VERINI SUPPLIZI Andrea - Full Professor AGRI-09/C
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (1984, University of Perugia)
Research interests and technical-scientific expertise:
- Functional genomics and epigenomics of exercise-induced stress in athletic horses for the evaluation of training and underperformance/overtraining syndromes
- Nutrigenomic approaches in monogastric and ruminant species for evaluating the effects of phytoderivative supplementation
- Evaluation of chromosomal abnormalities in mammalian embryos produced in vivo and in vitro
- In vitro fertilization in ruminants
PIERAMATI Camillo - Associate Professor AGRI-09/A
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (1986, University of Perugia).
PhD in “Improvement, hygiene, healthiness, and quality of animal production” (University of Perugia, 1990)
Research interests and technical-scientific expertise:
- Genetic improvement of quantitative traits in livestock species
- Bioinformatics and implementation of algorithms for genetic analyses
- Statistical analysis of animal experiments
CAPOMACCIO Stefano - Associate Professor AGRI-09/A
Degree in Animal Production Science (2001, University of Perugia).
PhD (2005, University of Perugia).
Research interests and technical-scientific expertise:
- Genetics, genomics, and epigenomics of major domestic species
- Bioinformatics and software development for genomic and transcriptomic analyses
- Transcriptomics of exercise in the athletic horse
- Nutrigenomic studies in monogastric and ruminant species
- Role of repetitive sequences in exercise physiology
- Association studies in livestock species
CAPPELLI Katia - Associate Professor AGRI-09/A
Degree in Veterinary Medicine (1997, University of Perugia).
PhD in Biochemical Sciences (2002, University of Perugia).
Research interests and technical-scientific expertise:
- Transcriptomics, genomics, and genetics of major domestic species
- Functional genomics and epigenomics of exercise-induced stress in athletic horses for the evaluation of training and underperformance/overtraining syndromes
- Role of the molecular cargo of extracellular vesicles
- Nutrigenomic approaches in monogastric and ruminant species for evaluating phytoderivative supplementation
- Genetic and epigenetic alterations in neoplasms of domestic animals
GIONTELLA Andrea - Research Contractor CRCS AGRI-09/A
Degree in Animal Production Science and Technologies (2005, University of Perugia).
PhD in Equine Sciences (2010, University of Perugia).
Research interests and technical-scientific expertise:
- Genetics and genetic improvement of livestock species
- Study and evaluation of mathematical-statistical models for the assessment and genetic selection of livestock, particularly sport horses, in direct collaboration with breed associations
- Statistical analysis of phenotypes and mathematical modeling of data in major domestic species
- Bioinformatics and software design for the management and analysis of genetic databases
- Integration of quantitative genetics methods with molecular genetics for the selection of livestock species
PhD Students
Roberta Ratto
Second-year PhD student in Veterinary Health and Experimental Sciences.
Degree in Medical, Veterinary and Forensic Biotechnology (2023, University of Perugia)
- Use of an integrated Next Generation Sequencing approach for the transcriptomic characterization of equine sarcoids associated with bovine papillomavirus
Technical Staff
ALUNNI Gianluca
Technical, scientific, and data processing area, category C5
Technical manager of the Veterinary Biotechnology Laboratory. Expert in:
- Molecular genetics
- Gas chromatography
- HPLC
Collaboration in teaching and internship activities for students of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology.
ERC Sectors of the Group
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LS2_1 Genetics
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LS2_3 Epigenetics
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LS2_5 Genomics
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LS8_2 Biodiversity
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LS9_2 Applied genetics, gene editing and transgenic organisms
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LS9_10 Veterinary and applied animal sciences