabbrica dell'RNA: accoppiamento tra processi trascrizionali e post-trascrizionali nella biosintesi di piccoli RNA non codificanti”
2005 UE FP6-LIFESCIHEALTH- SIROCCO No. 037900
2003 PRIN 2003054827_002 “La fabbrica dell’RNA dei geni TOP: ruolo delle regioni del promotore sul processamento dei piccoli RNA nucleolari intronici”

- Recipient
2022 FSE – Regione Lazio Contributo premiale per ricercatori 2022

CREDITS
1. Rea J, Carissimo A, Trisciuoglio D, Illi B, Picard D, Remke M, Laneve P, Caffarelli E. "Identification and Functional Characterization of Novel MYC-Regulated Long Noncoding RNAs in Group 3 Medulloblastoma". Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jul 30;13(15):3853.
2. Salerno D, Chiodo L, Alfano V, Floriot O, Cottone G, Paturel A, Pallocca M, Plissonnier ML, Jeddari S, Belloni L, Zeisel M, Levrero M, Guerrieri F. Hepatitis B protein HBx binds the DLEU2 lncRNA to sustain cccDNA and host cancer-related gene transcription. Gut. 2020 Nov;69(11):2016-2024. PMID: 32114505; PMCID: PMC7569396.
3. Biscarini S, Capauto D, Peruzzi G, Lu L, Colantoni A, Santini T, Shneider NA, Caffarelli E, Laneve P, Bozzoni I. Characterization of the lncRNA transcriptome in mESC-derived motor neurons: Implications for FUS-ALS. Stem Cell Res. 2018;27:172‐179.
4. Capauto D, Colantoni A, Lu L, Santini T, Peruzzi G, Biscarini S, Morlando M, Shneider NA, Caffarelli E, Laneve P, Bozzoni I. A Regulatory Circuitry Between Gria2, miR-409, and miR-495 Is Affected by ALS FUS Mutation in ESC-Derived Motor Neurons. Mol Neurobiol. 2018;55(10):7635‐7651.
5. Galardi S, Savino M, Scagnoli F, Pellegatta S, Pisati F, Zambelli F, Illi B, Annibali D, Beji S, Orecchini E, Alberelli MA, Apicella C, Fontanella RA, Michienzi A, Finocchiaro G, Farace MG, Pavesi G, Ciafrè SA, Nasi S. "Resetting cancer stem cell regulatory nodes upon MYC inhibition". EMBO Rep. EMBO Rep. 2016 Nov 16.
6. Bevilacqua V, Gioia U, Di Carlo V, Tortorelli AF, Colombo T, Bozzoni I, Laneve P, Caffarelli E. “Identification of linc-NeD125, a novel long non coding RNA that hosts miR-125b-1 and negatively controls proliferation of human neuroblastoma cells” RNA Biol. 2015;12(12):1323-37.
7. Laneve P, Delaporte C, Trebuchet G, Komonyi O, Flici H, Popkova A, Giuseppe D, Taglini F, Kerekes I, Giangrande A. “The Gcm/Glide molecular and cellular pathway: New actors and new lineages.” Dev Biol. 2012
8. Morlando M, Dini Modigliani S, Torrelli G, Rosa A, Di Carlo V, Caffarelli E, Bozzoni I. “FUS stimulates microRNA biogenesis by facilitating co-transcriptional Drosha recruitment.” EMBO J. 2012 31(24):4502-1;
9. Anamika K, Gyenis À, Poidevin L, Poch O, Tora L. “RNA polymerase II pausing downstream of core histone genes is different from genes producing polyadenylated transcripts” PLoS One 7(6):e38769.
10. Laneve P, Gioia U, Andriotto A, Moretti F, Bozzoni I, Caffarelli E. “A minicircuitry involving REST and CREB controls miR-9-2 expression during human neuronal differentiation”. Nucleic Acid Research 2010; 8(20):6895-905;
11. Vincenti S, De Chiara V, Bozzoni I, Presutti C. “The position of yeast snoRNA-coding regions within host introns is essential for their biosynthesis and for efficient splicing of the host pre-mRNA” RNA 2007; 13:138-50

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION
2023 EMBO Practical Course on Fishing for RNAs, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany, https://www.embl.org/about/info/course-and-conference-office/events/fis23-01/
2023 PhD EMBL-Sapienza lecture series “Neurobiology and Epigenetics”. Key speakers: TRACY BALE-University of Colorado, RAY DOLAN-Max Planck, RICHARD GREGORY-Harvard
2021 Workshop “Cutting-edge molecular technologies: a Sapienza/EMBL joint effort to share complementary expertises”. Key speakers: ALVARO CREVENNA-EMBL, PATRIZIA LAVIA-IBPM (CNR), NEIL HUMPHREYS-EMBL, JIM SAWITZKE-EMBL, ALESSANDRO VANNINI-Human Technopole, virtual
2017 Scientific co-organizer of the 1st EMBL-Sapienza "Chromatin and Epigenetics" PhD meeting, Sapienza University. Key Speakers: ENRICO AVVEDIMENTO-UNINA, DAVIDE GABELLINI-San Raffaele, MASSIMILIANO PAGANI-INGM, CHRISTOPHE LANCRIN-EMBL, MARCO MARCIA-EMBL, JAMIE HACKETT-EMBL, BEATRICE BODEGA-INGM, MIN NOH-EMBL, Heidelberg
2003-to date Scientific organizer of the “Wednesday Seminars”, BBCD, Sapienza

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
- Editor of the BBCD Scientific Report https://bbcd.bio.uniroma1.it/bbcd/archivionotizie/scientific-edition-2021
- Associate Editor, Frontiers Molecular Bioscience
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Genetics
- Review Editor, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
- Reviewer Nature Communications (16-03872A and 19-11007-T); PLoS ONE (PONE-D-10-04987);
Mol.Cell.Biol. (MCB00840-15); Mol Cell (control n. D-09-01418; D-10-00248); FEBS (F140131); NAR (01452-X-2010); ARS (issue on "NON-CODIN RNAs AND EPIGENETICS”)

COMMITTEES
2020-to date Member of the Technical and Scientific board “SPBA-Centro Servizi Ricerca”, dedicated to preclinical experimentation and animal welfare, Sapienza
2021-to date Member of the Council (Giunta) of the Dept. BBCD, Sapienza
2019-to date Member of Accademia Medica
2018-to date Member of SIBBM society
2017-to date Member of the board of teachers of the Gen. and Mol. Biology, PhD School, Sapienza
2012-to date Member of the Academic Committee for Bachelor and Master degrees final examination, Faculty of SMFN, Sapienza