Ancient DNA Laboratory

RESEARCH LINES:

• Genetic history of the city of Milan: Analysis of ancient remains to reconstruct two thousand years of the city's history.
  PI: Prof. Anna Olivieri.
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. E. Moroni (Postdoc).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. C. Cattaneo (University of Milan);
  Prof. C. Perassi (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan);
  Prof. M. Sannazzaro (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan);
  Dr. L. Biehler Gomez (University of Milan);
  Dr. M. Mattia (University of Milan);
  MUSA – University Museum of Anthropological Sciences (University of Milan).
  Funding: PRIN2022, National Facility for Genomics, Human Technopole Foundation (2024-G-Pilot, ID 1804543).
   

• Genetic history of the archaeological site of Amiternum in Abruzzo: Genomic analysis of an Italian archaeological site.
  PI: Prof. Anna Olivieri.
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. E. Moroni (Postdoc), Dr. G. Colombo (Postdoc); Dr. V. Agostini (Postdoc).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. A. Forgione (University of L’Aquila);
  Prof. A.M.G. Poma (University of L’Aquila).
   

• Museomics and cultural heritage valorisation: Application of genomic and ancient DNA approaches to museum remains and collections to enrich the knowledge of biological, historical, and cultural heritage.
  PI: Prof. A. Achilli, Prof. A. Olivieri; Dr. N. Rambaldi Migliore (Postdoc).
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. E. Moroni (Postdoc); V. Nicolini (PhD student); A. Tommasi (PhD student).
  National and International Collaborations:
  KOSMOS Natural History Museum (University of Pavia);
  MUSE - Science Museum of Trento.
   

• Analysis of unknown museum human remains: Application of genomic and ancient DNA approaches to human museum remains and collections to study their provenance and enrich the knowledge of the biological, historical, and cultural heritage preserved in museum archives.
  PI: Prof. A. Achilli.
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. N. Rambaldi Migliore (Postdoc); V. Nicolini (PhD student).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. L. Pagani (University of Padua);
  Prof. M. Mezzavilla (University of Padua);
  Dr. N. Carrara (Museum of Nature and Man, Padua).
   

• Genetic history of the Ledro pile-dwelling site: Genomic analyses of human remains from the pile-dwelling site of Lake Ledro (Bronze Age).
  PI: Prof. A. Achilli.
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. N. Rambaldi Migliore (Postdoc); V. Nicolini (PhD student); A. Tommasi (PhD student); G. Villani (PhD student).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. V. Coia (EURAC, Bolzano);
  Prof. L. Pagani (University of Padua);
  Prof. H. Schroeder (University of Copenhagen);
  Dr. N. Carrara (Museum of Nature and Man, Padua);
  Dr. A. Fedrigotti (Stilt House Museum of Lake Ledro, MUSE);
  Dr. N. Nannini (MUSE - Science Museum, Trento).
  Funding: CARITRO Foundation; National Facility for Genomics, Human Technopole Foundation (2024-G-Pilot, ID 1804543).
   

• Central Italian ancient populations: The project focuses on the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age and analyzes the ancient civilizations that arose in Central Italy, particularly Etruscans, Piceni, and Umbri.
  PI: Prof. A. Achilli.
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. N. Rambaldi Migliore (Postdoc); V. Nicolini (PhD student).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. D. Caramelli (University of Florence);
  Prof. S. Ghirotto (University of Ferrara);
  Prof. H. Lancioni (University of Perugia);
  Prof. C. Posth (University of Tübingen).
  Funding: PRIN 2022; National Facility for Genomics, Human Technopole Foundation, Milan (2024-G-Pilot, ID 1990835).
   

• Genomic analysis of ancient individuals from three Tunisian archaeological sites: Kerkouane, Al Huwariyah, and El Mansoura.
  PI: Prof. Ornella Semino.
  Internal Collaborators: Dr. G. Colombo (Postdoc), Dr. E. Moroni (Postdoc).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. A. Coppa (Sapienza University of Rome);
  Prof. F. Cruciani (Sapienza University of Rome);
  Prof. A. Novelletto (Tor Vergata University of Rome);
  Prof. R. Pinhasi (University of Vienna);
  Dr. F. La Pastina (University of Messina);
  Dr. M. Lucci (Sapienza University of Rome).
   

• Genetic and anthropological analysis of individuals found at the Tell Semhani site, Syria: The project focuses on the analysis of Bronze Age remains from the archaeological site of Tell Semhani, near Latakia, Syria.
  PI: Prof. A. Achilli.
  Internal Collaborators: V. Nicolini (PhD student), Dr. N. Rambaldi Migliore (Postdoc).
  National and International Collaborations:
  Prof. L. D'Alfonso (Department of Humanities, University of Pavia);
  T. Sankari (Institute for the study of the ancient world, New York University).