Molecular Biology, Cytogenetics, Epigenomics

Referents:

• Prof. Solomon Nergadze (Epigenomics e Bioinformatics)
• Prof. Elena Raimondi (Molecular Cytogenetics)
• Prof. Elena Giulotto (Molecular and Cellular Biology)

Collaboratori:

• Eleonora Cappelletti (post-doc), Maria Francesca Piras (post-doc)
• Wasma Amin Abdelgadir Ahmed (PhD student), Lorenzo Sola (PhD student)

Research projects concern the molecular mechanisms involved in maintaining the integrity of the mammalian genome that play a fundamental role in carcinogenesis and evolution. The main structures necessary for maintaining the structural and functional integrity of chromosomes are the centromeres and telomeres.