Room Serra 1 and 2 - at 2:00 pm
Genetics building (CU022), Sapienza
https://meet.google.com/mcs-rgfs-cku
April 10, 2026
Professors: Fanti (chair), Cruciani, Dimitri, Morlando, ADV
Referee Students: Spurio, Gualdi, Franco, Marotta
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.
Maria Chiara Barone: “Molecular characterization of the pathogenetic mechanisms underlying different diseases caused by novel mutations related to the RAS superfamily genes”
May 8, 2026
Professors: Vernì (chair), Ballarino, Presutti, Trombetta, Ferrari
Referee Students: Guerrini, Piscopo, Quilli, Salvi
2.00 - 2.30 p.m.
Clelia Cortile: “Epigenetic profiling of Multiple Myeloma initiation and progression”
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.
Michela De Nittis: “Unveiling Auxin Minimum-responsive Genes Triggering the Division-to-Differentiation switch in Arabidopsis thaliana Root Apical Meristem”
May 22, 2026
Professors: Raimondo (chair), Cacchione, Raffa, Piacentini, Gross
Referee Students: Pistacchia, Simula, Terribili, Venezia
2.00 - 2.20 p.m.
Diego Ferreri: “From nucleus to centrosome: the “mitotic trip” of MRG15, a
moonlighting protein involved in Drosophila cell cycle regulation”
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.
Raffaele Garraffo: “The role of the dsRBP STAU1 in circRNA-mRNA interactions”
May 29, 2026
Professors: Laneve (chair), Cruciani, Giunta, Serino, Soddu
Referee Students: Spurio, Barone, Amati, Bella
2.00 - 2.30 p.m.
Sara Gualdi: "Immunological analysis of the tumor microenvironment in glioblastoma”
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.
Damiano Guerrini: “The role of transcriptional stress in Spinal Muscolar Atrophy”
June 19, 2026
Professors: Ciapponi (chair), Dello Ioio, Saggio, Tartaglia, ADV
Referee Students: Cortile, De Nittis, D’Angelo, Dinoi
2.00 - 2.30 p.m.
Fabio Piscopo: “Unveiling the role of PCIF1 methyltransferase in Triple-
Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)”
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.
Letizia Pistacchia: “Long live the king: whole genome sequencing analysis of Asiatic lions (Panthera leo persica) to preserve the biodiversity of an endangered species”
July 03, 2026
Professors: Morlando (chair), Sabatini, Fatica, Guarguaglini
Referee Students: Ferreri, Garraffo, Durante, Franco
2.00 - 2.30 p.m.
Marco Simula: “Cell-type specific lncRNAs control of neuromuscular junction development in human iPSC-derived Neuromuscular Organoids”
2.30 - 3.00 p.m.
Alessia Spurio: “Investigating centromere instability in human cancer”