Professore di II fascia di Genetica

EDUCATION and CAREER Since 11/2022 Associate Professor in Genetics, University of Parma, Parma Italy; 2015
2022 Assistant Prpfessor (RTDA-RTDB) in Genetics, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. 2008-2025 Post-doctoral
researcher, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. 2008 Ph.D. in Biotechnology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy, with a
year at the Department FYSA, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
RESEARCH INTEREST. Use of yeast as a model for identifying pathological mutations and mechanisms of action of
human mitochondrial diseases; identification of compounds as putative drugs for the treatment of such diseases
MEETINGS. Participation to approximately 30 national and international scientific meetings
PROJECTS AS COORDINATOR. 2021-2024: Italian Telethon Research Grant, project no. GGP19287 “Pre-clinical
identification of drugs targeting POLG disorders by using a Zebrafish/Yeast trans-species approach (ZIPPY)”, P.I.
Francesco Argenton (University of Padova, Italy), Role: Unit Coordinator; 2018-2023: Ministry of Health finalized
research 2016 project no. GR-2016-02361449 “Italian Project on Hereditary Optic Neuropathies (IPHON): from genetic
basis to therapy”, P.I. Leonardo Caporali (IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Italy), Role: Unit
Coordinator; 2019-2021: FIL Incentivante di Ateneo 2019" at University of Parma, project “Identification and
characterization of drugs targeting POLG disorders by using yeast models”, Role: P.I.; 2017-2018: "FIL Incentivante di
Ateneo 2016" at University of Parma, project no. FIL2016_10007492 “Identification of the molecular target of clofilium
tosylate, a drug rescuing mitochondrial defects due to pathological mutations in the mitochondrial DNA polymerase”,
Role: P.I.; 2014-2017: Ministry of University and Research Futuro in Ricerca 2013 call, project no RBFR13IWDS “From
yeast to humans: role of OPA1 isoforms and pathogenic mutations in neurodegeneration characterized by mitochondrial
genome instability”, P.I. Claudia Zanna (University of Bologna, Italy), Role: Unit Coordinator.
BIBLIOMETRIC INDEXES. Author of 59 peer-reviewed publications; H-Index: 23 (Scopus); Total citations: 2395
(Scopus).