Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)
March 2021: "Aspetti genetici e biologici della disabilità intellettiva nell'età evolutiva", Supervisor Prof. Pierluigi Strippoli, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology - University of Bologna.
Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)
October 2018 - February 2021: "Correlazione genotipo-fenotipo nella sindrome di Down", Supervisor Prof. Pierluigi Strippoli, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology - University of Bologna.
Research Fellows
February 2015 - October 2018: "Correlazione tra genotipo e fenotipo nella trisomia 21 (sindrome di Down)", Supervisor Prof. Pierluigi Strippoli, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology - University of Bologna.
February 2014 - February 2015: "Analisi genomica e post-genomica del cromosoma 21 umano in relazione alla patogenesi della trisomia 21 (sindrome di Down)", Supervisor Prof. Pierluigi Strippoli, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - Unit of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology - University of Bologna.
Education
From January 2011 to December 2013: PhD Student, PhD course: Scienze Farmacologiche e Tossicologiche, dello Sviluppo e del Movimento Umano, University of Bologna. Supervisor Prof. Pierluigi Strippoli.
Form January to July, 2013: Visiting PhD Student at Computational
Genomis research group (Department of Physiology, Anatomy and
Genetics - Medical Research Council (MRC) Functional Genomics Unit,
University of Oxford, UK), Supervisor Prof. Chris Ponting.
July 11th, 2011: biologist qualification at University of Bologna.
October 20th, 2010: Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology Master Degree at University of Bologna, 110/110 summa cum laude. Thesis: "Analisi sistematica della incompletezza dell'estremo 5' della sequenza codificante degli RNA messaggeri (mRNA) umani", Supervisor Prof. Pierluigi Strippoli (Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology).
December 11th, 2008: Biotechnology Bachelor Degree at University of Bologna. Thesis: "Allestimento di un saggio quali-quantitativo per HPV ad alto e basso rischio oncogeno e suo significato nella diagnosi di infezione da HPV nell'era del vaccino", Supervisor Prof.ssa Marialuisa Zerbini (Haematology and Oncological Sciences "L. e A. Seragnoli" - Microbiology Division - University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola Malpighi Polyclinic).
June 2005: High school diploma, at Liceo Scientifico "Enrico Fermi", Pieve di Cadore (BL).
Teaching activities
A.Y. 2021/22-2022/23
Biology and Genetics (cod. 15950, Module 1 Genetics 4,5 cfu and Laboratory 1 cfu, S.S.D. BIO/13), Module of Biology and Genetics (Integrated Course), Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery, University of Bologna Campus Ravenna.
From A.Y. 2018/19:
- Applied Biology (cod. 57113, 2 cfu, S.S.D. BIO/13), Module of Biomedical Sciences I (C.I.), First cycle degree programme (L) in Dietistic, Univeristy of Bologna.
- Applied Biology (cod. 57113, 2 cfu, S.S.D. BIO/13), Module of Biomedical Sciences I (C.I.), First cycle degree programme (L) in Professional education, Univeristy of Bologna.
A.Y. 2019/20: CELLULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (cod. 84277, Module 2 Genetics, 4 cfu, S.S.D. BIO/13), CELLULAR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (I.C.), Medicine and surgery degree, University of Bologna.
A.Y. 2017/18-2018/19-2019/20-2021/22: Biology Lab-based course cod. 90171 S.S.D. BIO/13 (2 Channel, C and D Modules), Biology and Genetics Integrated Course, Medicine and Surgery degree, University of Bologna.
A.Y. 2014/15-2015/16-2016/17-2017/18: tutorship for Genetics Lab-based course cod. 90171 S.S.D. BIO/13 (1 Channel, Teacher: Dr. Lorenza Vitale), Biology and Genetics Integrated Course, Medicine and Surgery degree, University of Bologna.
From A.Y. 2011/12: supervisor of one thesis in Master Degree in Health Biology, co-supervisor of one thesis in Master Degree in Mathematics (University of Trento), four thesis in Medicine and Surgery, one thesis in Master Degree in Computer Engineering, one thesis in Master Degree in Medical Biotechnology. Assistance to undergraduates of the Bachelor Degree in Biological Sciences and Master Degree in Medical Biotechnology and Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology in the research conducted during their internship periods at the Laboratory of Genomics, Unit of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, Department of Specialised, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, for the experimental thesis.
From A.Y. 2018/19: Exam committee member of Cellualr Biology and Genetics, Medicine and Surgery degree, University of Bologna.
From September, 2013: Exam committee member of Biology and Genetics Integrated Course, Medicine and Surgery degree, University of Bologna, as expert in the field of Genetics.
From April to December, 2011: tutorship at Segretria del Corso di Studi in Scienze Motorie, University of Bologna.
Congress talks
Piovesan A, Baldo F, Rakvin M, Ramacieri G, Locatelli C, Lanfranchi S, Pulina F, Caracausi M, Antonaros F, Lombardi M, Pelleri MC, Analisi preliminare della disabilità intellettiva nella sindrome di Down mediante metodi di intelligenza artificiale, in: Atti del VI Convegno Scientifico Nazionale "Sindrome di Down: dalla Ricerca alla Terapia", 21-22 ottobre 2022, pag. 33.
Piovesan A, Vione B, Antonaros F, Salatino G, Barbarossa A, Catapano F, Vitale L, Strippoli P, Pelleri MC, Caracausi M, The problem of correct matching between probe and gene locus in the study of human gene expression profiles, in: Atti del XX Congresso della Associazione Italiana di Biologia e Genetica Generale e Molecolare (A.I.B.G.), Roma, 23-24 Settembre 2022, pag. 124.
Piovesan A, Casadei R, Vitale L, Facchin F, Pelleri MC, Canaider S,
Bianconi E, Frabetti F, Strippoli P, Genome-scale analysis of human
mRNA 5' coding sequences based on expressed sequence tag (EST)
database, in: Atti del XIV Congresso della Associazione Italiana di
Biologia e Genetica Generale e Molecolare (A.I.B.G.), Assisi, 28-29
Settembre 2012, pag. 35.
Memberships
From 2011 member of the Italian Association of Biology and General and Molecular Genetics (AIBG).
From 2016 member of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG).
From 2019 member of the Trisomy 21 Research Society (T21RS).
